The minions are schooling me...

Ok peoples.  I had the whole heartwarming, back to blogging post all done, then $#@&! Blogger decided to not save it.  All my sentimental verbage mysteriously removed from cyberspace.


So now you get snarky.


Congratulations.


I realized that teaching 3 girls who are using 3 different grade levels was going to be interesting this year.  I did not realize how much one-on-one time Madi would require.  Nina is fairly self-sufficient with her math, english, writing, and spelling - all the subjects she tackles while I work with the littles.  Violet is officially doing kindergarden this year, which requires lots of singing and silliness on my part.  Little did I know there would be wailing and gnashing of teeth over learning to read from Madi.  Thus, the requirement for one-on-one teaching.


Well, if Violet is left to her own devices for longer than, say, a minute, she finds something to occupy her mind.  Which usually annoys one or both big sisters.  In order to keep the sanity, I settled upon the electronic schooling method.  I downloaded a bunch of grade-level educational games for the ipad, and while I'm working with Madi, Violet gets to play school games.  When Madi is done, she gets the ipad and I work with Violet.  Brilliant, right?


Until I go to download pics from the ipad a few days later.  And I find these:

I may have a problem...

... I think I'm addicted to the humor section on Pinterest.  Because I find things like this:

And this:

And this:

...extremely hilarious. As in snorting and whacking the hubby so he'll look hilarious. As in saving the pic and texting it to a friend:

... and now you know where I've been the last few months...

Two St Patrick's Day finds

One came from Pinterest (holy crafting addiction) and one came from my house. But they both give me the giggles.

The Contents Of My Purse

This is my purse.

I had to clean it out this morning.

I found:

1 wallet, stuffed with coins

3 Christmas presents, ready for delivery

1 headband that changes color in the sun

God only knows how many pieces of paper

Violet's new wallet, containing only a plastic toy

my current cross-stitch project, my sunglasses, and Nina's extra glasses case.

And a close up to prove that it is a cross-stitch project and not a random plastic bag.

4 nail files, 3 packs of gum, 2 hand sanitizers, 1 pack of kleenex, random medicine and my inhaler

The remnants of the tampon box that exploded in my car (wish I could make that one up)

Two pocket knives (doesn't everyone?)

5 pens, 1 permanent marker, 1 Rudolph nose, 1 jingle bell from the dog's collar, 1 calculator, and a hair clip

2 playing cards and a broken honey stick

and a tampon angel from a friend.

I have two thoughts:

No wonder my back hurts.

I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.

What's in your purse?

Wordless Wednesday

Ninja assassin training or extra-long nap time gone horribly wrong. You be the judge.

Bedtime Prayers

According to Violet:

Dear Jesus,

Fank you for dis day.

Fank you for good day.

Fank you dat Nina and Madi didnt pester me.

Fank you in Jesus name.

Amen.

Project 365: Weeks 16 & 17

Day 103/365: Chicken cat in a sink

Day 104/365: Reason Chicken Cat was in the sink (dog sitting, not new family member)

Day 105/365: Mmm...jello eggs

 

Day 106/365:  The eggstravaganza

Day 107/365:  The finished product (yes, these were multi-day eggs)

Day 108/365:  The Easter picture outtake

Day 109/365:  Dads Pickled Eggs

Also known as : What happens when the neighbors chickens become prolific egg producers

Day 110/365:  First practice of the season

Day 111/365:  Branding Day

Day 112/365:  Mmm...Rocky Mtn Oysters anyone?

Day 113/365:  Silly girl

Day 114/365:  Attempted Madison Self Protrait

Day 115/365:  Why do I give this child chocolate donuts in the car on the way to church?  Why?

Day 116/365:  Itchy Bum

30 Day Picture Challenge: Days 11 through 14

Oh man!  I did it again!  I posted a post with nothing in it!  GAAH!  Thanks to Beth for pointing out my oops.  So, to make it up to all of you, I have officially caught myself up on my 30 Day Picture Challenge.  Phew!  Now if I could only keep up with it...



Day 11:  A picture of something you hate (to make up for the whoops a few weeks ago)

Image courtesy Google

Yes, I despise jelly beans.  Yes, I could have gone with something deep, like hate, or racism, or Satan.  But I have spent the last hour 10 feet up a tree trying to get a dead branch down, I am tired, and I just don't like jelly beans.  So there!



Day 12:  A picture of something you love

This was my Mothers Day present.  I am desperately hoping that the Wii Fit will counteract this.  Because it has already gotten a LOT of use.  Seriously, I don't know how I have cooked for so long without one.  I have my own pizza dough rising on the top of the fridge right now.  Anyone want to come over for dinner tonight?




Day 13:  A picture of your favorite band or artist

Image courtesy Google

I like a LOT of Christian rock.  And country.  And blues.  And jazz.  And oldies.  And...  But I think my all-time fav has got to be Third Day.  Or Garth Brooks.  GAAH!!!




Day 14:  A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Yup.  He is a keeper!

Letters of Intent

Dearest Hubby,


Thank you so much for teaching our daughters this valuable piece of knowledge.


Untitled from Tiffany Bleger on Vimeo.



I'm sure that somewhere, someone is praying, "Dear Lord, please let our little Sammy find a wife who loves sumo when he grows up."


Love,
Might be taking the tomboy thing just a little too far

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Dear AT&T,

Thank you so much for buying Alltel in our area.  Because, when our service switched last week, our home was suddenly no longer the dreaded cell coverage black hole of doom.  I really appreciate being able to talk to people while sitting on my couch, as opposed to freezing my tail off on the porch.  And I love that I can talk to my sister in GA for free now.

Sincerely,
Loving the crackberry


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Dear Mom & Dad,
 
I get it.  You are slightly older than me.  And technology can be, well, confusing for those of a more *ahem* advanced maturity.  But when my entire day at work is spent setting up your voicemails, your emails, your apps, your contacts, your ringtones, and everything else that comes along with getting new phones, I suddenly get the urge to ...
 
Resigning My Job As Tech Support
 
 
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To the clutter that has taken over my home,
 
Your days are numbered.  That number is, in fact, seven.  Seven more days, and you are gone.  Seven more days, and I will be home to take you on.  Seven more days, and I will rejoin the ranks of women whose full-time job is being home with their babies.  And my first project is to get rid of you.  So enjoy it while it lasts, cause this momma's comin for ya!
 
Sincerely,
Slightly excited to no longer be gainfully employed
 
 
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You Know You're A Momma When...

... you have to pack up 6 naked barbies, 9 plastic sharks, three strands of beads, and a ducky washcloth just to take a bath in your own bathtub.


...  you get to work and have someone's dried snot on your shirt.  And you're not sure whose it is.


...  you consider it a successful day when you make it through without food thrown in your general direction.


... the most important aspect of a new hairstyle is if it is "have to jump out of the shower mid-shampoo because someone has peed/pooped/puked/bled all over something expensive" flexible.


... a normal evening at home includes removing both kool-aid and bodily fluids from the carpet.

LOI: The Many Faces of Madi

Dear Darling Dictator,

You make me smile.

You make me laugh.

And even when you are pretending to be mad,

or just plain weird,

You make my life fun.

And you certainly have spunk to spare.

So don't ever change.

Love you More,

Mommy

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