Thursday's Life Moments

Life the last few days has been a lot of up hill climbs with no downhill cruising I'm emotionally exhausted, every morning starts out with putting out the fires (fights, fights, life problems, fights) and my nights,  I'm supposed to be trying to start fires..there is not one speck of ember left in this insipid body and I'm just cold hearted and tired (every time I think of cold hearted I think of Sugarland Genvieve "My hearts grown cold there's not much left") by the end of the day not very good for the Ox .Dealing with 2 boys that are entering puberty with one that is an inch taller than me and 20 pounds heavier I just think when I try to discipline him he is saying "really and what are you going to do".. granted he is an exceptional 14 year old boy and a fabulous SON who for the most part is generally a good kid, very LOUD though I have tried for years to tell him "to think before he speaks and please please for the love of every ones ears turn the volume down".. well this advice hasn't worked but I have high hopes.. My second son Stitch is the joker of the family always tries to make light of everything, but on the other hand wears his emotions on his sleeve if he is in a bad mood he makes sure to put everyone else in one also we nicknamed him Stitch because he doesn't mean to but has the tendency to destroy things so from the movie Stitch when it says "you destroy everything you touch" he got his nickname he also loves Elvis and he has "Elvis hips" that's what we say when he dances now onto Baby girl a spit fiery, center of attention loving, head strong little bit of my life, all girl very much a drama queen I love her beyond words, but she really can push my buttons and is a professional at it...sometimes I wonder what did I do...but when she curls up in my lap and put her hands around my neck and says I love you all is forgiving... So she has really showed her attitude in all its rambunctiousness this week so ya I'm breathing heavily.. this morning we did get a late start and no one has been focused on starting school Baby girl and Stitch were already irritating each other so it was time to separate
Mommy says ,"Baby girl move down here next to me!!"
Baby girl says, "Why do I have to?"
Mommy, "Please for mommy"
Baby girl moves down and we start working on her Math
Baby girl opened her math book and the first question was convert yd. to ft.
Mommy, "Well baby you can do that"
Baby girl,  "No, no I can't I need your help"
So we start doing Math together because I know when she gets like this I better just go along with it, or its going to be a battle. Than the next problem was converting a bushel to a peck and of course "Bushel and a Peck" hopped into mind the minute I read it so to lighten and liven things up we played the song on you tube and danced and laughed and everyone just felt a little better so without further ado
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw2phldcmCQ

Doris Day - A Bushel and a Peck Lyric

Artist: Doris Day

Album: Miscellaneous

 Songwriters: Frank Loesser

I love you a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck
A hug around the neck and a barrel and a heap
A barrel and a heap and I'm talkin' in my sleep

About you, about you
'Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your purdy neck I do
A doodle oodle ooh doo
A doodle oodle oodle ooh doo

I love you a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck though you make my heart a wreck
Make my heart a wreck and you make my life a mess
Make my life a mess, yes a mess of happiness

About you, about you
'Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your purdy neck I do
A doodle oodle ooh doo
A doodle oodle oodle ooh doo

I love you a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck and it beats me all to heck
It beats me all to heck, how I'll ever tend the farm
Ever tend the farm when I wanna keep my arm

About you, about you
'Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your purdy neck I do
A doodle oodle ooh doo
A doodle oodle oodle ooh doo

A doodle oodle oodle ooh doo
A doodle oodle ooh doo doo