Chik and Crocs

Our kids. They are soooo fun. All day long, I was dragging them all over tarnation trying to get things done. Never once did they complain or gripe. They were surprisingly fun and quite pleasurable to spend the day with.

Now I don't mean to say that I don't enjoy them, it is just that when you spend the day following after your mother in Sam's Club, the grocery store, AAA, and then to 7-11, just to come home and be told to clean your room, well that can make for some grumpy kids.


I happened, quite by accident, to do many things for them today that apparently made them think that I was the bomb. First of all, we went through to Chik Fil A for lunch. They were screaming thanks in the car because they were getting the "Eat More Chicken" place for lunch.


We get home and they happily and eagerly helped me unload the Sam's loot into the house. We enjoyed our lunch and off they went to clean their rooms. What is happening in this house???


Then I put hot curlers in Sarah's hair. She thanked me profusely and said twice "I pretty much have the best mom in the whole world." Ask me Sarah, for anything in the world and it is yours.


I let Jacob play gamecube for 1 1/2 hours today. Unheard of in this house. That is way tooooo long. He said he would stop because he didn't want to go dumb. All on his own. No telling him to turn it off. Man, am I in the right house?


Then we made sock puppets. I have a hot glue gun and all the works for any craft. They know it and so do all of the neighborhood kids. "Your mom has everything, Jacob." the neighbor boy says. "I know. It's cool." was his reply. Seriously, am I in heaven?


Then we go to Ralph's. We pass by this clearance bin of croc shoes. Sarah sees her size and then Jacob sees his. They were marked down to $4. They both get a pair. We get home and they tell me that I always buy them nice things and they are so lucky. Ok, it's getting a bit freaky around here. Where is the hidden camera?"


Then my favorite response today. When I bought the Chik Fil A today, it was way more food than I thought it would be. So we halved it. They ate half and lunch and then I saved the other half for them for dinner. When I heated it up and told them to come to the table, Jacob asks what we are having. I tell him the story and here is his reaction.
"Yes, yes, oh thank you Lord for this great food. God you are sooo good for letting us have Chik Fil A again. Two times in one day is more than I can ask for." He says.


Then Sarah puts the icing on this huge gooey cake that is today..... she says to me,

These shoes soooooo makes up for not letting me talk at church."


God sooooooooo has a sense of humor. I am living proof of that.