Okey-dokey Mom

Does that word even mean anything when you have kids. I love the feeling of waking up without an alarm to the sounds of ...... oh yeah Fortnite. My youngest son is obsessed with this video game. I can barely remember a time when he wasn't yelling. This game is definitely not created for kids. The amount of stress that proceeds after he logs in cannot be natural. Yet he is learning something about teamwork. Maybe... I still can't decide what I like about it. So far I'm at a place where he can play until I'm annoyed. His twin sister would like nothing better than to go back to when there was quiet. What happened to Minecraft?? They were both into that and at least I could say they were playing together. Now there is this wall between them like they just can't even see each other. My best guess is that this game is so challenging that kids can't help but be obsessed when they play. I know that the twins would have eventually moved on to separa...

My kids ask a million questions everyday. I forget that when you're young everything is a wonder. I thought about this today and why they ask again and again. My conclusion was that kids like to know what they can always count on. They are constantly testing this with questions. Just to see if you are listening. My youngest daughter asks me.... "Mom what's your favorite color?" I said "Today my favorite color is yellow." She wanted to know again why I always pick a new color. "Everyday is a new day." She said "You always say that." We smiled and I asked her why she always wants to know. "Kids like to know things." she said "I wanted to see if you were listening."  Then she told me about her day. It's hard to listen when there is too much to do and bedtime is creeping up on you. Once upon a time I was not listening. I wish I could make up for those lost moments. My youngest knows she ca...

It's Wednesday... I haven't heard the sounds of the twins playing together in a while.  With Ipad's and video game playing taking a toll on free time there isn't much  lately to draw them together that isn't orchestrated by adults.  They have been so wrapped up in their own things that they were growing apart. Today the sounds of playing and laughter echoed through the house. The kind of laughter that makes you smile when you hear it.  How I have missed that sound! They were playing a game together and my oldest daughter snapped this photo.  I thought today would be really tough, as middle of the week days always are. Let us not forget all the papers to be signed, laundry to do, lunches to pre-pack. A smile for the hubs when he walks through the door, and dinner to cook after being caught in school traffic too. Sigh….   Sometimes it's extra crazy trying to wrap everything up early tired as a dog only to rush to the store for those mi...

Yesterday was another twin-riffic Monday. I cant believe we managed to get everyone to bed on time.  Bedtime is no surprise to anyone in this house, as it is the same time everyday.  Yet somehow all four of our children still manage to paste "that"  look on their faces.  They top it off with a "but Mom I didnt get to ____" Insert favorite missed opportunity here______"  *sigh* Better luck today.. I hope. Have a great Tuesday Everyone! 

A piece of peace 🙈🙉🙊🙈🙈🙉🙉🙉🙉🙈🙈🙈              🙈🙈🙈🙉🙊🙉🙉🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈 There are times when having twins and teens is challenging.....  Summer is definitely one of those times.  These smiling faces are truly the reason I wake up in the morning,  looking forward to the day.  I love spending time with my kids and slowing down during vacation  from the school year hustle.. but sometimes these little angels  can take monkey see monkey do a little too far and drive me crazy.  I have an echo on most occasions and have to confiscate electronics  over and over... how do they keep finding all my hiding spots????  Most days its all I can do to keep it all together  and think up a new activity to get everyone to relax  and try and build a memory. This momma is ready for back to school like yesterday  even though we have to wait till Monday. ...

So..... Halloween is around the corner. Thanksgiving is already making me tired of my kitchen. Then that means Christmas is but heartbeats away, and the kids are gift shopping in catalogs already for costumes and Christmas gifts like I won the lottery or something,  I'm already thinking about all the wrapping to be do done... This year we are definately staying far away from stores on Black Friday, NO stores malls and shopping centers except for milk etc of course. Unfortunately, tablets are already becoming Mom and Dad's #1 enemy!! Seriously!! How many new games and updates will be added to the ever growing list of online fun??  What happened to "all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" lol .. albeit no one has lost any pearly white's lately... *sigh* Since I'm having a blogger tantrum anyway, what ever happened to children asking for simple things like a bike or skates??? No one said, hey kids Santa is a Millionaire so you can a...

I am a Mom.  I'm supposed to be strong.  As a mother I should pull it together.  I appear to be whole. When all seems lost I am supposed to inspire hope.  I am just a lace border fraying at the seams. I am a Mom.  I am not supposed to be broken. It feels wrong to feel like this. I am without words. I long to speak. How can I inspire?  I speak in hushed tones when they're asleep. I am a Mom. I should know what I'm doing. How can I do it all? There should be a manual for this.  A reset button.  Where is my reset button?  I am a Mom. I am my family's rock.  I am the crest the ocean crashes upon.  I am the bluff ever silent ever standing.  I feel the wind in my face and long to move like the tide. I am a Mom They count on me. Like the Moon and Stars. Dependable and constant. Looking to me for all the answers. I am a Mom I stand still when I want to run. To turn like the earth on it's axis. ...