Things that make me go Hmmmm
2012
A. My children’s ability to never, ever be able to find their shoes despite the lovely, functional and organized shoe bins, each of which contains their individual names, created for the sole purpose of storing shoes.
N. The desire of certain children to draw on walls despite the volumes of paper goods available for their artwork. I am raising graffiti artists for sure.
2. How a child can go to bed as the most annoying, frustrating human being that ever existed, then wake up the next morning as the yummiest, cutest, most adorable creature on the planet.
400. Why the baby must try to grab the poop during a diaper change requiring me to proclaim loudly, “Don’t grab the poop!” I mean ewwwww.
22B. How the house can go from clean to tornado-struck-it disaster-area in less than 20 minutes. I’m pretty sure it has something to do with the little people roaming my house.
D. How a toy that has not seen the light of day in weeks can surface, then cause the original owner such trauma because, “It’s mine and I want it back!!!!!” Then, once the owner finally has desired object, the owner plays with it for 1.2 seconds and then abandons the object which previously caused so much distress.
2. The innate ability of my children to sleep-in on school days and wake at the crack of stupid on the weekends. What is that?
Z. All the crying.
26C. The amount of socks that surfaced when I made my children clean out their nifty shoe bins. Apparently, they can store socks in their shoe bins, just not their shoes. The volume of socks was staggering.
56. If I enter the den to, let’s say, blog, all the children must come in, sit in the other computer chair, spin circles, cry and request attention. If I exit the den, no one needs me. If I enter my bedroom and close the door, incessant knocking and obnoxious requests will occur. Once I open the door and leave it open, all needs will magically disappear.
C. The constant loss of sippy cups. Where do they go?
3. Walking on all the things. If an object is on the floor, my children will go out of their way to step on it. Objects can include, but are not limited to; books, toys, blankets, coats, dishes, cats, each other, and groceries.
H. The magic of bedtime that creates the following life threatening issues; thirst, starvation, headaches, gaping wounds requiring immediate bandages, bladder control issues, forgotten homework, and necessary games that MUST be played immediately or “my crops will wither”.
XYZ. The hours between lunch time and snack time is three days long. Especially if you are four.
(52N. Just in case you were wondering, there is one 12 year old spinning circles with his feet on the desk, one stinky infant in my lap, a four-year old declaring her lack of desire to go to church and a two-year old requiring assistance, currently in the den. Then den is a magical place.)
ABC. This list could have also born the title “Things that make me crazy”. It’s apparently the same as Things that make me go Hmmmmm.
DEF. To sum up, my children make me go Hmmmmmm.
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You had me at lost shoes and drawing on walls. I think we have the same children. Could it be? Funny post!
Bruna (@beeswithhoney)´s last [type] ..blossom trees & paper plate flowers
I feel a wee bit bad for saying I love your list and you made me laugh. Because I would not want to be in your den right now. But I am laughing. Thank god tomorrow morning they will wake up angelic and stay so for 3.7 minutes.
Stasha´s last [type] ..Monday Listicles
Number 4J.7 was my all time favorite. WHY WHY WHY do babies grab the poop? My nephew took it up a notch when he was teeny; he’d shove his finger right up his butt. Seriously, babies are cooky.
Sometimes after dinner I think, “now what are we going to do until it’s time for bed? Seriously, it’s the longest 2 hours ever.
Bridget´s last [type] ..Monday Listicles
I LOVE your numbering system. I’m going to work on a new one for myself. It might actually improve my forgetfulness. And “up at the crack of stupid”….priceless! Good list. Great sense of humor! Thanks for sharing.
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Great stuff! And I now know I can cross “organize shoe”s off of my to-do list because it won’t make a difference. Whew! Thank you! Ellen
Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms´s last [type] ..Things That Make You Go Hmmm. . .
On friday and saturday nights I tell my kids that they are indeed going to school the next day, on Sunday night I tell them they aren’t. It’s magic I tell you, I practically have to trumpet them awake on the weekend, of course monday morning their up before dawn asking for cartoons, but we’re no longer ever late for school.
BonnyBard´s last [type] ..Things that make you go hmmm… Monday Listicles
I LOVE your list! I’m so glad I’m not the only one that gets hounded the moment they sense I want some privacy, and the sudden love for a toy that’s been lost for a million years – gah! I found a little keyboard in my daughter’s room that I know none of the older kids had played with in 2 years. As soon as I gave it to the baby to play with, it was suddenly EVERYONE’S favorite thing ever. Now I wish I’d never found it, because I forgot how loud and annoying it is (I’m probably the one who hid it in the first place, now that I think about it).
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Children are a enigma wrapped up in a mystery that leads to a quandary.
Wayne´s last [type] ..Monday Listicles
That time in our house after nap & snack and before dinner is seriously like THREE DAYS! I dread that time DAILY!
I feel your pain Stacey! I feel your pain!
Jackie´s last [type] ..Hmmm?
Visiting from Listicles. What is even MORE amazing and makes you go HMMMMMMMMMM is how you will look back one day and and think “Where did the years go?”. Enjoy!
HAHAHAHAHA! Yes this is so true. I especially loved the bedtime one. We have that problem EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!!
Three days long…lol! I know what you mean about the devastation that appears in the blink of an eye. How they do that is beyond me!
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This list is so perfect – I agree with EVERY SINGLE ONE! My children have also always enjoyed drawing on furniture. Why limit yourself to walls?
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Seiously, ever single one of those things!
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If you figure out the sippy cup thing, I would appreciate your sharing. It perplexes me! I keep buying them and somehow we still only have 2 when we need them. Ugh!
Ducky´s last [type] ..Things That Make You Go Hmmm
Ah, but your den sounds AWEsome!
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Agreed on all items! Although your den sounds much more magical than anywhere in my house!
Audrey´s last [type] ..1 week old
definitely sounds like my house.
it soooo sounds like my house, I am not sure if I should laugh or cry, or both…..or…oh look, WINE. all better.
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