Totally random things....

I have a confession...I am so not organized. I like to get organized...but there are forces here at home that work against me. For some reason and I think there are 4 of them...and I can not STAY organized.

So here is my April 25 resolution...I am going to force my kids to help me be more organized. We are going to have ORGANIZATION BOOT CAMP here at our house!! I am the 4 Star General and the boys are my platoon. I will force them into submission. We will either get this place organized or I will have them peeling potatoes or scrubbing the floors with a toothbrush!!!

Now on the lighter side...I walk out into the schoolroom today  just in time to see Scrappy jump from the top of the fireplace mantle onto the small trampoline! I tell him that I am sure this is not a good idea and he reassures me that it is. I walk out of the room shaking my head thinking what a "great story" this will make when I have to go to the ER with all 4 boys by myself!! Then tonight as I am TRYING to herd the boys to bed by myself...Scrappy thinks he needs a snack. I tell him that we already had a snack. His reply was startling and yet very funny. He was not ugly or using a harsh tone, but he said..."Sheesh , settle down Mom, settle down."

We have taken Skeeter's paci away because the dog was taking them away from him and chewing on them. Since we did that(about 2 weeks ago) Skeeter has stopped taking naps. He is 2 and no where ready to give the nap up. Scout is out of town and bedtime is a complete chaos session. It is like herding worms!! Especially when there is only one to do it. It goes much smoother with 2. Anyway, I caved today and went and bought more pacifiers. It is almost heavenly here. Skeeter went right to bed tonight. Usually it takes about 30 minutes of him wandering before we can get him to stay in bed. That $3.96 was the best money I have spent in a long time!!