i want to run away

Anywhere else but here is fine. 

How many times do you tell your 3 year old to pick up his tracks? Because I have just told him for the 45,000th time and its still not happening. Timeouts? those arent working. Spankings? ha.haha. that's a joke. It seems the only thing that does work is supervising him through every.darn.second. of pickup. And that, friends is just exhausting. And I don't have time for it.

My 7 year old is in his bed for the night {at 5pm} because of his straight up attitude all day, non stop, every moment. AND he lost going to see the new Harry Potter movie with me tonight. 

and Theo? Well, Theo is just sweet. However, after dealing with his two crazy brothers and a doctors office that prescribed me a new med which cost $400 out of pocket{yeah,not happening}, which then resulted in phone call after phone call BACK to the doctors office which I spent ALLLLL Morning at, WITH my three boys in tow, just to get ANOTHER prescription FINALLY at 5pm, and DURING that time there was an entire container of brown sugar spilled unto the floor and an errand to run a box {yes, a box} to Matt's work, poor Theo is not getting much of his mama!

Yep. It's time to run away. 

Even if it's just to Starbucks.

{It's 12am, I am exhausted, and other random thoughts}

The good 'Ol insomnia bug has made it's way into my head! And it's fuuuunnnn.

I also don't sleep when Matt goes out of town, but the plus side to sleeping by myself? I love freezing cold sheets, but they warm up fast and when I have the WHOLE bed to myself, I get the whole bed of cold sheets!

I have decided to start canning some homemade jam. I read a blog post about it and it seems fairly simple. Please tell me if it is really not, because simple is all I can handle these days.

I started an Encouragement folder in my email. I put inspiring quotes I find in there, nice things people say (via fb, blog and/ or person to person). When I am having a down day, I go read through the folder. It's a bit silly but it works. Truly.

I am currently watching The Sopranos and am highly jealous that Matt falls asleep the moment his head hits the darn pillow!

I wish I had my phone with me upstairs because my aunt is also a night owl (hi aunty enchilada!) and we have good chats in the hours between 10p-1a. I am too lazy to walk downstairs and get it.

We are having pancakes in the morning (my matty makes the BEST, from scratch pancakes) and Will has been asking and asking. I think he gets sick of my breakfasts. I dole out lots of toast, eggs, cereal, bars, bananas, and oatmeal. But not all together, of course. I am NOT the cook in this family. I do bake well though!

Typing out this blog post, on my iPad no less, has finally! made! me! sleepy! And so I bid thee adieu...

Missing my hammock...

Here in these Colorado parts, the afternoon rain storm has become something fierce! There is flooding in many parts of the state, and you just never know when you will be caught in a downpour.

Add in the extreme heat {ok, it's probably not extreme for some but it IS for ME!}, and the crazy vicious mosquitos this year, along with a city that has not sprayed for the buggers yet, and being in my backyard is not so fun. Even with heavy duty bug spray my kids are still coming in with welts from the bites.

We have a lot of splash park playdates, trips to the air conditioned mall play area, and ice cream runs. I am really missing the spring days where I could take a book and a drink to my lovely hammock.

Oh spring, how I miss your calm. 

I cannot do this now or I would have 15 bites in 30 seconds.

ahhh, bliss.

There was definitely ice cream.

                                                                  the masonator

                                                                    will.i.am.

                         and my sweet theo baby, who does things his own way!

above photos were stolen from my Instagram loving husband. :)

The word of the day is sandwiches.

Today could not have been more perfect.
Seriously.

My boys slept in until 9am. NINE AM, FOLKS!! Which means, so did I.

I gave them toast with peanut butter and oranges for breakfast and then hopped in the shower. And took a shower from start to finish {including shaving!} with no tantrums from either the 2 or 3 year old and no arguments between the 7 and 3 year old.

Showering by 10am just doesn't happen to this mama. So I was THRILLED! and feeling brave enough to venture out of this house...

Packing us all up was easy-breezy, and we were out of the house 30 mins later and headed to meet a friend at the splash park, picnic supplies in car.

My kids all listened, ate pb&j sandwiches, played in the splash area, I REMEMBERED to put sunscreen on my kids before we got there, I was able to watch and play with my boys AND chat with my beautiful friend. It.was.perfect!

After 2 hours,we left {with no objections from any kids!} and decided to take advantage of Sonic's Happy Hour!  Four drinks for $3.00! Can't beat that!

On the way home, we were driving right by Mason's dad's grandma {does that make sense?} so since Theo was sleeping and we had an extra drink, we stopped by. Mason ran up to the door and nana came out to visit with us for 20 minutes. Then we had the car ride home, with no screaming! {There is usually always screaming}

We came home where one boy laid down for a late nap, one boy watched Matilda {Will's new fave} and one boy played with his Lego Star Wars. I read a blog, did some dishes, read a blog, folded towels and so on and so on.

Matt will be home soon, Theo will be up from his nap soon and we plan to take some Tofurkey sandwiches to a downtown square we have locally. They have sculptures for kids to play on, a fountain to throw pennies into and shop windows galore to gaze into. And there just may be an ice cream shop smack in the middle.

Then home for bed.

Perfect, no?

And sometimes that one is me...

Sometimes one learns that one's extended family are really the friends one has chosen to be in one's life, not necessarily the family we have married or been born into.

Sometimes one learns that the love you share with your partner can overcome more than ever imagined.

Sometimes one learns the true character of another person, or even one's self when that person is pushed to {and then beyond} their limit.

Sometimes one learns that the very people one thought would be there, are in fact not. And the very people one thought would not be there, in fact, are.

And sometimes that one is me. As for me? I have sure had one of the roughest, most emotionally trying weeks of my life. And you know what? It has made me, the relationship I have with my immediate family, with my Matty, and with my God stronger.

I sure am thankful for that.

Um. So. My brain is full.

I am a bridesmaid in my good friend, Jessi's wedding tomorrow, and therefore all I have on the brain are dresses, alterations, spanx, sparkly shoes, lilac nail polish, and the mile long list of to-do's before I must arrive at another friend's house {at 8am, yikes!} for hair and makeup.

I love getting dolled up, I love standing up with all my other besties and watching someone I love very much commit to their love forever. I have loved, loved, loved spending so much time with friends very dear to my heart, but being in a wedding is sure expensive! and i am looking forward to having a blast tomorrow and then enjoying the rest of the summer, financially free from all wedding costs!

and because this wedding has consumed all free time and space in brain, I have been a bit absent as of late. I DO promise to be back blogging sometime next week with loads of pictures, k?

Enjoy your 4th and all that the wonderful day means!!