“Where did it go I was just smacking on it.”

My daughter was the cutest little thing when she was little. She started talking so long ago I cannot even remember when. She was one of those children that would talk in big long complete sentences with a big vocabulary. We were at grandma’s house on this particular day. The grandkids could not have gum, colored drinks, or food outside of the kitchen. My little blonde headed daughter was standing in the doorway of the living room and the bedroom. All of the sudden she starts going around in circles like a dog chasing his tail will do. We started watching her and wondering what on earth, she was doing. Finally, she says, “I lost my gum, where did it go I was just smacking on it.”

Swine flu and our kids

If you are like me, you have watched the news and heard all about the swine flu outbreak. At first, I was very concerned like I am sure many others were. I bought the germ X and extra hand soap. I told the kids all about making sure they used their “flu precautions” and insisted that my husband take a bottle of germ X with him. As time has gone by I am not quite as worried however, we have a vacation coming up and I want everyone to be well for it. Can you truly keep your kids well? One of my boy’s true loves in life is food. Therefore, there is no such thing as the 5 second rule it is more like 30-second rule. My daughter, thank God she grew out of it, used to lick the counters at the stores. What was up with that I do not know? We would get ready to check out and she would lean in and out would come the tongue for a quick taste of the counter. There is no amount of germ X going to take care of that. So in the middle of the night when we get that dreaded “Mommy, my tummy don’t feel so good” call it might have something to do with the counter tasting at our local supermarket. However, it is all good just another day in the life of married with children.

"Mom he peed in my pocket"

How does that happen, one might ask themselves. But first let me say for women, raising boys is like venturing into lands we never knew existed. My eleven year old twin boys were helping us move. My husband had taken a job 100 miles away. We were packing up our home to move to the new life that awaited us. It was long hours and lots of work. We had two bathrooms however, one was out of commission. Both of the boys had to pee. Being the strange species they are they did not take turns going they rushed in together. While one had his aim right on apparently the other turn for some unseen reason. Next thing we know they are both rushing out the door to my husband and I. "Mom David peed in my pocket" Daniel complained in an upset manner. You can imagine my expression being a women I never knew that was possible especially in pants someone was wearing. That is a day in the life of married with children.

Mother's day

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. My kids fought like normal. For many years, I have only asked for one mother's day present. A mute button installed in my kids. I think of the joy it would give me to watch them argue and fight on mute. We drove an hour and a half to visit my mother for Mother's Day. What is it about kids that as soon as you get into a car they fight? Someones pillow is touching the other or someone is looking at the other. I always thought that having three kids is where the true fun starts. You need the first child who thinks of the mischief the second child to help the first. Then the third child becomes the witness, testifying to how "I saw it all." All in all the trauma was minimal. Just another day in the life of being married with children.