WHY?????

Do you remember the theme song from the Mickey Mouse Club?  I think it ended with something along the lines of , "Why? because we like you!"

Well, that's what's playing in my head right now. NOT because someone likes me but because I want to know WHYYYYYYYY! :D

You see, I just took the kids to pick huckleberries off of a tree to make a pie for dinner. I'm a good mom, right? Well, we got back and discovered that Bama Puffle, dear sweet (might soon be killed) dog that he is, knocked a bowl of spaghetti off of the counter. Why? Well, he's a dog, they do that.

So, great mom that I am, I give the kids instructions on how to clean it up and go off to breathe deep and count to 10. I know I'll have to finish the job but hey, adults in training right?

After a few seconds I decide to go in and help with the last little bit of clean up to model how to finish up a job right..... classical education in practice.  hahaha

I'm holding my breath, laughing my head off, and counting to 10 AGAIN as I type. I came around the corner to find the 3 youngest kids SKATING IN THE SPAGHETTI!!!!!!!! The dog was having so much fun with this.

Sorry, no pictures because I didn't think I could manage that too...... 

:D still smiling, see? :D

sigh, I give up. Kids in shower- check. Dog locked in closet- check. Mom going to clean up THE ENTIRE KITCHEN IN PEACE IN QUIET WHILE KIDS DESTROY BATHROOM DURING SHOWER- check.

Any questions why I renamed this Harrell Hijinks? I mean, we've already gotten a dozen other bruises today, what's a measly spaghetti mess to top it off? It's only 4:00, heaven help me!


PS I forgot the best part... lol... they were SWEEPING  it up!!!  Yeah, the broom got a shower too. Fun times, fun times.

a pinch of salt.....

Get ready to laugh.

Electron, being the sweet adorable cook-in-training that he is, decided that he wanted to make cheese grits for breakfast today. Since mom was seriously down for the count with a very nasty sinus infection, he asked permission before cooking but not help WHILE cooking.

He did not know that "a dash of salt" meant a PINCH! He guessed and added 2 FULL MEASURED OUT TEASPOONS!

Bless his heart for trying. He just can't understand why there was so much left over. After explaining to him the details and differences of "dash, "pinch", and "teaspoon", I promptly thanked him and ate as much as I could.

Today, I'm thankful for the precious kids who jump in to help as best they can when mommy feels crummy. I'm also thankful that Rex figured out it was the pillow on our bed that is making me sick! 4 days of antibiotic left and then I'm home free. Bye bye ugly, orange, corduroy body pillow that I hated anyhow. Enjoy the dumpster,

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