Mommy's Power Tools

Oh the power I have in influencing behavior with these little gems.
Yes, I love princesses too. :)

A Moment of Silence Please...

...for Mr. Walter Morrison, creator of the frisbee, has died at age 90.

Mr. Morrison, because of your little plastic invention Ultimate Frisbee was created. And thanks to Ultimate I had something to look forward to countless Saturday mornings at BYU. Thanks to Ultimate I met and played with some of my dearest friends. (SO MANY happy memories on those frisbee fields.) Thanks to this awesome game I met Jeremy!! Wow. What would have become of me if I hadn't had Frisbee?

I just can't imagine.

So, thank you Mr. Morrison. Your the stranger who's done more for me than I ever knew.

(For an article about Walter Morrison click here.)

Check list

You know you're a mommy if...

*your fantasy involves you getting 3 consecutive hours of sleep

*a "good night's rest" would involve 4 hours of sleep

*you have been awake for every hour that is on the clock. (who knew 3am was a real time?)

*you still love someone who has puked down your shirt, poop on your hand, and peed on your carpet... all in one day

*you think all of the above digestive functions are part of normal conversation

*you have at least one roll of toilet paper unraveled at your house (I currently have three)

*you have showered at midnight because, well, you're up and let's face it... it's been a while

*you tell your spouse "you're a thinker, and a solver, worker-through-er" (and you know what that's from)

*you have guilt for what you should do but aren't, want to do but can't, shouldn't do but do, and anything in between

*it feels like your vocabulary (and seemingly your mental function and capacity) has been reduced to what it was in Kindergarten (why is that?)

*you'd give almost anything for someone to tell you to take a nap or even to go to time-out

*you know the real reason babies are cute

*you hardly bat an eye when you get out of the shower and discover your two year old wanted to "make it rain on the castle".... with a whole jar of green glitter


You also know you're a mommy if...
*you KNOW the cutest kids in the world live in your house and would challenge anyone who said otherwise

*consequently, you have taken about a bazillion pictures

*you've been present for the most heavenly sound in all the world - your baby's coos and laughter

*your toddler's laughter gives you the giggles and makes you laugh out loud

*one of the happiest days of your life was hearing your two year old clearly say,"I love you, Mama."

*you can stare at a baby's face for hours

*you know little is more calming and peaceful than holding a sleeping baby

*your day seems empty if you're away from your children for more than a few hours

*you are fanatically proud of someone else's accomplishments

*you've had a your two-year old wipe tears off your face and say, "don't cry Mama." (This of course makes you cry more, for better reasons.)

*you know that because children live there your home is a better place

*you have the best (most demanding, versatile, and important) job in the whole world.

(What would you add to the list?)

It's Been A While

Today I wore pants that zip and button again! WOHOO!

Reasonable Question

While Isis played in her cardboard "castle" last week I knocked on the door.
"Yes?" she answered.
"Hello Princess Isis! How do you do?"
She paused for a brief moment then asked, "How you do what?"

hahahaha :)