Kids and Random thoughts.

As I was vacuuming the house tonight I was thinking about my kids. Could be because I was yelling at one to pick up his cars and transformer pieces before I sucked them up or because the other one was yelling at me over the vacuum to ask what to pack for her trip which isn't until tuesday.

Regardless, thinking about them made me smile and I thought I'd post some of the random thoughts I had.

I love that as soon as I got to daycare today I got a big grin, hug and a "HI MOM," from Braden. Kelsey was busy sitting on the couch with Amber learning how to cross stitch. Glad she has grandma's and daycare providers to teach her these things. I am horrible at crafts. Anything I have started gets to a certain point and I either get bored and give up or I get stuck and put it away because I can't get any further.

Kids will embarrass you unintentionally... If I bend over too far and my low rise pants show more than needs to be seen, Braden will quickly laugh at me and say, "haha, I see your butt." So at least I know the rest of the world sees and I fix it.

Kids also have ways of pointing out all of your flaws... Often I yell at Kelsey to clean the clothes off her floor and pick up her room. I then go into my bedroom and notice that I have piles of clothes on my floor so I'm just as guilty.

As a toddler I one time caught Kelsey talking very sternly to her dolls (not yelling but in an angry tone). I realized that it was probably what she heard from me and then felt guilty.

If Braden goes to daycare and says a bad word I know that he probably heard it from our house. Although I'm going to blame that one on Scott. Mostly because I've specifically heard Braden say it immediately after Scott said something.

Today, in addition to the big grin and "HI MOM" I got from Braden when I arrived, I also got an "I like your hair." Nice ego boost, thank you B. :) Then, later in the evening, I get a "Mom, I like your shirt!" from Braden again. Personally I think he was buttering me up for the next "Mom, will you transform this into a car for me?" But since you know kids at that age are honest... gotta appreciate the compliment.

At Kelsey's age I get a lot of eye rolls. But still affection. She just wants to spend time with me and I need to be better about it. From playing games on the computer with her, to board games, watching TV and cuddling on the couch, to shopping, she wants to do it with me. of course, she also wants me to spend money on her that I don't have, but I suppose that's what girls expect.

At 10, she's starting to want to be more of a teenager. Which means conversations about shaving legs, bras, deodorant and periods.

Kids can make you laugh no matter what the age, Braden, in his transformer obsession, really just another version of a "vehicle" which he has been obsessed with since birth, has decided that his name is Optimus Prime. He will ignore you unless you call him Optimus. If you don't, he will correct you and say, "Tell me ________ Optimus Prime, Not Braden." This is only today though, tomorrow he might be Megatron, Starscream or Bumble bee. You just never know.

That's all for now... I know there was more running through my head but I seemed to forget a lot of it the second I sat down to type. It's amazing what can pass through your head in 15 minutes of vacuuming the house.