Confession

So I have a confession to make. I'm not sure why I'm sharing this on my blog, other than I don't really have anything else to post about right now. Here it is: today I was a very bad mom. The day started off okay, other than the fact that both boys woke up at 6:00 a.m., and I usually hope for 7:00. Since they woke up so early, I decided to take them on a run in the stroller. My energy was good at this point and we went about 6 miles. It was after this that things started going downhill fast. When we got home, my energy was sapped. So by noon I had finally managed to take a shower and get ready, and I thought I was feeling better. We had lunch, and then Jarrett went down for his nap at around 12:30. By this time, I felt completely drained again. I told Jordan I really needed a "power nap", so I would like it if he let mommy sleep for a little bit while he watched Sesame Street. Yes, I know this is bad, but really, I was totally exhausted. Jordan often begs me to watch TV, but he never really just sits and watches it. He has to be doing headstands on the couch or running around the house doing something at the same time. So as I was lying on my bed, I could hear the pitter-patter of his little feet running to and fro getting into stuff here and there, but I didn't hear anything disastrous. And nothing bad ended up happening. When I finally woke up (yes, I'll admit it...2 hours later!) he was sitting on the floor coloring with markers that he had gotten off the top of the fridge. At least he was doing something creative and productive with his free time, right? He also informed me that he had gotten himself some chips, but that he "didn't eat all of them, quite." He is pretty self-sufficient, don't you think? So after feeling guilty about this for a little bit, I took both boys to the park down by the river this afternoon where we threw rocks in the water, played in the sandbox, and went on the swings and slide. So, maybe I'm not such a bad mom after all, and I feel a lot better after having gotten some rest.

Memories

A lot of my friends and family have been doing this - so I thought I would too!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! Since this is our family blog, feel free to leave a memory about any of the four of us.

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty cool (and funny) to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. :)