Stop being a tease. Finish that picture and then let us see it. Then you can nap.😜

Well, at least the house is clean!! They did a good job on that. Bribery is a good thing!! And they are sweet kids, that's for sure!!

Yeah, those kids. The ones who catch a grasshopper in a plastic bucket and then beg me to go to the library to get books on grasshoppers and then make a terrarium for said grasshopper. And who are always doing things like... making telephones with tin cans and string. You know, those kids.

Yay, Mary!! I am so glad!!

We're doing 3 minute section clean-ups. The main living area is divided into zones. I set the timer for 3 minutes per zone and the minions run around cleaning up. If the whole thing is cleaned up and everyone does their best they each get a granola bar and 15 chocolate chips,

It probably means she doesn't care so just do what you want.😎

I peeked. That is what I would do in my other life, with my other children. You know, the ones who delight in.... in stuff. And they get in to all that wonder and learning and beauty. These ones I have now, I love them to death, but school is what we do so that we can get on to other things like giving ourselves hickeys on our arms. It's all I can do to do the basics without shoving the finer things down their throats.

this is what we do best. if I were rich I would put all my kids at Catholic School and spend my days.... doing something.

Good Morning!!!! COFFEE!!!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ It's Friday Eve!!

My kids all gave themselves hickeys on their arms.

Ok, so this isn't exactly a JAWM, but if I truly am being an unreasonable hard-a$$, please be gentle. Tonight is the youth group year-end shin dig. The youth group is pretty big and crazy. Oldest DS likes going, he makes friends easily. Youngest DS doesn't like going, but he does go. We do not force him to go. It's his choice, but he doesn't relate well to the other kids. He's a very one-on-one type of kid and he's immature. So, tonight they invited the up-coming 7th graders, who are still 6th graders to join the fun, because they'll be promoted in a couple of weeks anyhow. Second DS translated that into he could invite his best friend who is a 5th grader, but will be in 6th grade. I said "no". I felt bad, but... the thing is age specific. And tbh, it probably wouldn't matter one hoot if best friend came, but he is an immature 5th grader, so i just didn't think it would be a good situation. I guess my issue is that there is a rule and my son wanted it bent. And even if it doesn't matter that much....it's still a rule. And I was in a situation, being director of VBS for 3 years, where people were always asking me to bend the rules for them. And no, it wouldn't have mattered that much, but if I bend it for one person, then others get mad because they obeyed the rules, even if it inconvenienced them. And I just don't want to be one of those people, always asking for special favors. So there!

I'm having COFFEE!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ Anyone surprised?? No?? I didn't think so,

Can they pour themselves a bowl of cereal? Yes? Then you're good. And this is a "It's Never Too Early to Teach Them to Fend for Themselves Booya/h"

So, science is the only subject we do altogether as a "class" and my baby was passing notes to her sister, right in the middle of "class". I was reading the section out of the book (we're doing Jay Wile's "Science in the Beginning", and there's not a ton of reading, but there is some) and she passes a piece of paper to her sister. I couldn't believe it. She's 6. And in homeschool. And she's passing notes. The note said, "my toes are agley"ðŸ˜

Well, thank heavens. I was a bit worried about you!!

Uh.... I have no idea how to potty train. Somehow all five of my kids made it, but I think it was in spite of me, not because of me. And you certainly don't want to hear the story of second DS in the McDonald's play structure and poop rolling down the side of his pant leg and landing in the stairway. And me being a hysterical mom and not knowing it was actually my kid until I got in the car and realized, yes, it was my kid and his poop and avoiding McDonalds for months thereafter. So, no, you don't want me to potty train your kid.

I use the DVDs, not the CDs. The teacher's book, I use it occasionally and definitely the answer key.

((Spuds)) hope you feel better quickly!! ((Jeannie)) for all the things!! Heather, yay for a successful selling party experience. I actually don't mind going to those, but I refuse to host one. Slashie, hope the appointment goes well. And lots of hugs and warm fuzzies to all the ITT ladies right now because we all need it. You guys are the best!!

Good Morning!!!! COFFEE!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸

Dinner is eaten. That is all.

I drive. I just try to be very very careful.

we are doing Notgrass with this kid this year. Adam to Us. I like it a lot, I love the pictures and it is interesting. But I would have done Adam to Us with a 4th or 5th grader.

So, in the spirit of all this dieting and eating healthy.... I just ate a couple pieces of frozen mint-chip cookie dough. It was really good.

You sure did!! Boy, you are a glutton for punishment, aren't you girlfriend?

I will bring the kittehs.