.: Still Hanging In There

Monday, May 11, 2009

Still Hanging In There

I can't believe its been so long since I've done a post. I just haven't been able to get on top of things lately to give me the time to blog and I haven't had much motivation either. Normally I would be willing to stay up late and give up some of my sleep time, but I've been too tired after 10pm to stay awake. And I know that if I don't get to bed until late, it's a sure thing the boys will be standing by my side of the bed at 6am waking me up (whether I want to be awake or not).

We have had a continuing problem with moths in our pantry which has been such a drag. I've learned more about moths and worms in the last week than I ever cared to know. I had no idea that moths and worms can eat through cereal boxes and unopened packaging, or that worms could hide inside chip clips under the little rubber/tube parts that suction the clip together. They have been everywhere and in everything, to the point that I almost felt like crying last week! At least I lost some weight last week since I couldn't pick from the pantry, and I haven't had ANY chocolate since I sat down on the couch two weeks ago to eat a See's chocolate and then noticed a worm crawling over the side of the box. So I have learned lately that a female moth can lay up to 400 eggs and if you scrub your pantry out and still leave one egg down the side of the shelving or on a packet you will continue to have an infestation. It's just a nightmare!! The eggs are microscopic (a males eyes would never notice them!) but after examining every single packet of gravy, jello, etc etc I have noticed so many of them. Day by day I am working on my pantry carefully washing every can with soap and warm water and throwing away every packet. It's amazing how much stuff we keep in our pantry (not just food). I even have baskets and picnic bags that need carefully scrubbing and cleaning. The worst part is that we now have to replace all our storage of food. The nursery rhyme 'Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard and her cupboard was bare' is certainly true in our house!

I have been so tied up with church meetings, homework, Ashton continually wetting his bed and pants, never ending laundry, play dates, etc etc that I still don't have time to be doing this post....so I am going to finish off quickly with a few photo's over the last two weeks (see post above).

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Ashton walking into the supermarket quietly whispers to himself: "Please can I have macaroni and cheese, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Ashton: "I want to live with Jesus." Mummy: "Why?" Ashton: "Because he be nice to me and he gives me bread and water!"

Mummy, examining Ashton's legs, and thinking: My goodness, what hairy legs. Ashton, unimpressed with Mummy's examination, pulls away: "Don't touch them. I'm growing Daddy legs!"

Hayden gets upset at Ashton: "Right Ashton, that's it! I'm telling Jesus on you!"

Ashton with a cold: "I'm snotty as a piggy."

Hayden: "The sun is burning my eyeballs."

Hayden: "Mummy, how come your penis is missing?"

Hayden: "I get the bigger piece of cake because my skeleton is bigger."

Hayden (3yrs old) sees me get dressed in the morning and stares at my breasts with a confused look..."What thooooose be for???"

Hayden: "I don't want to finish my pizza, it's got blood all over it."

Hayden: "Ashton hit me in the heart."

Hayden learns the planets at Preschool: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Penus!

Hayden (shopping with me and whining): "My brain hurts forever because you haven't buyed me anything."

QUOTES

Like the changing leaves of fall...My little boy is now a man.
--Author Unknown

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!
--Author Unknown

There never has been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.
--Author Unknown

Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
--Alan Marshall Beck

Something For A Giggle....

I Owe My Mother ....

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC. " Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!