Ramblings....

The kids are all becoming so much fun, and soo much work. They like to follow each other around. Generally it is G1 in the front leading the way. He will get down on his hands and knees and say "Come on Ge-a" (leaving out the -nev- part of Geneva, it's what he calls them both), then takes off with the girls following. Sometimes the girls will just following each other; they will go into G1's bedroom, through the bathroom, into my bedroom and then back to the living room. They could do that all day long if I would just leave the doors open. It is so much fun watching them all interact-when they aren't fighting. The girls have really started to fight each other over toys and bottles and cups and everything. They also have started fighting with their brother over the same things.

We have been dealing with a lot of whining lately. I can't take it. I don't know what has gotten into all the kids, but all they do is whine. I'm about to lose it. Matt and I are going to St. Louis for our anniversary (October 1st) on October 2 and 3 and I can't wait! I will finally get a break from all the whining.

I can't wait to move. I hate living here with Matt working an hour away from here. He is just gone from us way too much. Plus I am sick of never having a vehicle because we only have the one and he always has it. There are days that I will drop him off to carpool, but there is one guy that he carpools with that makes me feel horrible for doing that. I don't understand what the big deal is about me dropping Matt off on days that he is not driving the carpool, but whatever. So, the kids and I are stuck at home all the time and it's driving us all nuts.

The house is disgustingly messy. I just can't get anything done. Anytime I try 1 to 3 kids start screaming at the top of their lungs, and if they don't start screaming than G1 (sometimes the girls too, but mainly G1) takes everything out of everything and throws all the trash around the house. So, that defeats the purpose of me cleaning. I just think it would be easier to pack everything up and move instead of trying to clean everything up. :-/

Laundry hasn't been done is who knows how long. Well, I have washed diapers and Matt's work clothes, but for the most part laundry just doesn't get done. I don't have a chance to do it. I can't go down to the basement for more than a second because I can't trust G1 with the girls. I don't ever get clean laundry put away so that makes me even less motivated to do more laundry.

I need to hire someone to come in and clean, but there is no way I would let anyone in with the house looking the way it does. Or I need someone to take all 3 kids for a day so I can clean, but noone will take all 3. It's either G1 or the girls, generally just the girls because G1 is so out of control that noone ever wants to watch him. It's frustrating.

I'm sorry this is so down and depressing, but I've had a lot going on and I've been needing to vent. I just don't have hardly anyone to vent to about things. :-/

Oh, Aislinn the diapers I use are Dappi brand I think. They are just cheap diapers that I found online. I had tried prefolds, but G1 learned how to undo the diaper pins and I couldn't figure out how to get them tight enough. If I had all the money in the world I would love to get SwaddleBees. I have a few of them and absolutely love them, but they are just so expensive. What kind are you using? Got any tips for me??

I almost forgot, here are a couple of funny pictures from the other day. I was feeding G3 lunch and G1 decided he wanted to help. He did a pretty good job-at first. Then as you can see better from the second picture he got it all over her face. He finished up by eating most of it. lol

I will try to be more upbeat next time. :-/