Questions I ask Myself

1. How did my morning workout before Shayne's dance class turn into a Coke at McDonald's playland at 9:30 am in my gym clothes? Here's how: time consuming outfit blowout (not mine) + sleep deprivation induced semi-coma like state (this one's mine).

2. Is it mean to make your child stand in the garage alone while eating a cup of ice (her choice-which could get very messy) without a coat on (also her choice) during the middle of winter?

3. How do my children know to start crying at the exact moment I sit down to relax or begin a project? It's really quite impressive.

4. 'Didn't I just do this?' For 'this' you can insert: mop, sweep, pick this up, clean this up, load this, unload that, change your diaper, feed you, give you a bath, tell you not to touch that, put you in time out 5 times in a row, etc. Motherhood is really a perpetual groundhog day.

5. Why does my 2 year old have a screaming melt down when she sees steam in the shower? Honestly, I have never let her watch Psycho. Honestly.

Things to ponder.

Sisters!

Shayne loves her sister. She loves to hear her 'talking,' she loves to take a bath with her, she loves reading books together, she loves to hug her. Hopefully, she'll feel the same way in 10 years.

Guns, Germs, & Steel, minus the guns and steel

Both of the girls have been sick the past few days so it has been a week of staying home and wiping noses. Shayne has been really whiny while she's been sick. This sounds calloused but one day I just started saying to her "Shayne, stop crying. Stop crying." I know she felt bad but with two of them crying my frustrations were building.

Then today I took her to her 2 year appointment and found out she has double ear infections! Please hand me the award for Mother of the Year. I should have seen the signs- waking up at night, miserable, high fever, congestion. I just chalked it up to being sick. She's never really had ear infections before either.

Anyway, parenting guilt aside, Shayne's feeling better and Brooklyn hopefully will be soon. Then we can get back to having some fun!