Organized Chaos?

This was the image visibile as you came through our front door yesterday. I had to remind myself that the mess below is merely a sign that our house is lived in and loved in but I can't say it made me feel any better. The girls had strategically picked toys, carried them upstairs and created some sort of imaginary life. They had a great time but clean up was no fun for any of us!

Yesterday the girls (ravioli faces and all!) had a blast with an empty box of copy paper! It was some version of Speedracer and kept them occupied for quite a while! Forget all of the expensive toys! This was all they needed...who knew?!

This afternoon Dayton had finished his homework (and quite a bit of it since he missed a few days last week!) and was watching his favorite show; Ben 10. Ellie was 'feeding' her My Little Pony baby and Adi was laying on a blanket on the floor near them. I stepped out of the room for less than 2 minutes and came back to this vision of forbidden giggles...

I love that the kids love the baby but we've had some pretty strict rules about holding her, playing near her and that kind of thing. They know that they are not to pick her up but it was hard to be upset with Dayton and Ellie as they hovered over her and held her close!

On the B Side: My life feels a lot like that first picture looks. It's kind of organized chaos or something along those lines. My immune system is in overdrive and that pretty much stinks so I am anxiously awaiting results from my Doc given that they took like a gallon of blood out last week! Thank you for the call today Kristin. It was refreshing, welcomed and needed! Sorry I had to run given Adi's cries. We took her to the Doc again last night given her tummy issues. I start back to work on the 8th and hope that our lives have some semblance of structure and organization at that point!!!

Thursday Thirteen & Needs Meme

Today I crave mindless simplicity! Thursday 13 meets the Needs Meme! Ordinarily to play T13 you post a list (any topic of your choosing) of 13 things. For the Needs Meme you Google " needs". To combine the two all you have to do is post 13 of the results.
1. Britta needs help.
or maybe just some sleep ;)
2. Britta needs to belt it out like back in the day circa 1985.

dude, I was 6 and way too shy to belt anything

3. Britta needs a bunch of coffee.

yeah, um I will definitely have to pass

4. Sweet Britta needs home.

dude, PA will always be home and boy do I miss it

5. Britta needs to chill out and do things for herself.

like a nice warm bath complete with chocolate and a good read?

6. Britta needs a hug tonight!

the real kind with no back patting or butt sticking out

7. Britta needs to learn more about her magical skills and what causes them.

whoa, am I a Vampire too???

8. Methinks Britta needs to review her high school or college algebra book.

While I'm sure the review would be nice it's completely not practical

9. Britta needs a job.

actually I really, really like mine now

10. Britta needs to eat more cheesecake.

and a big fat Coke and maybe some chocolate too

11. I know that Britta needs medication but that she also needs empathy, support and counseling once she is no longer delusional.

Ouch!

12. Britta needs a drink.

Some days more than others!

13. Britta needs to be faster.

Slow and steady wins the race

On the B Side: Sometimes it's fun to sit back and not think about real life, chaos, stress and all of the things that you have to deal with as a grown up! Join the fun just for today, won't you? As for me now, Britta needs to get some rest while Adi sleeps!

Wholesome Entertainment...ROCK ON!

This weekend while at the lodge I had brought all kinds of stuff for Ellie to enjoy. I did my Motherly due diligence by bringing books, coloring books, and a few of her favorite little toys to play with to keep her occupied while Dayton was skiing.

Turns out she has a 'rock family' living in her coat pocket and that was entertainment enough! She was careful to keep count of all of them and carefully displayed them and introduced them to Grandma Mikey and myself!

On the B Side: I am grateful for the simplicity of children! I love their ability to appreciate small things and not get caught up in everything.