Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - Come, be a fly on my wall this morning...
I thought I'd give you all a peek into mornings around here...
8 a.m.-Mom wakes up surrounded by babies!
My bed in order from left to right...Elizabeth (half draped over mom and half hanging off the bed), Mom (laying on side, clinging to Elizabeth to make sure she doesn't fall off.), Paige (snuggled against my back, awake and tugging at my hair), George (about 6 inches away from Paige, I'm jealous for that 6 inches! LOL!). All this in a queen sized bed.
I tell George that I need out of the dogpile and he digs me out from under the babies.
I head for the bathroom and take care of the morning routine, including praying before I hit the scale...It didn't work.
After scolding the scale I peek back in at my bed, my dogpile has rearranged on top of and around daddy and they are all back to sleep, so I head for the classroom for my morning computer time.
The older kids will be up soon and ready for breakfast, so I try to make it quick.
Of course I can't get signed on right away...I have to fiddle with this, reinstall that...
Grace greets me with a morning snuggle and asks if we can get into the cake I made the night before. I think, "Well, it's a carrot cake with pinapples, raisins, and nuts. 
That's a better breakfast than cheerios right?". (more of that Bill Cosby thinking)
We place the cake on the classroom table and I cut her a piece. She walks away a happy girl, thinking that she talked me into this treat...I won't spoil her fun telling her that my laziness this morning got the best of me!
Elizabeth stumbles into classroom rubbing eyes, spots carrot cake on table behind mom...
E: Is you birfday?
M: Good morning, no my birthday is tommorow sweet.
E: Is you cake?
M: Yes mam, would you like a piece?
E: (nods in agreement)
I give her a small slice. She gobbles it up.
E: Now you fouah (4) mommy? (holds up 3 fingers)
M: No, Mommy will be 28.
I smile at her and turn back to typing.
E: Is that you stuiakeu? (points at objects on my desk)
M: uh-huh?
E: Oh! That is you rifwnr....You was 7 now you 8. Is that you cake? (reaches both hands towards the cake platter)
M: uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
E: it's you birfday. (heads out the door, mumbling happily)
Enter Nicole.
N: What is today mommy?
M: Wendsday the 26th.
N: (giggles at the fact that mom made the cake 2 days early-hey, it is MY birthday right? I can make my cake anytime I want!) Oh...(more giggles)
She happily accepts a slice and heads for the morning cartoon time to join her sisters.
Grace re-appears...
G: Mommy, James is awake and he looks skinnier than yesterday. Can I bring him some cake?
M: I wish I could have that problem! We both laugh as I tickle her.
G: Yeah, you're still fat today huh?
M: Yes mam, still fat...(more tickles and giggles) Go tell him to come in here.
She runs to find stickboy.
James comes in and hugs me. He rubs his sleepy eyes. No words, just a nice snuggle and more cake doling.
So this is our morning. Carrot cake and sleeping in. Daddy works nights and we are all night owls, pretty rare to find us awake before 8 a.m. unless someone has an appiontment somewhere.
School will get done in the next couple of hours, the house will get a once over at some piont and meals will get made, but we don't rush things.
Lazy, loving, and comfortable.
Just the way we like it!
Comments
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - Thank You!
Posted by maureenmichele
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting on my blog. I appreciate your prayers, and your kindness for letting me know that you understand and are praying for me. It literally brought a tear to my eye, and after reading my last post you will understand that THAT is a big deal. ;-)
I have enjoyed looking at your blog -- and I love 2 year olds too! I just said to my hubby the other day that I love that age so much. Your family is beautiful. I cannot believe you are only 27 (28 tomorrow, happy birthday!). I feel so old at 34 and only 3.25 kids to show for it! (vbg) Anyway, I'd love to add you to my friends too. Thanks again.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by MommyHAM
Your accepted defeat is hilarious....what about righteous indignation about the F word? We don't use that one, or the other, lol, at our house!
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - So nice to meet you, Trish!
Posted by MuckFootMom
What a nice pre-Birthday morning. Do you get another cake ON your birfday? I would! LOL! And I have a stickboy, too!! I would love for us to add each other as friends! :) Thank you for your sweet words on my blog!
kim
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - oh, but I have to admit ...
Posted by MuckFootMom
I saw your profile pic emoticon on your comment and misinterpreted it as an angry comment, LOL - and then I was reading it and you were so NICE and I couldn't reconcile why you were mad at me, LOL!! And then I realized that it was just your profile pic, and breathed out a nervous phew. Maybe I'm overly worried about offending people, eh???? ROFL (at myself)
kim
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - ACK!
I WAS afraid when I brought my rolling pin gal over here to be my avatar that she may scare people off! LOL!
I found her on a board that I love and kidnapped her! She is pretty much what I look like, round with onery hair and she displays my attitude some days...
Just ask my family!
hee,hee,hee!
Oh, and I'm thinking of going with a nice pumpkin bread with the left over cream cheese frosting for tomorrow, YUM! My favorite!
(you said birfday- you totally made me day! roflol!)
Edited by tallenmomof5 on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at 3:41 PM
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - Double ACK!
Posted by tallenmomof5
Where'd my avatar go?!
She disappeared when I edited my message- what's up with that?!
hoping this will bring her back so everyone will see what you were talking about...
Thursday, April 27, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by HisGirl7
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!