MONKEYSTORY #719

Papa Monkey thought it would be cute to snap big rubber bands at me tonight after the monkies were tucked into bed.
This clearly called for a war.
As we proceeded to run thru the house, he ran straight for Gabe's room, where I got him cornered. Gabe hopped out of bed to rescue me. Papa Monkey lost....I won. :)
After he left Gabe's room, I tucked Gabe back into bed which prompted a serious conversation.
Gabe: "Mommy!!!! What did Daddy do to you that made you beat him up so good!?!?!"
Me: "Well he was snapping me in the hiney with huge rubberbands!!!"
Gabe (big eyes, tiniest smile): "He did?? For real??
Me: "For real! It really wasn't nice at all!!!"
Gabe: Smallest giggle.....super onery grin coming out
Me: "Hey! It's not funny! They really hurt!"
Gabe (starts laughing uncontrollably): "That is so so funny!"
Me: "No really, Gabe, it's not!"
Gabe:(laughing so hard) "I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MARRIED SOME DAY AND SNAP MY WIFE'S HINEY WITH RUBBERBANDS! THAT IS SO AWESOME!! DADDY IS SO AWESOME!!"
#marriageisfun #papamonkeyisgoingdown

MONKEYSTORY #718

Aubrie had her little race cars lined up in the living room the other day.

It's not long and I hear:

"Prince Charming is in the lead, but here comes Jeff Curl and he passes him up!

Ohhhhhhhh noooooo Prince Charming!!!!!! You looooooossssst the race!"

(Jeff is a family friend/ local race car celebrity)

Dear Mamas......

"Don’t be weary, dear mother, in trying to keep up with a supermom agenda. There is no supermom, really – that whole supermom who has everything together is just a fallacy. There are real moms. Real, authentic moms who admit that they don’t have it all together but keep on fighting. Scared and tired moms who keep fighting. Moms who are overwhelmed by keeping up with littles all day long. Moms like you and me who sometimes feel lost in a world of outward accomplishments.

A mother isn’t based on external perfection. A mother is the person, the woman, just like you. The woman with little ones in her care that she loves, and sometimes wonders how she loves them because they’re driving her batty, but still she does. She fights, gives, prays, works, and doesn’t give up even when she wants to throw in the towel.

That’s you. Today. Tomorrow. Yesterday.

I say that is enough. 

It is more than enough.

You are amazing."

http://findingjoy.net/why-being-mom-is-enough/

Your Strength

He knows you. Everything about you. His spirit NEVER ever leaves you. Psalms 139 is my new favorite passage. 

 "O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.

You know when I sit down or stand up.

You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.

You see me when I travel and when I rest at home.

You know everything I do.

You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.

You go before me and follow me.

You place your hand of blessing on my head.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!

I can never escape from your Spirit!

I can never get away from your presence!

If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.

If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me."

(Psalms 139:1-10 NLT)

MONKEYSTORY #717:

At the breakfast table this morning, I overhear the monkies chatting:

Gabe: Man! Did you girls hear me last night? I farted so so loud in the middle of the night!!!
Ellie: Are you for real Gabe??? Really?
Aubrie: Yes Gabe, I heard you.....I think you woke me up cuz it was so loud thru the wall!
Gabe: I can't even believe it....a big, loud fart in the middle of the night..in my bed while everyone was sleeping...wow.
Ellie: Wow, Gabe.

This complete conversation was had in all seriousness by all monkies. There was no laughing involved......other than me....spraying my coffee all over the kitchen because I was laughing so hard.
What can I say.....they are truly Papa Monkey's children ;)

Favorite Mama/Homeschool/Lifeschool Spots

http://www.oldfashionededucation.com/

http://www.aholyexperience.com/

http://www.hiphomeschoolmoms.com/

http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/

http://www.homeschoolcreations.net/category/homeschool-basics/

http://momastery.com/blog/page/2/

http://allinonehomeschool.com/2013/02/05/is-it-enough/

http://thepioneerwoman.com/

http://watchmehomeschool.com/

http://angiesmithonline.com/

Full Moon

15 signs at the Monkey House that there was a full moon yesterday:

1- Gabe cannot sit still to do his schoolwork.
2- The monkies are arguing about who didn't flush the toilet last and that a certain monkey knows
it's not theirs because of the color of the certain specimen left floating around.
3- Gabe cannot do his school without getting pencil on the wall because his arms seem to have become crazy chicken flappers
4- Certain nasty particles were found stuck to 2 different walls in 2 different rooms and nobody will fess up.  Certain nasty particles start with the letter 'B' and some people find it fun to flick them.
5- Aubrie is hopping around the house with a crazed look in her eyes... chanting "hungry hungry bunny"
6- Ellie convinced the babysitter that she did not need to wear a winter coat in 20 degree weather
7- The monkies can't seem to find their inside voices....everything is being shouted at 100 mph
8- Endless bickering
9- The monkies won't stop running around the house
10- The monkies keep hiding around every corner I turn and think it's hilarious to scare me
11- Multiple times in the last 2 days all monkies have talked in jibberish
12- I have to repeat everything 100 times before I'm heard
13-  "bouncing off the walls" doesn't even come close to this week's description
14- I have composed a song for Aubrie: "These boots were made for stomping."
15- The monkies cannot stop laughing and saying things like "booby! wooby! whippy sticky!"