Argh!

Today started off great. We got school finished without complaints, Olivia took a morning nap (hip-hip-hooray!!), I got a shower before 10:00, Isaac ran and ran at P.E., the boys were exhausted and took an afternoon nap with Olivia, I also took a nap, and Isaac came in my room after his nap and asked this question, "So, since Santa Claus isn't real--does that mean the Tooth Fairy isn't real? Are you the Tooth Fairy?"

THEN--I sent the boys outside to play. I rarely let them go outside by themselves unless I'm in the kitchen watching out the window. But there was a recipe I needed to get online, so I stole a couple of minutes away from keeping an eye on them. When I walked back into the kitchen, I looked out the window and saw my kinda-sorta grumpy neighbor talking to them (she was in her doorway and they were by her door). Uh-oh. I called them in and asked what had happened. "We were chasing a lizard and picked up the (neighbors) wood chips and threw them at it." So, she asked them to please quit throwing rocks at her house. Okay, don't do that again and go out and play.

Josiah comes in, "Mom, I just ate an ant. It went in my mouth and down to my tummy like this (he demonstrates)." Josiah David! That is disgusting. Do NOT eat bugs. Yes ma'am.

And for the finale--As I was cooking, I could hear the boys playing with sidewalk chalk. They were right by our house, so I was not concerned. I took some trash out to the garbage can and walked right past them. I wasn't really paying attention to what they were doing. Isaac says, "Look, Mom! We are making this all pink." I look up and see that they had just chalked all over the side of the house!!! They had even stood up on the bench to reach the higher parts. AAAHHH!!! Why didn't my kinda-sorta grouchy neighbor come out and gripe at them then?? I sprayed it off and sent the boys out with rags to clean the rest up. It's still kinda-sorta stained. Great! I wasn't laughing today. It wasn't cute enough to deserve a picture--not even for my blog.