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Mondays are my big cleaning day. I do all the laundry, I usually try to clean the bathroom, and yesterday I mopped the floor. I usually never clean on the weekends because daddy is home and it is time for family fun. So I am doing all this cleaning which needs to be done, but I feel so guilty for not paying much attention to my kids. I see Ella on the couch glazed to the TV and Ollie is crawling around where ever I am trying to play with me. By the time I am done with the bulk of the laundry, and the bathroom it is time to make lunch, feed them, clean up the lunch mess and then I need to start on the kitchen floor. And back goes Ellas glaze to the TV and Ollie crawling around begging for some attention. By the time I am partially done with the kitchen floor it is just about time to put them down for a nap. So I take some snuggle time on the couch with them and then I put them down and finish up the floor and laundry.

I have comfort in my mind that usually on Mondays my sister or sometimes my mom takes the kids on Mondays and they will make up their lazy TV infused day with lots of play, snuggles with their aunt and cousins, and now that the weather is better a walk to the park. But I still feel so crappy the whole day. I don’t know if I am feeling guilty for not playing with them the whole time we are together, am I missing out on something that I will look back on in a year and go where did that time go?

I think looking back on a previous post, I still feel like I need to entertain them 24/7 and I must not feel that way, but it is really hard not to feel that way sometimes. Any advice anyone?

We are taking our first big road trip with the kids on Friday. We are driving down to So.Cal on Friday for my grandmas 80th birthday. Surprise 80th birthday. An even bigger surprise since she only thinks she is turning 79. This should be fun. So I am hoping for a peaceful drive and weekend with the kids. My goals:

Peaceful cryless 8 hour drive down to my brothers.
Peaceful cryless 8 hour drive back home.

“Ella seriously, this is not a ball room, please no twirling in the bathroom, there is no room…go out in the living room”

“Don’t you dare swiffer your brother”

I say stuff like this all the time, but never make note of it. Its to funny to forget so I will add to to this one as my comments flow…

7:54am: Bad back anyone?
Who here has a bad back? Ella is on the couch watching Clifford and complaining about her back.

Ella: “Ohhhh (rubbing her back) my back, oooohhhh my back.
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Dixie Jazz
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7:42am: Boy (Ella) who cried wolf (Mommy)
Ella (yes Ella again) has reached this peak of crying and whining and every little bump, scrape, touch seems to end in a tragic cry/scream/yell episode. I am kind of exaggerating but not really. It has reached this peak so that me and Mark kind of ignore it. We seem to be saying things like

“Your Okay”
“Whats wrong now?”
“Stop crying”

And so on….In the last 2 weeks I have kind of stopped those sayings and looking at Ella as the 2 year old she (scared, vulnerable, curious, needy etc) is and scooping her up when she does have these fits and just hugging her. And it feels a lot better for the both of us. Granted it does not always work and it can really build up and get super annoying and then I just have to plop her on her bed and she can have some good alone crying time. What girl doesn’t like a good cry?
Current Mood: sappy

Ella (yes Ella again) has reached this peak of crying and whining and every little bump, scrape, touch seems to end in a tragic cry/scream/yell episode. I am kind of exaggerating but not really. It has reached this peak so that me and Mark kind of ignore it. We seem to be saying things like

“Your Okay”
“Whats wrong now?”
“Stop crying”

And so on….In the last 2 weeks I have kind of stopped those sayings and looking at Ella as the 2 year old she (scared, vulnerable, curious, needy etc) is and scooping her up when she does have these fits and just hugging her. And it feels a lot better for the both of us. Granted it does not always work and it can really build up and get super annoying and then I just have to plop her on her bed and she can have some good alone crying time. What girl doesn’t like a good cry?
Current Mood: sappy