On the Kids.

Lily is so little in this pic!!

Don't get me wrong- I love my kids.  But doesn't it sound like a great idea to put them on the front lawn with a sign around their necks saying "Great Condition- $25" sometimes?

I'd totally ask for a solid $25 for Lily (I could probably get $50 if she was solely breastfed, but alas... that didn't work out).  Madison... maybe they could talk me down to $20.  She's kind of hyper and won't eat anything but cheese sandwiches.  My brother in law asked me once what she survives off of.  The first two things that came to my head were, "adrenaline and dreams."

Mike's in Miami until Wednesday and I'm left by my lonesome with the children.  I'm going to have to make a lot of playdates or something to keep me sane.  We had a playdate last night with a little boy in her class, Matthew.  It went well the entire time (I love his mom.  We apparently have a crapton in common that I never knew.  It was a great time) until the last 20 minutes where the kids got tired and got into some horrific screaming match with each other.  There were punched faces and black eyes and it just wasn't pretty.  They sounded like an old married couple.  In love one moment, hollering the next.  We made them hug and despite that Madison kept huffing and crossing her arms on the steps saying she had to cool off because she was so angry.  A great time though- we'll just have to wait to see if they're still mad at each other in school today.  I plan on warning her teachers beforehand.

I'm going in early today for a meeting with her teacher Ms. Edwards.  She's a super nice teacher and I love her to bits, but I feel like I've been flaking out this year just a little bit and she's going to call me out on it.  For example, last week I was completely thrown off on what day it was and for some reason I thought we were always a day behind.  So when Friday came and it was time to hand in homework I didn't have her homework in the folder.  We always DO it.  I dunno.  I feel busy.  I'm not all that busy.  ... Well, I am.  I've never been good with school at all and I'm having this terrible feeling it's reflecting on Madison.  It's just pre-k though so I'm sure I'm just psyching myself out.  I just really don't want her to struggle the same way I did.  We'll see how the meeting today goes.

Lily is so squirmy.  All she wants to do are things she's not supposed to do.  She wants to go where I don't want her to go, touch what I don't want her to touch.  I don't remember Madison being so squirmy.  Madison would just touch toys- wouldn't bother with anything else.  That might be because we didn't have anything to bother with though now that I think about it...  I'm not used to this!  I've only got two hands- it's hard to keep her in line!  Especially with how much of a nut Madison has become.  I feel bad resorting to my pack and play a lot.  I take her out as much as possible when I have full time to dedicate to keeping an eye on her.  She crawls around like a madwoman and I'm pretty sure she's going to figure out the walking thing soon.

Speaking of children- I should get them ready for school.  Madison's sitting on the couch wearing a penguin towel she refuses to take off.  She somehow thinks it's acceptable to go to school wearing nothing but a towel.  ... I'm going to have a lovely few days.