I'd Be Lying to You...

if I didn't tell you tears were involved in the making of these crafts. These are supposed to be cornucopias. They were horrible to make. When we were done, Mason said they looked like tornados and made whirring noises and spun them around. He also said they had "several uses". I had to agree with him. They looked like a lot of things, BUT cornucopias.

We made them by folding a paperplate into a cone, wrapping it with masking tape, then gluing twine all around it. Easier said than done in our house.

The boys made these turkeys by tracing their foot and their hands. I know, nothing real creative, but I like to get at least one thing made each year with their hands and feet. I love Maddox's turkey. He glued everything where he wanted it to go and picked out how many eyes. A few tears were shed because he wanted me off of my chair and he wanted to handle the glue alone. I wasn't ready for that. And I was a little crabby during these crafts. Then got my "monthly" early today.

Note to Self: Do not do crafts with the children when PMSing.

Just love these pictures of this little goy. Just love him!!

Mr. Maddox is into hats and gloves right now, and sometimes Mason is too. They just run around the house wearing them. In the picture below, Maddox is wearing Mason's pajamas.

He is actually fishing with a drumstick with twine tied to the end of it.

The boys are tallying the number of birds at our feeders. It's fun to see Maddox trying to do everything Mason is doing, although I don't think Mason thinks it's so great.

Overall, it has been a good week. I do notice that my PMS is getting really bad though. I feel so out of control and angry about nothing. May need to get meds adjusted for that. I had so much more to write, but at midnight, my brain dries up.

Tomorrow is my last day of filling in for a maternity leave. I have mixed feelings about that. I am going to miss being around adults, working with families, and having people thank me. There just isn't much thanking when I am at home, as most moms experience, and to get a pat on the back is a nice feeling. I will miss the children I have been working with too. They are all great children with great families.

I will not miss having to plan out Maddox's "menu" for the day, making sure all his creams, benadryl, epipen, etc...are in a special spot and his food is in a special spot, or planning out Mason's day so his homeschool can be reinforced while I am gone. Soooo, mixed feelings. I will still be able to fill in, but sometimes just knowing I am going to work on Tues. really helps me get through the day!!

Tonight I took a mini-mental exam and I thought I was 1 point away from demonstrating cognitive dysfunction, when I realized I subtracted wrong!! I was seriously concerned and thinking I was going to have to go the Dr..Thankfully, my cognitive function is A-OK (well, at least according to this exam :) )

Well, my few readers (I think there are 4 or 5 of you?) I am going to bed. Need to get up for my last day tomorrow.