Help! The Sunbeams are attacking!!!!!!!!

Well at least one of them is. *weak grin* I am teaching a Sunbeam class that has 13 children in it. I truly do love them all; and I'm not just saying that to try and convince myself. There is one small one however who truly tries my patience each and every Sunday that he comes to class. He seems determined to (1) show that he disapproves of all of this "reverent" nonsense, (2) make sure that we all know we are "stupid", (3) spitting is a valid form of defense, and (4) it almost seems like he is trying to prove to himself that I and the other children don't like him so he will behave in a way that makes it difficult to like him. Now is it truly likely that this little 3 year old has thought all of this out and is making these choices deliberately? Well no! I'm not sure that that knowledge helps me deal with the situation any better.

I guess the truth is that this little boy's behavior intimidates me. I would not put up with the way he is behaving from any of the other children or my own, but I'm fairly certain that any form of direct discipline would result in a scene that would result in at the very least blood being drawn. (Most likely mine....however some of the other children unfortunately may get hurt as well)

So I need to actively find ways to love him in spite of his behavior. If I can only win this little boy over I think he and I could be great friends. So I need to begin by working on myself......

Where oh where will that lead me?

As if Sunbeams were not enough of a trial today....my little Engineer took the spray bottle and the scissors to Mr. Comedian's hair while the family was supposed to be having a Sunday nap.

So much for a restful Sabbath.

Which Came First?

Well the "egg" has been quite the topic at our house over the past week. Today we colored pictures of decorated Easter eggs to decorate our windows with, and dyed a dozen eggs. I wasn't so thrilled with the mess but their comments certainly kept me chuckling.

Here are some of the "egg" comments from my little Engineer and Comedian:

"Does the baby egg grow up to be a big egg?"

"I don't want to eat the egg but I want to keep it safe in my hands and watch it grow." (carrying around the yolk of a hard boiled egg)

"Look my egg has three eggs, a hard egg, a soft squishy egg, and a cute little baby yellow egg."

"If I put my egg in the blue (dye) will it grow up to be a blue mommy egg?

I think a trip to a farm needs to be in our near future....although I'm a little nervous, my 5 year old wouldn't eat the Thanksgiving turkey because it had bones and a body. Although he eats chicken just fine as long as it comes frozen and boneless. With Easter coming up I'd better not tell him that mutton is really lamb.

I've made arrangements with a friend who raises chickens and sells the eggs to bring the boys by to "help" one day while she is gathering eggs. I think it should be pretty funny to see what their reactions are.

Renewing my spirit

Today was a great day. Already I'm showing that I'm a person of extremes *smile*. There were 8 sunbeams at church today and I hope they had fun I know I did. I was really taken off guard by the intensity of their interest when I showed them the picture of Samuel the Lamanite standing on the city wall. Note to self, 3 year olds think bows and arrows are really cool.

My little Engineer had a pretty good day too, although I think he struggles with my adventures in cooking. He really likes everything to be familiar. I hope that as he grows older he will be able to use his experiences with new and changing things to better adapt to the changing world he will grow into.

I had a great moment with Mr. Comedian. During Sacrament meeting I pulled out the cards showing the different presidents of the church and was showing them to him and whispering the names to him. When we began he only knew one and by the time the Sacrament had been passed he recognized 3.

Monster Baby is so much fun! I love the moments when he is just happy to be in the same room with us doing his own thing. Tonight he was playing with at truck, pushing it across the floor and making motor sounds. When he tired of that he just moved onto another area of the room. Mostly I think he likes to know that others are around and doesn't like being in a room by himself.

Well it is time for me to head to bed. I am so not ready for daylight savings time. At least I have a week to get ready for it. Good night!

Jumping off a cliff?

Well there is not much point in having a blog if I don't actually start writing in it. So I guess I'll write.

Today has been a rough day. Baby Monster kept me up most of the night and when he finally did go to sleep I couldn't so thus the grumpy mommy was born. My little Engineer and comedian have been on their best behavior, doing sweet little things to help mommy feel better.

I guess if it really comes down to it...the week has been rough. DJThunder has been working at his real job and then he had appointments 2 nights last week so he wasn't home until after bedtime. Then he decided that maybe he needs a new and different real job and filled out applications and stuff. I don't do change well and I guess I just don't understand the need for a different job. It worries me.

So I wonder what kind of mother am I that I really just don't want to interact with baby monster. I'm really worn out and don't know when I'll get the opportunity to recharge.