Mother of the Year?

...I think maybe not. Imagine it is 1:30pm. Lunch has been served and cleaned. Your husband is sitting on the couch watching whatever, and you are trying to catch up on your computer research (hahaha). Your 2 year old is throwing a fit, screaming for some COKE or TEA! That's right folks, my kid gets coke and tea sometimes. Is it the best thing for him? No. Does it make life just a little easier to offer a splash of it every now and again? YES. Well anyways, Preston is throwing a tantrum, I am sure the neighbors could hear. Both Thomas and I ignore it and offer a bottle of water to quench his thirst. He flat out refuses it, "NO WATER!!!I COKE!!I TEA!!!" For at least 15 minutes this goes on. I was on the computer and I notice that it is now quite. I think he just gave up and went to his room to pout and play. Thomas notices it is quite and hollers at me from the living room, "What are yall doing?" My reply, "I am on the computer. I thought Preston was in his room." Again silence. Thomas, "Come here you gotta see this." I leave the computer and walk toward the living room. What do I see? My little boy asleep on the floor behind the recliner. Legs tucked up underneath him, hiney in the air and his Walkee (his blankie) in his hands. It was such and sweet and sad sight all at the same time. Sweet because he was asleep and looked like a little angel and sad because he was asleep, on the floor, tear still on his face, and so tired from his fit that he just fell asleep where he was at the moment. I was able to pick him up and put him in bed. He took a 2 hour nap. Mother of the Year? No not the this year, but hey there is always next year!

Saturday, November 20, 2010
Thankful for:
*getting to spend time with my mother and sister and nephew
*doing a little shopping
*when Preston and Carson saw one another, they ran to one another and gave each other the biggest HUGS (so sweet these two)
*Carson counting while we ate lunch then Preston saying, "Good job, Carson!"
*MeMaw buying Carson and Preston really cool puzzles that have a motorized toy vehicle for it. Preston LOVES his CHOO, CHOO!! His entire little body started shaking, with excitement while I opened it for him
*having a GREAT day!
*an open register at Wal-Mart and finding a parking space up front!

Sunday, November 21, 2010
Thankful for:
*Preston asking to call MeMaw and PaPa this morning and then actually "talking" to MeMaw and not shying away from the phone
*making 2 cheesecakes for work, we have our Thanksgiving department lunch tomorrow
*making up 2 batches of sausage balls to cook in the morning, so they will be nice and warm when I take them to work
*cutting out felt poinsettias, for my Christmas tree skirt, and "sewing" the pieces together
*Preston loving his Thomas Spinbrush, and not making a scene when I told him it was time to stop brushing his teeth