Adventure in toilet seats

My littlest one, Emma, is very petite.  We tell her all the time she lives in the land of giants.. so I can understand how some things might intimidate her, but the toilet seat?? oh my....

A few weeks ago I hear her let out a scream that definitely gets my attention.  She screams a lot so my reflex time is kinda slow.  But this particular day I jumped up and ran.  She met me coming down the stairs crying and holding her hand.  I asked her what had happened and she said "the toilet seat broke my finger!!"  ok.. she was so dramatic it took everything I had not to laugh.  Then she got mad at her brothers.  I tried to show her how to put the seat down without slamming her finger in it but she continued to have issues until Jason stepped in to solve all toilet seats problems.  Rather than just putting the toilet seat down when he was done he decided HE would teach her how to do it. It went a little something like this.  (I did not venture in there, just let him have it.. I stood outside the door and laughed MBO)

Jason:  See Emma, this is how you do.  Take the seat in one hand and slowly put it down, slowly, very slowly. SEE, just like that.  Now it is your turn.
Emma: I cant do it.
Jason: yes you can, slowly.
Emma: Ok, I will try.
Jason: SLOWLY!! Good, Good.. YOU GOT IT!!  Emma you did it!!
Then Jason comes running out of the bathroom so excited!  "I did it Mom, I taught Emma how to put the toilet seat down"  He was so excited, you would have thought he had taught her to ride her bike or something..  :)

For the last couple of weeks, all has gone well, till tonight.. Emma had a relapse and it went a little something like this:

LOUD Scream and a "aaaahhhhhhhhhh!  Jason!!! you didn't put the toilet seat down."
Now, I am sitting with Jason and this is his response.  Slaps his head and says "WHAT!..... I just taught her how to put that seat down... " He gets up and huffs himself in there and says "Let me show how to do this again.. "  and he goes over it all one more time and and then makes her do it and ends with "see, you got it!! good job" 

And all is well in their four year old world again.  Maybe Emma will get a revelation and explain to Jason how life would be so much simpler if he and his brother would just put the toilet seat down when they get done.  She may be petite but she can be a little spicy when the mood hits her  :) 

Momma, you got issues!

Ever have one of those days when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed and all your children decided that that day would be a perfect day to get on your very last nerve..   Yep! Me too!  I think today might be that day.  You know the kinda day you beg God to be merciful to you, pray your children will get so involved in being super hero's or something that they forget you exist and leave you to ponder life..   BUT instead they all get up on the wrong side of the bed too and spend the whole day involving YOU in all their issues! 

"Momma he pushed me.. Momma she looked at me, Momma I gotta go pee, Momma I am tired! Momma she is touching me, Momma I am hungry (even though they have eaten everything you have in the kitchen)...  Momma, Momma, Momma...!!!  Momma, she said they sky is blue...  Yep, that kinda day.. 

BUT it is pretty bad when your four year old tells you "Momma, you got issue's today"  hhmmm... you think!  I had to admit he was right.  Asked God for some grace for the day and put on my happy face cause Thing 1, 2 and 3 need me to be all I can be!

So, two hours of swimming, chicken nuggets, How to train your dragon and some fresh baked chocolate chip cookies brings me a few minutes of peace.  Gotta admit the chocolate chip cookies was my idea and yes, I ate the cookie dough :) The simple pleasures of life, especially on a day you got issues!