It’s 9:42 and I’m just sitting down at the computer. I had another umph to be “the perfect wife and housekeeper” and decided to not sit down this evening until I had cleaned the house back up after a day of work and having a 1, 2 and 3 year old running around for most of the day. I have to say it feels really good. I even did our checkbook and bills which I haven’t done in almost a month. I’m not sure I could find something to clean without digging into closets and drawers. Which I do need to do. And Scott is off work and the kids are in bed and its fairly early and I’m tempted to do just that. My bathroom drawer seriously needs some attention. But I think I’m better served this evening with a break. I haven’t set down I don’t think since 3:00 this afternoon when I quit working. I worked through lunch today since my stomach was “messed up” this morning and I couldn’t eat. So I got off at 3:00. Today I even was able to cook dinner. I think cutting out of work a little early helped us all today. We were able to go outside and play a little and then I got them settled into a Dora video while I finished up cooking. I think that could be a great routine. Nothing like a well-scheduled video to help a mom out. I feel this evening like I do on Friday/Saturdays when I have finished cleaning. There’s a sense of accomplishment that almost nothing else gives me. I just feel like all’s right in the house. Scott complains less and I feel crappy less and the kids love watching me run around the house instead of staring at a computer on the couch. I SO want to quit work. Like in a big way. If I knew we could afford it, I might do it. But we have insurance through me and I do make decent money. I should be happy with part-time work at home and so I’m trying to be. Days like today, I think I could do it. And I do really enjoy what I do. At least when I get to do it. It has been so slow at work for development and I guess that’s part of the reason why I want to quit. I get really bummed when I don’t feel like I’m accomplishing anything at work. Hopefully a really big project will be beginning the end of this week so I’m trying to hold out.

So Emma did two things recently that were “big girl” things to me. One was she actually was able to keep herself swinging on the swing by pumping her legs like we’ve been trying to teach her. Yay! And today we were all the in back yard waiting for SIL to come pick up my niece and she was really late and I needed to know if she had tried to call. I told Emma to go in and get me the phone. The back door was locked so she had to go around the house into the garage and through that door, go find the phone and then come back. And she did it! In very short order. She came back running with a huge grin on herface. I guess me clapping and saying yay, Emma probably encouraged her. I was so proud of her!

Lexi has been on a Beauty and the Beast stint. Emma went through a phase where she wanted to watch it like 3 times a day. Lexi is going through that now. She goes up to the TIVO, pushes the DVD button, runs to the recliner yelling Belle and then gets up on a back support and sits on that in the recliner. And she is so insistent. If you try to stop it, she will go back and put it back on.

Lexi actually started saying Dor-ah. She doesn’t just say Door for Dora. I think besides Momma and bye that’s the first word she has said completely clearly. Is that really sad?

Lovin Grey’s Anatomy last night. I felt like it was back to it’s “old self” last night. Loved the scene with George and Thatcher. Loved Denny and Izzie’s “just one boob.” Still didn’t like Callie and George. Liked the fact that the make out scene wasn’t as awkward as Mer and George but I just don’t like the girl. She’s got a room in the hospital and against her will, I think she’s a freak. What else? I actually liked Alex last night. I agreed with him. And Christina was hilarious. Loved that.

I bought Pride & Prejudice this weekend. I LOVE IT. I think I’ve watched it 3 times now. Mrs. Darcy…Mrs. Darcy…Mrs. Darcy. It melts me every time.

Is anyone else really surprised that it looks like Florida is going to win the NCAA Championship? I wonder if anyone called that.

We were outside the other day and Lexi fell in our little pond in our front yard. I was like two feet from her with Emma on the porch and heard the splash. Her entire head didn’t go under but she did get a gulp of the water and she was soaked otherwise. I grabbed her out and poor Emma started shaking and asking if she was ok. Emma is such a mother hen to her. So I stripped her down while she wailed and took her straight to the bathtub. She was fine as soon as she got in there. Poor Emma ran in her room and put her head down on her footboard and cried. Just for a minute though and then she was fine. Did I mention only ten minutes before that Lexi ate dog poop? Yeah. I was on the back deck putting Emma’s shoes on and looked up to find Lexi picking up whatever Mattie had just sniffed. I realized in slow motion that she was eating poop. So yeah. I don’t get Mom of the Day award for that day.