The things they share...Sometimes more than just stories!

I don't blog much anymore. (Newsflash!) I feel guilty when I spend time blogging and there's housework staring at me or kids needing to be fed, changed, wiped or whipped. (Just kidding on the whipped part...you can tell by the way my kids act that they don't see much of that!) And I can't have the hubs come home from work, look around and say "Ummmm, so how was YOUR day? What did you DO today?" I at least have to make it LOOK like I slaved a little bit.

So why am I blogging right now? One might think by the previous statement that my house is clean and kids whipped! ...I mean WIPED, WIPED! You'd be wrong. I am blogging from the laundry room. Yep, laptop set up on the ironing board and I'm folding and washing and drying between thoughts. BA-DA-BING! MULTITASKING! I figured, I do my best thinking, reflecting and talking to myself in my laundry room so why not set up the computer and write it while I work. So here goes...maybe the lent bunnies won't eat the innards of my computer.

When I pick the girls up from school...YES, I'm moving on to a new thought. Keep up!...they both come running to the car, hop in and start shouting things about their day at me before the sliding door has closed. It's so sweet that they want to tell me about their day without me having to ask. And it's a bit of a competition between them to see who gets to talk first. They both start and then one usually knows she was a half second later starting so she shuts up and glares at the other till their done with their story.

Emma was first yesterday to tell me her exciting news. "Mom! Guess what! You know my goooood friend Gracie H?" (There's several "Gracies" in her class so they go by last initials.) "Guess what she GAVE me today!" She holds up a previously wadded up but now unfolded, Christmas printed napkin. "Her napkin!!" My stomach did a flip in disgust and I wanted to scream "Ahhh, throw that down!" but she had already been holding it for some time, damage was done and she was so thrilled by it, I had to act as if it was a priceless gift. "So Emma, WHYYYY did Gracie H. give you her napkin today?" "I don't know, she's just a really good friend Mom." Mmm hmmm I say. Thinking to myself, just as soon as she's not looking, that CLEARLY USED napkin is going to go missing! Ick!

Emma paused for a second so Taylor jumped in. In her most preppy, matter of fact, you are NOT going to believe this, voice she says "MOM! Guess what!" (They like to start their stories out like that...gives them a little more suspense!) I say back to her in that same OMGosh voice "What?!" "The book fair is coming to our school next week!! And I only need eight dollars!" Me: "Only eight dollars, huh?" ...as I'm thinking, that eight dollars becomes sixteen because there are two that are going to need EQUAL, EQUAL I TELL YOU!, amounts to spend. "Yes, because I found two books and they're only four dollars each! Can you believe I only want to spend eight dollars?!!" (shaking her head in disbelief.) "What can I say, I'm just a cheap steak!" (That wasn't a typo.) I didn't correct her...I'm thinking I might need to hear that one again some time. :)

Forgot to add in there...the whole time the girls are excitedly raving about whatever it was that happened at school that day, Addison is screaming "Me too! Me too! Me too, Mommy! Me too!" And she doesn't stop until I say "You too, Addi?!" Then she laughs and screams "YEAH!!!"

Well, the dryer just stopped and I need this ironing board for a folding table, so...that is all!