In a funk

Yeah, that's right. A weird kind of funk and I'm not sure how to get out of it. I'm unmotivated to do anything, especially anything to do with cleaning or other things that "need" to be done. I don't even want to go anywhere unless it is fun (so shopping and errands are blah). At the same time, I go a little house crazy and want to get out and besides, the house just gets messier by the minute with the kids at home all day. Stupid. So I'm in this mental funk and need to get out of it so I can "get things done". This funk is one reason why I haven't blogged for awhile.

So an update on my kiddos and a nice version of the rant I wanted to do a few weeks ago:


Brigg is getting smarter and smarter everyday. He is learning to get Kallie to do his dirty work (ie get in trouble) so that she will get the blame for it, he is getting sneaky and sly, getting into a billion things and have well thought out explanations to justify his behaviors, and hiding things or hiding from me. I have read about kids that get into trouble all the time and make horrendous messes and I thought I might avoid this in Brigg since he didn't have the terrible twos or even threes. He seems to be catching on though.

How can you be too upset at this face though? There are many times when he says something and I try so hard to keep from laughing, to keep a straight face because he is in trouble. He is getting a little sense of humor too. There are countless things that he says that are hilarious but I forget to write them down. He's a silly kid.

Brigg loves exploring and being active. He is fairly social as well. He is enrolled in a preschool summer program that my aunt is doing (she has a preschool/ grade school program during the school year) and he has enjoyed it a lot so far. He goes every Tuesday for 3 hours and it lasts 6 weeks. It is focused on exploring, learning through nature, making and building things, etc. Just a bunch of fun. Now that summer is here, he is constantly asking me what we are going to do, asking me to play this or that, etc. Remember that funk I'm in? I have a hard time thinking of fun things to keep him entertained. He starts swim lessons tomorrow and it is everyday for 2 weeks so I think this is a start at keeping him busy.

One thing Brigg loves is museums, especially the dinosaur museum and the Bean Museum. He could stay there all day.

Brigg is a sweet, kind kid and has become even more loving lately. He comes up to me and tells me he loves me, or that I look pretty, or gives me a hug and kiss. Sometimes he likes to do those things when he is in trouble. :)

A story he wrote: "Once upon a time, there was a dragon. He blew a guy into a castle. He blew the guy down and the castle. There was a waterfall that got higher and higher. There was a talking gingerbread boy. He rescued the guy! The End."

As for Kallie, she is our little firecracker. She keeps us on our toes and busy. She turns 18 months tomorrow. She is constantly on the move and into things. She is part of my reason for my cleaning burnout. She LOVES to throw her food around, dump any type of liquid on the floor, make messes, get into the toilet paper, etc.

She also LOVES water. If it is on, she is in it. She goes through multiple outfits a day and stains them. I'm running out of nice clothes for her. Either that, or I really stink at laundry. I use 3 different stain fighters but nothing seems to work.


She is a cute, funny little girl. At this point she is more tom boy than girly girl. Possibly because she has one older brother? She LOVES to be tossed around, thrown in the air, tickled and teased. Her daddy loves this about her and tosses her around daily. She is always asking for "do do"- a horsey piggy back ride. She gets the do do from the sound we make as a horse when giving her a ride. She is a candy addict like her brother. She is a HUGE tease and will take things from Brigg and run, hurt him or chase him just to get a reaction. Then she will laugh and do it again. She has mastered the "Ha ha" laugh when she wins. She is a copycat and will do what other people do. The other day Brigg got in trouble and had to go to his room. He yelled at me and stomped to his room. Kallie yelled at me and stopped after Brigg to his room. She is hilarious.


Kallie is also very loving and loves to give kisses and hugs. She loves to pull up my shirt and hit/ pat my tummy or give it hugs and say baby. We just put a crib up in her room for the baby and she always points to it and says baby. She loves babies but is also very jealous of my attention so we shall see what she does with the next child. I love having a little girl. It is fun to see the differences in gender and personality between both kids. She is just so naturally cute.

Popsicles on the porch

Worn out. Don't you love Brigg's open mouth?

As for the rant.... I was keeping a daily list of things the kids did in wrecking the house. I gave up after a day- the list was just too long and I couldn't keep track. Here is one of the major ones:

Right before leaving for church, when I was rushing around trying to get ready, Brigg (Kallie was also involved) decided to stop up the bathroom sink and let the water run over onto the floor. There was a lot of water but it should not have done so much damage. Somewhere we have a leak and it went to our family room ceiling, soaking the dry wall and making the ceiling peel and crack. Koby was NOT happy. We will probably have to replace a bunch of the drywall, paint, wood etc.

Just a few days ago Brigg decided to make a waterfall out of our car trunk. The trunk was soaked and water filled up the tire well and ruined a few things in the trunk.

Both Kallie and Brigg had another incident with paint and Brigg's room. They poured it all over the trash can (thank goodness! that and not the carpet again) and got it all over a towel and their clothes. The carpet stains are still there from the previous time with paint.

Brigg recently opened a bunch of my rice milk and Kallie conveniently got it (another of Brigg's enabling Kallie to do his dirty work) and she poured out a whole container on the carpet.

Kallie has gotten marker all over the carpets.

She dumps dirt from our potted tree onto the carpet almost every other day. As soon as I vacuum, she dumps more. If I leave it there for a few days, she won't touch the dirt.

Brigg dug up one of my tomato plants when digging in the mud.

Brigg got into the finger nail polish and did a hash job painting his toes. Unfortunately it also got on his clothes.

What else?? There are so many things that happen everyday. These all just happened in the last two weeks. I feel like I can barely keep up with it all and I don't know what will happen when the third baby comes. The house will burn down? I'm not sure. Monday I gave up on everything so Koby called an emergency "Operation make mommy happy" FHE where we all cleaned. It was nice. Then last night I got frustrated with the constant referree and disaster managing so we strapped the kids in the car and went for a drive. I like carseats- they are strapped in and can't get out.


Despite all the destruction, I'm so thankful for my kids and I know I take them for granted. I would be devastated if something happened to either one of them. They are hard work but totally worth all the frustrations.
They are mine (and Koby's) greatest joy and they bring a lot of happiness to our lives. They make us laugh and become better people. I know these things are just a lesson in patience that I really need to learn. Brigg and Kallie are growing up too fast. I'm so thankful I have happy, healthy kids.