This is crazy, I need a vacation maybe?
My Lord! Is it October already? And Christmas stuff in stores before Halloween even arrives? Stop it A.C. Moore! I mean it, just stop. Well we have been busy. My daughter, Kaia, joined her gyms competitive team, my youngest son, Caleb, has taken over kindergarten and my middle kiddo, Dillon-aka Dill Pickle, to his chagrin- is turning into an ox one meal at a time. As for myself, I am teaching two year old's- yes even two year old's need to be learnt up- preparing for my yoga certification, forever trying to finish my bachelor's degree and still working at my gym part-time...phew. AND trying to be a wife somewhere in there- poor guy.
Let's start with Kaia- she is ten going on "you're ruining my life!!!". She somehow manages to find time between the 9 to 15 hours of gym each week and copious amounts of school work to morph into a hormonal zombie. Does it really start this young?? Good grief! And Dillon, my 8 year old. God bless him. He eats and plays video games and....well...eats. For a few months each year he plays baseball, as a matter of fact he's awesome, but just try to pry him away from the couch the rest of the year....not happening. Caleb, now six, still takes taekwondo twice a week and is on the Storm Team so he gets to feel special. Not that he needs an ego boost, he regularly informs me that all the girls are in love with him, "...of course, because I'm awesome." His words, not mine. Just the other day he said, and I quote, "Well mom? Just look at me!"
... Dear Lord, if you can hear me, please give me guidance and a never ending supply of sedatives...
It's funny though, because my kids are freaks of nature, well, naturally. They get it from me... I try to do too much always, finish things sometimes, and stay calm never...I have four cats and soon to be two dogs. Down time doesn't exist. I am self destructive to say the least. Even when God carves out three minutes to relax, do I meditate or take a bathroom break in private? No, of course not. I feel lazy and find a way to fill those precious moments of peace with some more chaos. Who doesn't love a little anarchy? Praise Jesus for coffee. And I'm addicted to Nancy Grace so I constantly worry about the well being of my children. Not a bad thing by any means but I may be a bit extreme. Recently, a ten year old girl was kidnapped, murdered and dismembered- true story! So naturally, I let my ten year old daughter watch in hopes that she would stop talking to strangers. A little too much? Maybe, well probably but that's how I roll....and that is why my kids epitomize dysfunction.Guilty as charged..
But truth be told, the world is full of insanity and I am simply trying to keep up. My family is in no short supply of crazy, in fact we are often in surplus. For us, it works. Well, mostly...
So the next time you look at your own precious family and think man, I need a vacation!~ Please think of me and take me with you...
Let's start with Kaia- she is ten going on "you're ruining my life!!!". She somehow manages to find time between the 9 to 15 hours of gym each week and copious amounts of school work to morph into a hormonal zombie. Does it really start this young?? Good grief! And Dillon, my 8 year old. God bless him. He eats and plays video games and....well...eats. For a few months each year he plays baseball, as a matter of fact he's awesome, but just try to pry him away from the couch the rest of the year....not happening. Caleb, now six, still takes taekwondo twice a week and is on the Storm Team so he gets to feel special. Not that he needs an ego boost, he regularly informs me that all the girls are in love with him, "...of course, because I'm awesome." His words, not mine. Just the other day he said, and I quote, "Well mom? Just look at me!"
... Dear Lord, if you can hear me, please give me guidance and a never ending supply of sedatives...
It's funny though, because my kids are freaks of nature, well, naturally. They get it from me... I try to do too much always, finish things sometimes, and stay calm never...I have four cats and soon to be two dogs. Down time doesn't exist. I am self destructive to say the least. Even when God carves out three minutes to relax, do I meditate or take a bathroom break in private? No, of course not. I feel lazy and find a way to fill those precious moments of peace with some more chaos. Who doesn't love a little anarchy? Praise Jesus for coffee. And I'm addicted to Nancy Grace so I constantly worry about the well being of my children. Not a bad thing by any means but I may be a bit extreme. Recently, a ten year old girl was kidnapped, murdered and dismembered- true story! So naturally, I let my ten year old daughter watch in hopes that she would stop talking to strangers. A little too much? Maybe, well probably but that's how I roll....and that is why my kids epitomize dysfunction.Guilty as charged..
But truth be told, the world is full of insanity and I am simply trying to keep up. My family is in no short supply of crazy, in fact we are often in surplus. For us, it works. Well, mostly...
So the next time you look at your own precious family and think man, I need a vacation!~ Please think of me and take me with you...
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