Yesterday here was a nut house. It was one of those days where I’m cleaning up one mess while one of the kids is making another. Yesterday is was makeup and chili powder. (Eric I hope you liked your Chili cuz now I’m out of Chili powder, lol.)

So as I said before the downstairs bathroom is being renovated… again, so I have to go upstairs to use the “facilities.” :P As I walk down the hall I see the bathroom door is shut. Odd around here cuz the boys don’t seem to feel a need for privacy and leave it open. I open the door and there is Shelby…

For those of you with kids, you probably have had those safety latches on the inside of your drawers at some point. Well they allow the drawer to open a crack so you can release the latch. Apparently Shelby has mastered wiggling her hand inside and feeling around for what she wants. This day she wanted my make up. So had covered herself, (and my white bathroom), in creamy blush and lipstick. (Really the blush is very subtle when applied properly, lol, not so uhhh, well lets say overpowering for fear of stepping over a not so politically correct boundary.) Anyway, there were hand prints everywhere. As I opened the door and stood there, she looked up and said, “Uh oh, want to pick up?” and started handing me all the stuff she had taken out, and emptied all over her face.

I plopped her in the tub and as I looked at her, and the pink ring she was leaving around the bathtub, I said, “Girl, you are lucky you are so darn cute. If you weren’t, boy would you be in trouble miss.” HA HA, that girl I swear, she is my princess and she knows it. Stinker.

After the tub and new clothes I cleaned up what I could of the bathroom and put the rug and shower curtain in the wash. When I came from the laundry duty upstairs again I see that “someone’, AKA on e of my boys, left the stool out in the kitchen. Well she helped herself and selected a jar of chili powder that was sitting on the counter. At which point she emptied it onto a slice of bread, topping it with another piece of bread, making in essence a chili powder sandwich. Thankfully she had the good sense not to eat her creation. Yet another mess to clean up, and again lucky for her she’s cute.

Another day in paradise. Phew.

In other news, today is Dilly’s birthday. He turned 5 today and seems pretty happy about it. We had his birthday dinner, pizza. Hey his choice, not mine. We did the candle and the singing, which he throughly enjoyed, until he found wax dribble on his pizza, lol. Sunday we are having his party and tomorrow he gets to make a trip to the toy store. Yippee for Dilly.

On another birthday related note, why is it that Dilly gets the presents today?? As I recall, fairly vividly, I was the one who did all the work 5 years ago today, and everyday since for that matter. Dilly’s God Father, (my good friend Joel), called this evening to wish ME a happy birthday. (See I knew there was a reason I love that man.) Sadly he is in Ohio now with his wife and new baby. Boo Hoo for me, I never see him. Come and see me Joel, dammit. How is that for a hint???

The other thing that occurred to me today… I’ve been changing diapers non stop for 8 years come February 4th, (Ethan’s birthday). I was doing the rough math in my head exactly how many diapers that amounted to, when I figured I didn’t really want to know. That and I was never very good in math. *wink*

I had someone, (Hi Becky), ask where she could get the altered 12 photo clock that I used in my Scrapbooking.com article. Truth be told, I have no clue. It was sent to me via the manufacturer. I have to do some hunting and if all else fails I’ll put you in touch with the owner, who should be able to answer that. I’d hope so anyway. Just wanted to let you know I wasn’t ignoring you… just working on it!

That ends my rant for today. :)

~j