It had been a rough day already....Toby is lucky to be alive, that's all I have to say! I turned them over to David to put to bed. Well, while David was on his computer doing "super important stuff" a little monkey was making a mess!

Mac came sauntering and said, "Mom, somebody got into the Baby Sugar Powder all over the bathroom." I had him repeat it a couple of times, just because it sounded funny. I was thinking it could be either powdered sugar or baby powder. I asked David to investigate, since he was the one on duty. "I swear, he asked to go to the bathroom and was only gone for 2 minutes." David started the interrogation in the hall and I really didn't want to get out of bed, so I asked them to all come into my room. ALL 6 KIDS denied having anything to do with BABY POWDER! I smelled all their hands (which is a very daring move, but they did just have baths a couple hours prior!) Toby smelled so yummy! "Toby, did you get into the baby power?" "NO, I didn't" "But you smell so yummy, just like baby powder!" "I didn't mom......(long pause).....I sink it was a bird." "I think it was you." "IT WAS A BIRD DAT DID IT!"

I popped open a tube of biscuits for the kids dinner just as the door bell rang for a meeting with the RS President. I shushed the kids and sent them outside and told them I would bake them when she left. An hour later I was getting back to the Tube of biscuits and noticed some fingers had been digging around in it. I called the kids in and asked them who ate the dough. I totally knew who it was just from the looks on their faces. Mason and Toby admitted really fast....But Dexter said, "I DIDN'T EAT IT MOM." "Dexter you aren't in trouble, I just need to know who did it." "So, I'm not gonna get into trouble?" "No, I just need to know." He sheepishly said, "Okay, I ate some, but so did Toby and Mason." "Thanks for telling me the truth...and you don't get a biscuit with honey on it because NOW there isn't enough for everybody." He gave me the most surprised look and said, "I change my mind, I didn't eat it, I DIDN'T EAT IT!" "Too late suckah!"

Later that night after baths, I was doing laundry and found a roll of dough in Dexter's shorts pocket! Maybe he was telling the truth that he didn't eat it! :) I'm gonna guess he ate some, then stashed the rest for a later treat!

It was dinner time and for some blessed reason, we sent the kids out to eat outside and the adults inside at the table. There were a couple times we had to bang on the window to let them know that we are watching them. Mac wonders in whining and David said, "Oh, here comes the gnashing of teeth." Mac switched to this angry face and said, "No Dad, you're nasty to eat!"

We were picking blueberries today and the kids were running back and forth from bush to bush! Tia gets to one and said, "Look mom this one is just my age!"

I was getting ready for church when Tia was knocking at my door saying, "mom?? Mom??" "What Tia?" "Joey kicked me in the nuts!" Both David and I heard her and busted up laughing! David opened the door, brought her into my bathroom and said, "Tia you and mom need to have a little talk." and closed the door! Where do I begin???

Mason is so excited to grow up. He FINALLY turned 7 and the next day he said, "Now when am I going to be 8 so I can be baptized?" I just rolled my eyes and asked him if we could enjoy being 7 for right now. Pretty soon I hear him inviting everybody to his baptism when he turns 8! I guess he was done enjoying 7!

I was handing out some treats one day and Mac came up got his and said, "Sanks Mom!" Joey turns to him and in a real sarcastic voice repeats his "Sanks mom...you not a berry good talkah MaaaaaaC!" "Yes I am, you don't know what a berry good talker you are not." There were plenty of times I could have butted in and corrected them, but I didn't I just listened to their banter!

I was giving Dexter a haircut and Joey (in his own little world) came strolling by and said, "Lookin good Dexta...looking good!"

There is a sensitive subject that I am sure mothers don't love to talk about...but we all deal with it! I am constantly telling my kids, "Stop touching your bottom...that's gross...wash your hands!" Mac was walking towards me singing a twang of, "dangle dangle dangle" with his had flinging back and forth down there. "MAC stop touching your willy." "I wasn't." "Ummmm I saw you." "No I wasn't it was my pretend Guitar." While I was holding back laughter in order to lecture, David was right behind me busting a gut! "Your willy is not a pretend guitar, HANDS OFF!"

I was running to the store to grab some paper plates and paper cups. Tia asked to go and I said, "yes just grab your shoes." THEN everybody wanted to come and I said, "No, just Tia." Mac started wining and asked, "why Tia gets to go?" My answer was, "because I love Tia." The front door closed and opened again with Mac sticking his head out yelling, "I LOVE YOU MOM!" He sure showed me!

We were getting out of the car and the wind picked up just the tiniest bit and Toby runs and reaches for my hand saying, "I'n gonna blow away...I'n gonna blow away...hold me mom." So dramatic!

We were all knelt down for prayers before the kids went to bed and Dexter, whom doesn't offer to do much of anything that brings attention to himself wanted to say the prayer. He started the prayer and blessed everyone by name...except Joey and Toby, just as he was closing Joey opens his eyes and says, "you forgot me, you forgot to bless me." and after we all said Amen, Toby starts sobbing and said, "Dexter borgot to bless me." We had another real quick prayer and blessed the two that got left out and life was good again!

Tia was sitting by my mom eating Hawaiian haystacks. My mom said, "Oh how cute our little rice eater eating rice." Tia smiled and kept on eating. When she cleared her plate she said, "Look grandma I ate all my rice because I'm a Mexican." I try...I promise I do!

Dexter and Mac were catching frogs in Pa and Grandmas yard. When it was time to back to Grandma Mullenaux's Dexter was begging to take home a frog for a pet. Pa told him to "leave it here and he could play with them tomorrow." We came home empty handed or so I thought. I put the kids to bed and the next morning I was folding up their blankets that they slept on and found a frog smooshed between the blankets. Looks like one came home in Dexter's pocket and he accidentally rolled over it in his sleep! Boys are gross!