Hello Monday...

Well, I said some prayers last night to the tune of "please help me to find motivation each day to keep myself & the kids happy" -- sounds pretty simple right?  Well, not if you're dealing with the IRS...since January...and they're withholding your tax return because of their error!! But after holding for a mere 30 mins I was kindly told my refund would be available in as little as 6 to 8 weeks...are you kidding me??!?!? So, I went for a walk...the boys (Jake, Will & Ty) and I walked to Cassidy's school to pick her up.  Surprisingly, they all did really well there and back -- but poor Ty hasn't walked that long in a long while -- he slept most of the afternoon :)  But it definitely got the grumpies out for sure!  We had a nice afternoon just  hanging out -- I'm glad we went to the park at 10:30 a.m. because the high today (per my thermometer) was 101F!! But the humidity was only in the 30% range so it wasn't too bad really -- now, August it WILL be a different heat!  The baby has been fussy - he's just milimeters from cutting those two bottom teeth (that'll make 8 total!) -- he pretty much only wanted to eat cantaloupe all day!

The one thing I found to be really thankful for today was how well the kids are starting to play together.  They have rediscovered the plastic cupboard...they all three try to fit in there at times...and today we used kitchen ware as drums, safari hats & of course, weapons :)  All in all, I didn't find myself loosing energy or patience until the game of Princess Memory after bath time went a bit long and everyone was determined to finish no matter how tired they were... so, yet again, He does listen!! My motivation pushed me through to the end of the night and I think everyone had a nice Monday.