Does She Think Mommy Has Magic Powers? (and Midweek Banter)

Does every stay-at-home parent feel generally annoyed most of the time? I don't know about you all, but I do lately.

Olivia and Lila eat all day. I can't find the perfect snack or meal that will fill them up. I make gorp on a regular basis. They like that and snack on it throughout the day; but I guess it's not filling enough (My version is: Cheerios, craisins, and chopped walnuts). Lately, however, Olivia must think I have magic powers. If she doesn't want gorp and wants something we're out of, she just can't understand why I can't make it magically appear. Even if I show her an empty box. She just doesn't get it. The tantrums that ensue are over-the-top annoying.

Then, there's the dog poop. Our dog is on a restricted diet. He has thyroid disease and I guess it's quite bad because we've recently had to up the dose of his medication and put him on a low-cal diet (hypothyroidism=fat dog). As in prescription dog food (read: should just let the dog die because it's so outrageously expensive). How he can poop five pounds a day on such little food is beyond me. Why isn't he losing weight? I don't get it. But, I'm more annoyed because Olivia stepped in poop no less than two times yesterday. I couldn't pick the crap up fast enough. As I was going to get a bag to pick it up, I told her to stay put on the porch. Yeah, right! Getting to her play house on the lawn was more important than listening to my instructions. Up goes my level of annoyance.

Then there's the messes. I just can't pick up fast enough. Really, if I was adamant about having a spotless house, I would clean from the second I woke up until the second I went to bed. There would be no showering, reading books (to myself or the kids), planning day trips (or any trip for that matter) or blogging or talking on the phone even. If you're a spotless house kind of family, how the heck do you do it with toddlers???? What's your secret?

I can't forget the utterly stupid stuff that annoys me. Like Olivia needing new water before nap and bed. And also needing to wear pj's during nap. Why the heck can't she JUST GO TO BED! Oh, I forgot about the the fly. She cannot sleep with a fly in her room. Apparently, it's a bee.

When I'm driving in the car, why does she have a crisis as soon as I pull out onto the marginal (you'll get killed pulling your car over-can't happen)? Why? Tell me? How many times do I have to gently explain to her that I am driving, and can't help her put her flip flop back on; only to have her cry so hard about it that she nearly throws up. Who can contain themselves at that point?? Who? Sometimes I roll down the window and scream into the wind. Yup, I think I'm going crazy. I guess I'm more than annoyed.

At any rate, here are some pictures of what's happened up until today. The cute, non-annoying stuff that makes it all worth it.

Denali -Protecting the House

Lila tries to wash Olivia's hair

Can We Dodge the Inevitable? (Update)

Update: The little boy only ended up coming down with a cold. By this morning, he was at play group. So, my worries are less. Though, I'm still anticipating the sniffles and, possibly, fevers.

Yesterday, we went to the Oceanarium. After two-months of colds and stomach bugs, we finally are pictures of perfect health!

For now. Friday, we visited with a family we hadn't seen in a month or more. At one point, I caught Lila drinking out of a sippy cup that wasn't hers. My thought was, "Well, cold and flu season is over. I shouldn't worry too much."

I forgot all about our trip to Germany in two weeks. Forgot all about how crazy I became a couple weeks ago when I was picking up one runny poop accident after another. No, I just let sweet Lila drink off that cup. I mean, by the time I grabbed it out of her hand, she had already chugged half of the water in it anyway.

Flash forward several hours after we got home and I checked my email: "I had to put "G" to bed early tonight because he is acting sick. I hope he doesn't get up too early in the morning!"

Flash back to yesterday morning, "Yup, our little guy has a fever, runny nose and won't eat or drink a thing."

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! We've just got over all that crap!!! I CANNOT do another trip with sick kids!!!

There is nothing I can do. I immediately pulled out our echinacea immune boosters. But, who knows if that will work. The mother hasn't gotten back to me (we're trying to plan a day-trip for next weekend) so I'm assuming he's really sick. Great. Great. Great. All I can do is hope this is something we've already had. Doubt it.

DH thinks I worry too much and that we'll all be fine! I hope his positive thoughts rub off onto all of us and keep us healthy! In the mean time, I'm enjoying my healthy girls and trying to come up with a plan of attack for traveling with sick kids. Tickets are non-refundable. We have to go. Maybe this will be one of those times during which I lose sleep and worry about the virus germs multiplying in my girls' bodies and then, thankfully, after all the worry, nothing happens...