Thursday, May 5, 2011

Mommy Fail Moments & Random Pics




Do you ever have those moments as a mother were you do or react to something in realation to your kids and immediately after you wish you didn't do it. You just sit and wonder why did I say or do that? I call these mommy fail moments.... I have had a lot of mommy fail moments lately. Lol, my poor sweet kids...

For example last week.....had a nice chat with poisen control...again. It all started the night before, when Eric was working late. I had done a late night run to the store and came back in around eight. I was freaked out because I accidently left the back door unlocked, and I thought I heard a noise inside the house. Because I am scaredy cat, I grabbed our bottle of pepper spray and kept it with me on the couch,so I would be prepared to take care of any unexpected intruders... I put the kids to bed right away, but kept my pepper spray by me the rest of the night just incase. The only problem is I forgot about it, and accidently left it on the couch.
The next morning my, oh so curious boy found it on the couch, somehow got the safety latch off, and sprayed it all over his face. I was with Mckenna in the living room and he just came in screaming at the top of his lungs, face red, coudln't see.. It was so sad, he was so upset, and I didnt even know what was wrong yet. I ran into the family room to find the bottle of pepper spray on the floor. I called poisen control, hyperventilating and crying at the same time. They said it would be okay (about 10 times), but to wash it off with soap and water and to put ketchep on his face to help with the burning (who knew?). Poor boy screamed for an hour. I felt sooooo bad. How could I have caused such pain on my little boy? MOmmy- fail momment big time! We sat there and both cried on the rocking chair for about an hour, both covered in ketchep. Looking back at it, it probably looked like a funny scene, yet soo sad..

Another mommy fail momment (yes, I have many:). Went to the stoor the other day. Got a full cart full of food. Kids were getting cranky and so I got them a donut from the bakery to split. Chocolate everywhere... Went to line to checkout, asked a million questions about whether bread was on sale, which tomatoes are the cheapest, ect. Think I drove the store clerck crazy. In the meantime, I realized I forgot to put socks on Connor, which normally wouldnt be a big deal, but some little girls from our nieghborhood came to play with the twins and painted his nails bright red. The guy behind me kept rolling his eyes at me and looking at his feet.

At this point, both the kids just start screaming because they are tired of shopping and being in the cart. When we finally finished ringing up all the food and figuring out the price, the clerck told me my total and asked me how I was going to pay. That is when I realized that I forgot my wallet!
Here I am kids screaming, boy with bright red nail polish on, me in my grubbies, kids have eaten two donuts and are covered in cholate, have taken a bunch of time.... and I have no money. The store cleck and everyone in line looked annoyed, and I am sure they were thinking "this lady is off her rocker!".
I quickly apoligized and promised I would be back to pay for the groceries. The lady then asked how I would pay for the donuts the kids already ate. I seriously think she though I had "forgotten my wallet" to steal the donuts! I apoliged again and promised her I would be back to pay for donuts and all! Mommy fail moment!

And then there is today that I lost my keys AGAIN, for like the forth time this week, and then I left my husbands keys in the keyhole in the door outside over night so that anyone could easily come in our house! My sweet husband is so patient and kind to me despite my complete lack of organization and my many moments.
I wish I could be one of those blogging mommies that could sit and brag about how much I like to clean my house, what crafts I did, and how much I enjoy every moment of being a mother. But honestly if I did, I would be lying! I feel like most days I am just in survival mode trying to keep the kids fed and alive, and dont have time for much else. Lol, seriously, I dont know how you moms do it!
I will say, times like these make me so grateful for the gospel. That despite my many mommy fail moments and weaknesses, God still loves me and believes in me. I still wonder many times why God entrusted twins to me. I mean he knows how scattered brained and imperfect I am! But I am so grateful for the atonement and his presence in my life which makes me want to be a better person and keeps me trying. I am especially grateful my the forgiving nature of kids and how they love you know matter what, and for a husband that loves me despite all my weaknesses.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Girl getaway!





This last weekend I got to go on a little two night getaway with my sister Tiana to a cabin in Greer. Tiana got a good deal on the cabin, and was nice enough to invite me to go with her. Originally our husbands and kids were going to go with us, but thanks to our sweet husbands, they decided to take the kids for us and let us go alone for some much needed rest and relaxation. It was sooo nice to have nothing to do all day, no responsiblities and just relax and do whatever we wanted. We went hiking, sat out in nature, read magizines, and watched a TON of chick flicks, and ate mountains of chocolate. My idea of paradise.:)

Our only little mishap on the trip was her car overheating on the drive home. Yikes! If any of you know us, you'll know that seeing us on the side of the road with a broken down car is a little bit of a scary picture... I am proud to say though that we figured out how to open the hood, and even figured out where to put the water. Okay...so we freaked for an hour and finally had to ask a guy for help, but we did it! We then drove to the nearest Checker Auto, and begged a guy there to come look at our car. Thank goodness it was nothing significant. We bought a couple gallons of coolant, and we were on our way home. Thank goodness we made it home without any problems! Thanks Tiana for the wonderful trip, you are such a wonderful sister! And thanks to our hubbies for giving us a break from the kids, you guys are great!

Birthday getaway!






This year for my birthday when my hubby asked what I wanted, I told him just a date or day alone with him away from the kids. Man, did my husband do a great job! We were lucky enough to have my mother in law, Ruth in town at the time, so Eric whisked me away for a quick trip up north. We left on a Friday and stopped in Sedona on the way, and did a jeep tour. We continued up to Flagstaff where we spent the night, and then spent the next day skiing. It was such a fun trip and nice getaway! Sometimes among the business of everyday life, I forget what a good time I have with my husband. He really is so fun to be around, and I really treasure those moments that we can get away and feel like kids again. Thanks babe for the great time, you made my birthday great!

Easter!






This year was a great Easter, it was so fun with the kids. They are still so small, but I felt like they were big enough to get their first Easter baskets. They were so cute when they came out to find the baskets on the couch! They looked a little confused at first, but they had a great time shaking the eggs and trying to figure out how to open them. Once they figured out the hard part, they started dumping candy all over the floor and fighting over it! Mckenna especially liked the peeps. It was the first thing she went for, and she seriously tried to shove the whole thing in her mouth. Later that night we went to my aunt Nicoles for a lovely easter dinner. It was really nice to visit and spend time with family.
My great grandma Gurney also died earlier in the week. Her funeral was on good Friday. To me it was a good reminder of the resurrection of Christ and the gift He gave us all. Her funeral to me had a happy feel to it. My grandma lived such a good life and died at the old age of 92. One of her mottos that she used to always say is, "its better to wear out than to rest out". She was born in the year 1918 and saw many things during her life. She married during the depression, saw many wars, and also served in the LDS temple for many years. I only hope I can live my life like her. We also had my Aunt Ilene stay with us during the funeral and for Easter. It was really fun to get to know her better and have her around!