Attempting to be a Super Mom

Life is starting to slow down!!!  I never thought I would be saying that.  Now that dance is done until the summer camp in August and Ben's t-ball practices have decreased to once a week, we have a lot more free time.  Unfortunately though, the kids are feeling it too, and don't know what to do with their new found time and freedom, which means lots of acting out and fighting. Between the internet and my mommy/wife books, I'm working on some new discipline ideas. I've even learned, thanks to Jo Frost, Supernanny, that it's ok to put my 2 year old, who is determined to run away, on a leash.  I don't know that I will, but seriously, I always judged people with their kids on leashes until dealing with little miss runaway.  Rylie drives me absolutely bonkers when we are in public.  She runs away every opportunity she gets, everywhere we go.  She climbs out of the harness on the stroller, and I'm not talking just the lap belt, she wriggles free from yo...

As I look outside my window::: Currently it's a beautiful 73 degrees and cloudy as it's been raining this morning. Right now I am:::   Drinking some coffee and watching Heartland. Thinking and pondering::: Just trying to relax a little.  I'm wearing myself thin and definitely not sleeping enough. On my bedside table::: A huge pile of books, a couple of magazines and the tv remotes.   On my tv this week::: Monday Watching stuff from the DVR  Heartland Real Housewives of Orange County Ladies of London Tuesday Little Couple Little Women:  LA Heartland Wednesday Million Dollar Listing New York Catfish Heartland Thursday Here comes honey boo boo Kate Plus 8 Heartland Friday Jessie Heartland Saturday Heartland Sunday Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Getting Married Austin and Ally Keeping up with the Kardashians Sister Wives Return to Amish Listening to::: Heartland is on and the kids are up playing. On the menu for this week::: Monday  -...

First, I need someone, anyone to lie and tell me this is as crazy as life gets.  I'm exhausted and it's only noon on Saturday.  Ben and Sydney are one of Ben's friend's birthday parties down the street. Rylie is asleep on the couch and Scotland is sitting in her bouncy chair happy as clam. (That's how the saying goes, right?)  Scottie and I are sitting outside on the front patio, relaxing. This morning we have already had soccer camp for Ben. Sydney's soccer camp. And Ben's t-ball game. And after this birthday party is over we have to run out and get another gift bag for the next birthday party Ben's going to attend in a couple of hours. Last night, we had Sydney's dress rehearsal for her dance recital that is tomorrow afternoon. Shawn and Sydney are in the Daddy Daughter Dance together, as is Shawn's brother and his daughter Langston.  It's so cute for them to do that dance ...