All of this and it's only 8 AM!

Wow, what a morning. It's Sunday, I don't have to get up. The boys don't have to be taken anywhere, I don't have a class to teach, the Colts don't even play today. Relax, take it easy, maybe even sleep in? Yeah, nice dream if you can have it! Today my adorable little bundle of joy's decided that waking up at 4:30 AM was a good idea. Then they decided that getting into a fight, which resulted in me getting whacked in the head a few times as collateral damage, was a fine idea. Fight resolved, boys settled - for all of 5 minutes. Conor, my constant noise maker, decided that filling the room with sounds of incoherent chatter was a good idea. I swear he babbled for 30 minutes. Finally, in an effort to get a few more minutes of horizontal shut eye, I let them watch cartoons (OK, total side note. Our satellite carrier has added a channel called Toone Network Retro - it is the absolute coolest! The boys now get to enjoy Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Fred Flinstone, Rocky and Bullwinkle and many more!!! OK, really, I get to enjoy them! LOL). The cartoons lasted all of 10 minutes and they were back to fighting. So, being the conscientious mother that I am, I kicked them out of bed and told them to go away. For that I was rewarded by a panicked (although somewhat smirking) yell from Liam that Conor had painted the stool, Craft container and his face red. *shudder* Yep, sure enough, round the corner of the living room to find a red faced Conor sitting with all his defiant glory. The conversation went like this,

Me: "Conor, do you know you aren't supposed to touch the paint and stamp pads?"
Conor: Shakes head no
Me: "Excuse me?"
Conor: Shakes head no
Me: Grab chin, force his eyes to mine, "Want to try again, mister?"
Conor: "Well, now that you are up, I'm thirsty and I need my vitamin"
Me: "Arghf"

Honestly, this child creates trouble out of everything. He is way more than a handful! And I need sleep!

After the massive paint clean-up, I decided to make blueberry muffins for the boys for their breakfast. Nice treat for a Sunday morning, right? Ummmm, no. Not for Liam. He stood at the counter telling me that Blueberry muffins were a "treat" and maybe they weren't a "healthy choice". I tried to point out that they were fruit and grain and it was a good thing for an occasional breakfast, but that didn't seem to fly. Instead, Liam pointed out that mommy's homemade french toast WAS a healthy choice. Do you know what it's like to have a 4 year-old food critic living in your house? Every meal I get judged because they are learning about healthy choices in school. Thankfully, most meals pass with flying colors. LOL

So, all of this was BEFORE 8 am. It's going to be a great day, I can already tell. (Insert sarcasm...dripping, dripping sarcasm!)

Well, we have a new member of our family. 3 weeks ago, she joined our family - she's just a little squirt of a thing, but she's adorable! Meet Baby Blue:



Isn't she just adorable?? The vet figures she was around 3-4 weeks when we found her. We've been extremely lucky because she's used the litter box since day 1 and she sleeps in a little bed right beside my bed all night. Just for a reference, here's a pic of Baby with Desi - the gargantuan. LOL

As you can see, she's about the size of his...head. LOL They made friends quite quickly, but Lucy took some time warming up Actually, I don't think she stopped hissing at her until Baby started eating Kitten food, which now Lucy thinks is the "bomb". Go figure.

Going to make a slide show of Conor's Birthday and Swimming Lessons - watch for it soon!

Hope everyone is doing well! Love and (((HUGS))) until next time!