Strawberry Lime Slushy

Today I played with the kids, did some sewing, and the basic cleaning.
The hubs came up for a lime slushy recipe to make with our new blender.  It was pretty tasty.
Here is the recipe:

2 limes, peeled
1/2 cup sugar
1 quart water
1 quart ice cubes
6-8 frozen strawberries

Blend until fully mixed.

A spoon full of sugar.

Today was a day of mostly playing catch up.  I didn't do a very good job of cleaning up after ourselves over the weekend, so today I had a bit more to do.  However it was still do able.  It was just really wearing.  I have found that spending a lot of time cleaning up after kids without them helping encourages me to be kind of ornery.  But also positive feedback gets more results than negative feedback does.  I just need to swallow the orneriness (not something that is easy to do), and behave with a positive attitude, and praise the help the kids do give me.

Tired = ornery

Last night we got to bed kind of late, and then had to get up at 6:30 this morning.  6:30 isn't usually too early but after a  late night, I don't think I handled it very well.  I was really grumpy by the end of church today. I was quite snappish the whole way home.  Although part of that could have been that we walked to church today, and I was wearing sandles that have more of a heal than I am used to and my feet were hurting, but I know I was definitely tired.
So an update on the vita-mix  yes we did already buy it, and so far we have gotten more veggies in Guy in 2 days that we probably get in him during a normal week.  Not a bad investment, especially if we keep it up.
Let me know your favorite smoothie recipe.

The things I will do to get a kid to eat.

Today was a good but busy day.  I let myself be talked into a vitamix blender, when Guy, one of my pickiest eaters told me he would eat veggies that way.

Sewing

I have picked up some sewing lately.   I made several pairs of boxers for Guy, and I have been working on a shirt for Aurora lately,  which is what I spent most of my time on today.   Also Cinderella is wanting me to teach her how to sew, which I am kind of intimidated to do, but I will try anyway.
I also took the younger kids to the park this morning,  and got a date with the hubs tonight.

Sleep is amazing

I actually got a good amount of sleep last night.  It made a big difference in my day.  I was able to get a lot of things done, and still be in a positive attitude at the end of the day when the hubs got home.  Isn't it amazing what a little sleep can do.

Adventures

What do you get when you mix a tired mom with a fussy baby an adventurous toddler, a 4 and 6 year old who don't want to obey, a pile of toys, a bunch of blankets and some stairs?
A big mess, a frustrated mommy, and sad kids who just lost some toys.
Life is an adventure.