missing

so i have really been missing the little ones that I watched last week. today, their mother texted me and said that logan asked her to write my name on an envelope. she did it not thinking anything of it. later that day, she went outside and noticed the mailbox flag was up. she walked over there, opened the mailbox and sure enough, the envelope with my name on it was in there. she opened it up and found inside a picture with some letters and his name. the little bugger wrote me a letter and tried to mail it to me on his own. how darn cute is that! if only he knew my address and could put a stamp on it. i would have loved to receive such a thing in the mail. oh how i LOVE kids.

change of plans

maybe i'll just stay up late and watch tv tonight...

i'm back, they're back

so the aunt and uncle got stuck in hondurus for an extra night due to the hurricane which means that i get one more night and day with the little ones, so excited. the little guy and i stayed up late tonight and talked about life, made roaring noises with hand puppets on tv and laughed like 12 year old girls with crushes. it has been great to have these little friends in my life for the past few days.

as we talked tonight, i learned that popcorn is better with "light butter" and a little bit of salt. spongebob is the best show ever because he is a sponge and sponges are funny. 4000 is the highest number this 5 year old has ever counted to. sisters are ridiculous when they fight for things like the tv remote. there are way too many colors but purple is the best color, but definately not dark pink and not light pink. fourty ten really does come after 49. nightmares are not fun at all but dreams about mustard are silly. playing is the most favorite thing to do. ahh to be 5 again, what i wouldn't give.

i can't sleep at night, he can't sleep at night. so tonight, we are going to watch a little hawaiin boy teach us how to brush your teeth and watch "oobie" play the piano. most likely we'll end up over at the goodnight show. and tomorrow, we are not getting out of bed!

is just one more cookie really going to hurt?

so this week i've been babysitting two 5 year olds and one 7 year old. tomorrow is my last day and to be honest, i'm a little relieved. lindsay asked me if i'm ready for some crumbcrushers of my own...probably not for a bit. (which i'm sure makes you relieved as well ;) ) i love kids with all my guts and someday i'll get there, just not yet. spending only 3 days with these little ones has really made me love moms more than ever. seriously.

what do you do if the older one smacks the youngr one for putting her feet on his hand? what do you do if the lydia is front in line at the bus stop and it isn't even her day? what do you do if landon calls you a butt munch? does time out really work? if they don't eat all the chicken nuggets, does it really matter? if they sit on the cream couch with a dirty behind, is it really going to hurt anything?

as i read nie nie's blog today and read her favorite article, (which is of course on motherhood) it kind of washes all these thoughts away and puts life into perspective. i remember this article in conferece. it was so great then, it is so great now. nie nie has inspired us all...so like her, starting today, i am going to be better. i am going to live in the moment, "cherish the little things, and the getting it done a little less."

landon, one more cookie before bed really isn't going to hurt anything...have at it and enjoy.