Relief!!!

Oh life has SUCKED the last week. Wednesday was so wonderful, though. We went to the zoo with Omaha Mama (my cousin) and her two ADORABLE and FUN kids. It was so much fun. We were there all afternoon and the kids did wonderful. None of them really whined a whole lot (of course there were times when one would start up and we would look at each other like "can we really do this??", but hey... that's life with kids!), they ran, they played, they laughed..... it was wonderful!!!

Then yesterday it was just poopy again. I don't even know how to explain it. It was just awful and I didn't know how I was going to make it through. THANK GOD a friend of mine brought her kids out to play. At first I thought that it was just what I DIDN'T need, but it turned out to be phenominal!! She sat my three kids down and had a little chat with them about how much they DON'T help me out around the house and how they treat me when I ask them to do anything. Let me tell you something.... IT WORKED. This morning, the kids and I got up and I started cleaning the kitchen. When I told them that Omaha Mama and Fit for Florida are both coming out tonight, along with a couple other family members, for a going away get together for FFF, they started ASKING ME what they should do to help!!! Can you BELIEVE THAT?!?!? So, they cleaned their rooms, Zack vacuumed, and Addison swept and mopped the kitchen. Granted, the floors aren't as good as I would like. BUT.... I didn't have to even ASK for it to be done. That alone makes it shine like diamonds!! LOL!

So now I have BBQ Meatballs in the crock pot, a clean house, and family coming over soon to have some fun!! Yay for better days!!