Hey Look! Oprah's On

I have noticed that since my lovely second child goes through the 'terrible twos', I have become more snippy and impatient. I yell when I don't really need to yell, I sigh like my mother did when she was annoyed by us, and I find myself acting like my two year old. I mean, come on, anyone with more than one child will identify with me that going through the two's with the second child is much much worse than the first.

That being said, at times I like to pretend like I'm on Oprah. Kind of like a reality TV show of sorts or maybe she is doing a show on Real Life in the Midwest with a Typical Mom. Anyway, I started to think, "I would be totally embarrassed if my neighbors or friends saw me behave like this just to get my two year old to respond." I remember seeing my sister act like this with her children and I was embarrassed for her at the time and I told myself not to do the same thing when it was my turn. So I was surprised when I found myself getting angry at the same things she did. Then I thought, "Maybe I should just pretend like someone is watching, like on Oprah." I tried it and I have to say, it was actually fun. I had a little more boost in energy. I laughed at my kids more, counted to ten more, paused before I said something, and cleaned the kitchen a little faster so I can go play with the baby (instead of cleaning slowly just so I can have more 'me' time). I even thought at times, "I bet Oprah and Gayle would think this was funny." This may sound completely crazy to you. I realize this. But try it. Being on Oprah is a mental boost to your system. Come on, you know you would like to be featured on Oprah too.

Carry Out

I must confess that we often pick up drive thru for lunch because we are out and about and by the time we get home, everyone is starving and grumpy. It is so much easier to pick something up and go home and eat it. Now, if Jim is home we do not do this because then I have an extra hand to help keep things under control. This all being said, that means that McDonald's, Wendy's, and Steak-n-Shake are frequent stops. What I wish for is that Panera Bread, Paradise Bakery, etc. have a drive thru or at least something where you can call in your order and then someone can come out to deliver your items. They could even set it up so that you could text a message when you are out front. We would eat a lot healthier, better food and these other restaurants would benefit form the sales. Great idea? I think Genius!

Germs Germs, Go Away

Well we have been hit by viruses at our household. It started after Halloween. Sophia got it first with a fever and diarrhea. It didn't affect her too much though. Then James the germ. he got a fever and now diarrhea and to top it off, a lovely dose of vomiting. I caught it two days ago but it is more severe stomach cramps for me. Jacob so far has had one diarrhea spell so hopefully that was just a weird coincidence. Poor James, he is really been hit hard. The little guy is small enough, let alone add not wanting to eat, dehydration, and the poop germ and throw up germ. Yuk! It is times like this that I really wish he was potty trained because those diapers are DISGUSTING!! I feel bad for him. Hopefully tomorrow will be a cleaner day; either that or maybe my washer will go out from doing so much poop laundry that I can go out and buy a new one. :)