.: GRUMPY!

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

GRUMPY!

A couple of days ago a friend of mine mentioned on FB she was feeling happy, very happy, and for no particular reason at all. I responded by saying happiness is a choice and I was going to follow her by being happy to.

That was yesterday.

Today, I'm choosing to be grumpy. Very grumpy.

Why is it that no one in my family picks their clothes up off the floor and I'm always left to do it?

Why is it that all 4 males in my house pee on the toilet seat and no one ever wipes it or cleans it, except me?

Why is it that when there is dried up food on the table, no one goes to get a cloth and wipe it up? Instead, they flick it across the living room and then walk over it!

Why is it that one of my boys drenches his bed at night, despite the fact that I have 4 different sorts of waterproof covers over his mattress, AND somehow wiggles his way to the very edge of the bed, off the protective covers and gets smelly pee on the brand new mattress!

And why is it that the Daddy sleeps in every Saturday morning and then gets to take naps on a Saturday AND Sunday afternoon while I'm left to do the parenting (despite the fact that I've been up twice every night with the baby)?

And why is it that there is no ice-cream in my freezer when I need it to feel better and no chocolate cake sitting on the kitchen bench for me to satisfy my chocolate craving!

Time to crack the wip I say...although why is it that a wife and a mum has to constantly do this to get her family in line? That alone is emotionally exhausting!!!

Big long sigh...a scream of frustration....oh, feeling better already.

THERE, TOMORROW I WILL CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY AGAIN!

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GRUMPINESS CONTINUED...

And why is it that when I go to the effort to make homemade bread I go outside and find this? (Actually this made me laugh today, I guess it didn't taste that good!)

And why is it that everyday after school my boys come home with shoes that look like this?

And why is it that everyday the boys insist on playing rugby at lunchtime and come home with feet like this? Actually, that's not too bad compared to some days. As soon as they get out of the car it's straight to the laundry tub. Most days they have to use a scrubbing brush on their knees and a pumice stone on their feet (the scrubbing brush on their feet doesn't do any good because they have so much grass staining!)

And why is it that the bathtub is always full of dirty clothes?

Fortunately, HF has blessed me with humour and a positive outlook on things. I can look at these pictures and laugh now.

Family life is great...there is nothing better.

BUT I'LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT IT IS LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF WORK AND SOMETIMES VERY TIRING!

5 comments:

Jen Kesler said...: If I was in NZ, I would bring you some ice cream and chocolate cake...we would eat it together, complain together and then laugh our heads off together. Our lives are so similar! I feel your pain and think that it's okay to be grumpy here and there. I have been more grumpy than happy lately...I need to break out of that! It's not nice to hear that you are feeling frustrated, but it's nice to know that I'm not alone in my frustration!!!!; September 28, 2011 at 3:42 PM
Shazza Hazza said...: Glad someone elses boys shoes look like that;); September 28, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Jen said...: Argg! Heathcliffe does the SAME thing on Saturdays! Seriously! After his most recent 3-week work trip (to Wales, Ireland, & Switzerland, the poor thing), he came home and received some permanent assignments: he will now make/pack the school lunches, he will cook dinner every Monday, and he is the vacuumer. Period. He agreed. So far so good: we had fondue Monday night. Sweet! I gave him those jobs because I realized I could "live" with it if he failed. And I could truly let go and not nag. And he has "owned up" to them as a result and is doing fine. (We'll see how long it lasts... LOL!); September 29, 2011 at 9:07 AM
Anonymous said...: Woah! Tell us how you really feel! No wonder you were grumpy. However, just to clear something up, when she mentioned one of her boys peed the bed -- that wasn't me. And, I don't nap every weekend...
You're a wonderful mother and I love you more than anything. I'll do better to make your live easier.
You're the best!
Ice cream for you today.
Love, Tony; October 1, 2011 at 6:37 AM
Anonymous said...: Ice cream?!!! What about the chocolate cake??? Geez, Loretta you deserve the whole bhally bakery!!! Love the two "Jen" comments. We will all be waiting in anticipation of Tony "doing better to make your life easier!" Love, Mum.; October 3, 2011 at 9:30 PM

Funny Comments

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!