Another busy weekend in the house of testosterone.

The weather should be nice and there is plenty of work to be done. Let me tell you, nothing is more thrilling to my boys than knowing that due to their poor behavior, their weekend will include picking up poop (chicken AND dog) and doing other various odd jobs at mom's whim. Jake, Tucker and Tanner just insist on learning all lessons the hard way. I guess that's fine. It means that I don't have to do these gross jobs. I told them that since they choose to act in such a disgusting manner, they can do ALL the disgusting jobs I can come up with. Looks like I no longer have to scrub the urine stains off the tile in the bathroom either! YEAH!

Sad weekend

It was a really sad weekend for my family. Lies were told, hearts were broken and ultimately a 15 year relationship came to an end. It wasn't a decision that I found easy to make but one that had been a long time coming. My head is still spinning from the shock and utter devastation of it all. I am broken yet trying my best to put on a good face for my precious boys. If prayer is something you believe in, I'm asking that you pray for healing for my family. Healing and peace. We could use both at this time.

Thank you so much.

I just want to smack them!

My oldest boy, Jon, has this girlfriend. She's really sweet and they are adorable together. I was not super thrilled about him having a girlfriend. He's only 14. BUT, I remember being 14 and having a huge crushes on guys so I didn't want to make him miserable by being one of those moms. PLUS, she lives several cities away and they don't see each other all that much. She's a bit older than him. Just turned 16. I wasn't too happy about that either but I did date guys that were a year behind me in school so I didn't think it was too big of a deal. In a strange coincidence of "it's a small world" her cousin happens to store his trucks and equipment in our field. Gary is a now a friend of my hubbys and you can imagine my surprise when I discovered that Bella did not just celebrate her 16th bday but her 17th!!! Needless to say, I was a bit pissed off with both Jon AND Bella for lying to me! Jon says they did it because they knew I wouldn't want him dating a girl who was nearly 17. So, in all your infinite wisdom......what would YOU do? I don't feel like I can forbid them to date. I think that would make things worse.... but I am SO angry with them for lying to me. I've always told my kids that the truth is far better than lying. The trouble is MUCH less if you tell the truth even if the truth gets you in trouble! UGH! What to do? HELP!

Miraculous!

Thank God! My boys have been cohabitating for several days now and they are BOTH still alive! Very much so, as a matter of fact. Why didn't I do this sooner? There has been peace between the two. There have been shared jokes at the dinner table and LAUGHTER! Yes, laughter, at MY table! Between Jake and TUCKER! I'm still waiting for all hell to break loose but they seem to have turned a corner. By they, I mean Jake. He's been so much happier! It's amazing! Tucker's always been a big fan of Jake's so the fact that he's going along with the good vibes is no big surprise. I am just estatic over this change.

Now if I could just get Tanner's ADHD results and some meds for him.....

Well, I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too, huh?

It has HIT the fan!

Yesterday, during the short car ride to drop the boys at their various schools, Jake and Tucker were literally trying to KILL each other. This is not the first time these two have gotten into it physically but it may very well be the last time. I decided then and there that my "24/7" plan was going in to effect. When Jon and Jake used to fight when they were younger, there were times when I would actually strap them together, forcing them to learn to work together. It always worked. SO, I've decided to go back to my parenting roots and am doing the same thing with Jake and Tucker. Last night, after MUCH effort from my and Jared's part, the boys are now roommates. Jake is PISSED, to say the least. I had wanted to sit him down and tell him once Jared got home but Tanner being Tanner, let it slip. Holy cow! Jake flipped out and demolished his room. It was the craziest I think I've ever seen him. BUT, I've decided that I'm not cutting him any slack any more and he was made to clean it up. I think overall, I WILL get the desired results. Failure isn't an option for me. He WILL behave in a kind way to Tucker. I am so sick of him picking on Tucker. They're both grounded until next Thursday so they will have nothing but time to spend with each other. Pray for us! This could get real ugly.

Boy anyone?

FREE! Slightly used, scuffed and dirty....boy. Three to choose from. You may take any or all. Please be forewarned that if you take more than one, you can expect constant bickering, lots of lost and/or stolen items, words that will astound you, oh yeah, can't forget the brawling! Please take one!!!!

the monkeys are taking over the zoo!

Tucker's been suspended! Apparently, he was quite rude with his teacher on Friday and then there was an "incident" on the playground where he was upset because a girl took his ball so he pulled her necklace. OY! What do I do with this kid?!?! Between him and Jake, I'm going NUTS! He's been suspended for today. I tried to explain to him that had he told a yard duty like he was SUPPOSED to, SHE would have been in trouble and not him. The problem with Tucker is, he's SUCH a vengeful person. If he feels he's been wronged, he MUST exact some hideous revenge. It drives me insane and I cannot seem to convince him that it is such an ugly behavior. My mom suggested I take him on errands.....all.day.long! This kid HATES running errands. Maybe I'll run him ragged today. The sad thing is, he's SUCH a sweet kid but he just has that overwhelming sense of, "I MUST get back at him!" Any fabulous ideas that I'm just not seeing here?!?! If you've got an idea, throw it my way. If you've dealt with something like this and been successful in re-routing the behavior, I think that's just something I NEED to hear about!