Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Andrea the destroyer


We have nicknamed Andrea the Destroyer because she has the ability to completely change a room in a matter of seconds.
Today she took one small bowl of dried bananas and spread them all over the floor. Here is a short list of things she does often:

She plays in the toilet daily. She makes sure all the crumbs from empty cereal or cracker bags find thier way out on the floor. She plays in my compost. She eats soap. She sucks on the vacuum hose. She takes ALL the DVD's down. She spits her food out, throws her food, and mixes her food up on the table. She pulls my curtians off the hooks. She stands on our laptop. She eats crayons and spits them out. She empties the toy box. She pulls dishes off the counter. She pulls all the shoes out of the shoe bin. She sits on everything and yes, usually it breaks :). She is my sweet baby who reminds me to get up and do something.

I love her and am amazed at how fast she has grown!!!!




Can I ever get out of house on time?!

I love my children! They are so clever at making sure I am late taking them to school. I have been trying to figure out how to get out on time and the only thing left is to wake them up at 6 am.

They are supposed to be at school at 8:30. They usually wake up at 6:30 or 7. If I do wake them earlier they will be cranky.

It takes 20 minutes for them to eat. It takes about 20 minutes to get them dressed in thier clothes. 15 minutes to get thier coats, hats, gloves, winter pants, socks, shoes and backpack on. It also takes me 10 minutes to dress myself and Andrea. It takes 5 minutes to get them in car. It takes about 10 minutes to drive there. Another 5 minutes to undress and get to class. The total time is 1 hour and 25 minutes. And that is if everything goes as planned. Does it you ask? well usually not ;)

I know one day they will get up with an alarm. I just laugh at how much of a struggle every morning is.... Okay now I feel better.