Memories of today!

I have some really great pictures to post but I'll have to get to that later this weekend. Before I forget what a wonderful day I'm having... I must write about it!!!

About every other minute from the moment I woke up has been a "I must not forget to blog about that!" kind of moment. The order doesn't really matter because these memories happen spontaneously, sometimes instantaneously! Really! I think the same moment Nate went potty on the couch was the same moment Nick was coloring his two new white shirts with sharpy markers and Highlighters with our neighbor. Or maybe Nate peed on the couch while I was bathing stinky bathroom off of Kate when she woke up this morning. I don't really know, but Nick got into big trouble for it and even had the nerve to say he never knew he wasn't supposed to color with Sharpy markers!!! I am soo thankful Nate was not with him at the time that really would have been a disaster! I am truly grateful for that!

Sometime later, Nick had a mad rush to the bathroom and left remains on the floor... I almost stepped in them but thankfully our neighbor Charlie warned me before hand. He thought it was dog poop, HA! I knew it was Nick because the dog was with me outside!!! Man Nick... get to the bathroom on time!!! I'm sure he would be horrified to hear me writing about this but what am I left to do!

It was sort of cooler today, not really, but enough to make me think we could handle playing out in the backyard. The fresh air must have given Nate the urge. He pooped his pants while I was trying to set up the play pool. Luckily, I stopped him from pulling his dirty diaper off before he was about to jump in and making a mess of the water. What is most frustrating today is I've realized we've made no potty training progress! Nate peed on the couch after he sat on the potty for forever and then pooped his pants after we just had a potty visit!! What is the dealio little man!! Fortunately, the girls were strapped in their swings so I ran in to get some wipes to clean him up!@! They have a bit of a cold, just green runny noses. Enough to make them both cranky. Kate's so cranky she broke her new sunglasses and then Nate's old ones. And then Nate got bit on the ear by some mysterious bug that caused him to have a panic attack, he is fine. And to top it all off as I'm cleaning up the outside, Nick is passing out chocolate crunch cookies to everyone before lunch! Maybe I'm really going crazy but I've told that kid so many times not to get into the pantry and frig w/o asking. He's been grounded for the second day in a row. All I can think of now is I'm glad they are all asleep and I can finally shower! Although I still have to worry about NICK the quick!
Somedays instead of 2 steps forward, it is 2 ...or what seems like 3, 4, 5 steps back!! Way back! And it is only 2pm! Hopefully the rest of the day will be better!