Would have been a good idea...

As I was folding Andy's socks this morning on our bed, Ben and Annie were coloring in the front room. Annie decided she wanted to paint her fingers and toes. However, she missed (A LOT!!) and I now have a 'beautiful' pink decoration in the middle of my living room. I'm hoping Andy chechs this before coming home tonight so it is not such a huge shock...maybe I'll just leave the lights off and light a few candles. Maybe he'll have a great day at work today and come home in a fabulous mood... maybe he'll be so happy to have clean folded socks in his drawer that he won't say a word! (I'm doing his underwear right now to make him even more happy when he opens his drawers!!!) Yes - our little Annie is very tired by the end of the day if she hasn't had a nap to revive herself.

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We've had a few sayings at our house lately that need mention.
Ben's favorites lately are "That's not fair!" and "I'm bored!" Both of which irk me to no end because they are used hundreds of times each day and completely with incorrect situations! He doesn't quite understand the meanings of these words which I try to explain - but not in the right way.

Last night took the cake. When the kids complain about doing things they don't like, I point out that I don't like to do laundry but I have to do it anyway or we wouldn't have clean clothes to wear. So last night at the end of a LONG day I'd asked Ben for the third or fourth time to please put his boots away. He picked them up, took two steps, then with a quivering lip and watery eyes said, "Do I look like I am having fun doing chores? Because I'm not!"

This morning Annie came to me after breakfast and said her feelings were hurt.
"Why Annie?"
"I think I ate too much and my feelings hurt."