8:00 and all is well

Skip took my camera to the Father and Sons Outing . I hope he gets some good pics. Claire is down for the next few hours. I should probably go to sleep too. There is to much to do. I got the dishes done and the dining room cleaned up; groceries, lunch plates, school books, and about 8 wire hangers. I told Sam to go and get hangers for smores and he got exactly twelve. Why? I have no idea. I am sure he counted each one out before he came down the stairs. There are only four people going, he said," Just for just in case". I said, "Four would be just fine." Did he go put them back in the closet? No, on to the table with a million other things. I put them in the trash feeling some guilt for not recycling them or taking them back to the cleaners. Oh well, hopefully someone else will save the world from the impending doom.

It is so quiet. Mmmmmm...., I like it. Just me and my music. By the By I am sorry if I offended anyone with that 'Beautiful' song. It did contain a questionable word, I deleted it.

OK, I am falling asleep. I thought I might be able to work on some stuff, but you know sometimes you just have to sleep. Good night!.....Just one piece of chocolate before I hit the pillow. I hear that in a recent study four out of five women say they sleep better if they eat Dark chocolate right before bed. JK:) I believe what ever I say. Ghiradelli here I come.I also have Dark Lindt, and Godiva. Maybe I will just have do a taste test and call it a night.

Time for Bed- Fred!

My least and most favorite part of the day BEDTIME!! When I first had Jack, my oldest,now eleven, I said I will read and read to this kid. That was when the bed time ritual started. So for eleven years we go through the same thing almost every night; Brush teeth (does anyone know a fast way to do this with three boys) then use the restroom( of which someone always forgets and we are up at 2:00 am,usually Blake) Then we read our scriptures, write in our journal, and say our prayers. After this-yes there is more- we read stories for at least 20 mins. It does get complicated with four, Jack's stories are more mature than what Blake and Sam need {luckily they enjoy the same stuff} Claire is a whole other ball game, she is separate and in another room. We read to her about four or five short board books, sing her a song, and then she is off to lala land with much protest,but she does lay down and much to my surprise pulls her own covers up ( is this a girl thing or just survival of being one of the last, my boys never pulled thier own covers up, I always had to go in later after they were asleep and cover their shivering bodies up) I know this sounds like alot but the reason I do enjoy it is because this is when they really open up and talk{ I know what your thinking STALLING} Maybe, but I do find out some wonderful things at this time of day. So I try to take my time in a way. Once they are asleep, I wallow in the Quiet peace. It doesn't last long. Noise I guess is a part of a family I just need it turned down sometimes.