Deep Thoughts from Walker's Sunday Journal

Us NOW and Us After Monday

 

I am not sure what is in Walker's stick figure hand. Something for the pooch to go fetch, or the adoption papers? (Am I the stick person closest to the house with something coming out of my stick hand? The possibilities are endless of items that my stick hand could be filled with.....key to the house to lock everyone out? keys to the car to take the little doogie back to the puppy mill? a lighter to burn the adoption papers? I GUARANTEE it is not a pooper scoooper.) I sound so heartless. I ought to be ashamed of myself.

Round #2

 

Seriously I am dying....
I truly must be depriving my children. And no... the crying baby in the cradle is NOT an announcement. If so, I would be blogging from a quaint little cell in Blackfoot. (The Mental Hospital to be exact.)

Things That TODAY (that in the words of Wyatt age 5, 2009) "FILLED ME WITH JOY"

1. Happy Pill (duh) AND Diet Caffeinated Soda. I know, I start my day off right.

2. Somewhat Good Night's rest due to the Home Teacher NOT calling me twice in wee hours of the morning. (It happened twice the night before.) In all fairness, it was probably his Buttocks that called me. Each time I answered, no one was on the other line. Seriously, let me sleep MR.

3. Rubbing cold little 3 year old feet. Wes still enjoys snuggling and occasionally acting like the youngest child. The remainder of our days are spent trying to keep up with the rest of the animals AKA siblings.

3. NOT having to work out of the home today. Yep, this Oral Janitor has been sharpening her sickle's and getting back into Dental Hygiene shape. I have been subbing 2-3 days a week for a great Dentist who's Hygienist had hand surgery. I have enjoyed it but it has been totally kicking my trash. I have too much on my plate, but this week marks the downhill slope, only 2 1/2 more weeks.

4. Realizing that today is the hubby's Friday. I also ran across this Gem taken about 4 years ago. I kinda like him.

5. Happy Kindergartner, proud of his Valuable Incredible Kid award for being a great friend to his classmates.
Everyone needs a friend like him. He always leaves us in stitches.

And for the record tooth #K is covered in chocolate and does not have rampant decay. Thanks for the fun glasses Ashton.

6. Finding some of my favorite jewelry that has been lost for 2 years. They vanished off of the face of the earth the day we moved into this house. (Or pretty much hid in a place that I swear I looked for them dozens of times.) Plus I ordered some more from this little site and will be waiting by my mailbox.

7. Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Hold the fries please. That place is de-lish.

8. The fact that my house is still standing after leaving my kids home alone for 20 minutes while delivering a binder to a new Primary Teacher. I returned home to whiffs resembling burning matches. (Hello children I know everything and I have a nose that puts a bloodhound's to shame. It is so skilled that it is almost a handicap.) Jeff who is a recovering Pyromaniac will deal with the budding one tomorrow.

9. Clean kitchen floors and the ability to now SEE my laundry room floor.
(YES, I have caught up on my truck load of laundry--seriously truck load people and Crumbs between my toes, goodbye and good riddens.)

10. This collection box.

My kids crack me up...This collection container was put together tonight 15 minutes before bedtime. Already, I think they have collected about 8 dollars of birthday and allowance money, not to mention raided every nook and cranny that may house any spare change.
A Jack Russel Terrier has been on their brains. Please donate---Do it.
Down side.....It is either me or the dog.

11. Whitney's clean room. (Messy room not pictured...Some day I want her to fall madly in love with some dashing young man and for her and his protection we do not need documentation of such a sight.)

12. Kids in bed at 8:30. A miracle in itself.

13. The 3rd verse of "How Firm a Foundation" Brought to my attention today by a good friend. We are blessed.

Beef it is what's for dinner!

Mom, what's for dinner?

TACOS! Doesn't that sound great? (Are you getting wet from the drippy sarcasm? I LOVE meal times because feeding 4 children is the BEST!)

Ohhh. What kind of meat is that? Is that meat kinda like Beef Jerky?

YEP!

You are feeding me COW BUTTS! Walker said beef jerky is kinda like steak and steak is really Cow Butts!



I'll give you 1(ONE) guess at which child I had this conversation with. yep...Wyatt

I prefer this conversation over one a few weeks ago, when he accused me of feeding him DOG! I really need to get out of the habit of making Labrador Lasagna. It is really grossing my kids out.

While the Johnson 4 were supposed to be quickly getting ready for church this morning, Wyatt in his self inflicted "misery" outlet-ed his suffering by making a "No Womens Allowed" sign for his room. (As if it would keep ME out, offend me, or save him from his church attendance.)

By the time we left, his smile had returned, our love was amended, and he decided that HE wanted ME to again enter his domain. (Probably because he pretty much NEVER, EVER cleans his room without his angel mother's assistance.)

Funny, Funny child.

FAST FOWARD 3 1/2 hours....
Burst through the door after church.
The FOUR change into their Sunday afternoon Uniforms aka PJ's.
Grab a quick snack.
Sucked into the Paper/Marker Vortex that was left on the table from Wyatt's SIGN.

And Sha-BAM...



"I AM BATMAN!"

 

I suspect from the grosgrain ribbon and carefully crafted eye and BREATH holes the oldest 2 were involved.

 

SOLE PATCH and WISE MAN (Not pictured...the roll of scotch tape behind the facial hair.)

 

Cookies for Breakfast

Yeah....pretty much the best breakfast know to mankind. I am smitten over this recipe my evil genius of a sister just came up with. She is the master I tell ya! It is de-lish with a capital "D"! PLUS...All the basic food groups are covered with this baby...especially if you count the Chocolate Chips (and lots of them) as fruit and vegetables. They are SO plant derived (duh.)

Thought I'd share....
And wish me luck, I am destined to eat rabbit food the rest of the day!

Jill's Devilish Cookies
1/2 C. peanut butter
1/2 C. butter
1 C. brown sugar
3/4 C. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 C. rice crispies
1 C. oatmeal
1 C. whole wheat flour
3/4 C. white flour
lots of chocolate chips.
Flattened down balls of dough before baking and baked at 350 degrees for 11 minutes.

I am slipping further and further behind on my little blog. It is creating stress....that heaven knows I have my fill of. I need a new resolve to stay updated, either that or obtain a cattle prod and use it on my backside. I need to get caught up, and here is a poor start!

Lately, my kids are kicking my trash if I do say so myself. They drive my crazy one second, (but when it comes to Church it is all 3 hours) and then I am scooping them up to laugh my head off at the funny things that they do. I am thankful to be a mother. Their mother. I hope someday they will think I am a good one, just as I know that MINE is amazing. I am also thankful for the Caffeine laden Diet Soda and Chocolate that gets me by. Here are a few tidbits from today.....

Wes has discovered a new Magic Trick or so he says! Getting his own glass of water, filling it to the brim, taking a gigantic swig and then regurgitating it back into the glass. Repeat! (Ewww.) Thirsty anymore, I am not.

I just put a makeshift bandaid on Wyatt's poor finger. Wyatts finger has a 2mm scratch, it is the sabbath and we are out of bandaids. What is a girl to do with such a tragedy? I know that Bandaids always make everything better so I improvised. I created "THE Ghetto Bandaid." (Cotton Ball and Scotch tape, complete genius, I know.) It soothed his pain, just like one made by Johnson & Johnson. He liked the name as do I!

Tonight we will enjoy a batch of cupcakes made entirely by Chef Whit. She has been so excited to make something all by herself. She did put extra oil into the mix. "I am pretty much a grown up" were her exact words, followed by "it was ONLY an extra cup." We'll see how they turn out. We may gain 10lbs by eating just one, but it may be a great solution to using up the plethora of oil in our food storage.

Walker impressed me in Primary this morning with his knowledge of the Brother of Jared story in Ether. As of late we have been diligent in reading the BoM as a family, and it makes me happy. I want my kids to learn from and love that book. It gives me great peace.
Walker mentioned to Jeff in a 'Hi how is is going?' call from work, that he was impressed at my anger management "skills." Wes dropped and shattered a glass jar filled with Pirate treasure on the kitchen floor. "Yeah Dad, she didn't even yell!" For the record, I am NOT enrolled in an Anger Management Class. I DON'T NEED A ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASS, DANG IT!!!!!!

Pass me my Diet DP. I need it to help me wash down this delicious bite of Symphony Bar.

My kids have probably watched THIS VIDEO 1,000 times since Thanksgiving. The catchy tune is starting to reek havoc on my 2 brain cells. I though I'd share the wealth!