Pushing Buttons

AAAAAUUUUUGGGGG!!!!!

Why? Why? Why?

Please, can someone enlighten me as to why

children seem to enjoy pushing buttons??

Not just computer buttons...

Sara loves pushing and clicking on every button

she can on the computer causing the computer

to almost shut down on me! I think it is as

stressed as I am today!

No....they know when Mama is hurt

and can't catch them! They know how,

when and what buttons to push!

They know what limits to break

and if they have the opportunity ~ they do.

Let me tell you something, just because our

kids are PKs (pastor's kids) they are not perfect!

We don't expect them to be and thankfully our

church body doesn't expect them to be either!

But today I sure would have appreciated it

if my children would have obeyed me a little

bit more. I guess to be honest they were

just being kids, having fun and enjoying the

last days of summer. They had a grand time

playing in the hose, making mud puddles

and spraying each other.

Then it started ~ mud fights.

There was mud flying everywhere. Now

understand, I was outside enjoying the fresh

cool air and sunshine while they were playing.

It was ok, I don't mind the mud. They are

kids and a bit of dirt comes with the territory!

There are too many parents out there that

do not allow their children to enjoy

sensory fun such has dirt, mud and even

finger painting! But that is another

tangent I will address at a later time!

Nope what started as fun turned into a battle.

Not just against each other!! No Sara & Eli

decide to include Mama into the fun against

my will! Now on any other day I would have

joined in ~ but lets remember it has only been

6 days since my surgery, I am wobbling around

on crutches (due to strong pain killers last week I did

not use crutches & now that I'm only taking Advil

I realize just how much my knee hurts again~ouch!! )

Anyway, my wonderful, loving, sweet, energy pack,

double mint twins began throwing mud at Mama all

the while giggling. The more I yelled the more they

threw. Then came the hose! By the time I got into

the house and away from them I was covered in mud

and was soaked to the bone. Thank goodness I had

sense enough to hide my stomach from direct hits!

I sent Kris and Jaron out to stop the madness.

Then it was to the showers for all 4 of them.

My stomach is screaming, my back is swearing

and my knee is past forgiveness!

CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!

Oh, JFYI ~ Sean is at work and my Mommy

flew back home today.....

THANK YOU MOM!!!!

With out you here I would never had gotten

through the last week and Sean would never

had been able to take those extra shifts!

Those extra shifts will help us out greatly!

THANK YOU MOM!

THANK YOU GOD

FOR MAKING MOM'S!

And Thank you God for giving me the chance to

be a mom even if I am not perfect!