You know those days when you feel like all of your prayers for patience is being worked out by testing through fire & trials??? Today was one of those days. Praise God that I became vaguely aware of it, and that today was Arturo's day off or we may have needed to start a therapy fund for our kids. Here are some 'fun' glimpses of what I mean:
I spilled coffee all over myself
I missed the refrigerator door & dropped the jelly jar on the floor (yes it was glass & broke into a million pieces)
I opened the freezer door & a frozen casserole fell onto my foot (ouch)
Chloe rolled on the floor for 5 minutes in a fit b/c I took her out of the bathroom so that she wouldn't play in the toilet (I am NOT exaggerating - 5 full minutes at least - and she is not even 1 1/2 years old - scary)
Jillian feels like it will be 'Forever' before her b-day in October & cried
I was lifting Jillian over the baby gate with a cup of coffee in my hand, lost my balance, and fell onto the gate. I did not land on Jillian & my coffee was mostly in the cup, but . . . my knees still have criss cross marks.
I spilled an open tupperware full of cut watermelon - good thing I hadn't mopped the floor already.
Stella let me know she had a poopy pamper by showing me the poop on her fingers from where she had dug in her pamper.
I decided a change of scenery would help, so I convinced Arturo that we should go feed the ducks at a local pond. Everyone arrived a disheveled mess - trying to be fashionable & cute with 5 girls is way too stressful sometimes & today we were bumming - or should I say very casual. I didn't realize it was going to be blazing HOT & that there was going to be about a TON of duck & goose poop. ugh
Not sure if you can see all the piles of poo
Luckily, we came home, I filled up the kiddie pool, the kids got ice-pops, and . . .
as I went inside to put the scissors back in the kitchen - when I came out Chloe & Claire had climbed into the kiddie picnic table. Lovely. Here we go again, in double - Lord help me.
So I gave myself a time out, and Arturo took charge while I went for a loooong walk. AAAHHHHHHH
Tomorrow is another day - and hopefully my patience won't be tested as much!
Stella's hair . . . what can I say?
Another thing to climb on.
