How Are You?

This week, Caroline is attending a confidence morning camp. She will be learning many concepts, such as how to introduce herself, how to look people in the eye when she speaks to them and how to make and keep friends. Several of her friends are taking it, too, so she really enjoyed it this morning. Here is a little video of what she learned today. It's basically for her Daddy, who is currently in Uganda. Make sure you notice what I managed to capture at the end:





See how he thought what he did was hilarious? I think when it comes to Roy Austin, the phrase "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger" applies...especially to me. I have come to learn in the past few months that apparently he is an angel around everyone else but me! This boy knows how to push my buttons and he does it all day long. Along with pouring the dish soap out in the above video, in the past week, he has:

*Poured out 3 bottles of lotion (not all the way) out all over the upstairs. The first night, Caroline called for me to "come quick!". As I ran upstairs, I smelled a nice lavender-chamomile smell. He managed to squirt lotion all over the hallway, Caroline's room, the playroom and in his shoes. So, I thought I outsmarted him by putting the lotion on his shelf above his changing table. The next night, I was cleaning the kitchen and Caroline was watching TV. RoyBoy was upstairs alone and I didn't hear any noise. I went upstairs and as I turned the corner to his room, there he sat---on his changing table backwards and he said, "Hi, Liney!" until he realized it wasn't Caroline but me. He had a look of panic on his face as he sat there with the lotion bottle upside down in his hands and lotion all over the table and wall. UGGHHH!!

*This past week, I have begun potty training him. Yesterday I was on the phone with Roy when Caroline came running to me with a diaper full of poop. She said "Look what Buddy gave me!!!" I hung up and ran to find him, in the bathroom with poop all over his legs, feet and all over the potty. There was toilet paper everywhere (some with poop on it). I couldn't get too upset because he had the right idea, but still. COME ON!!

So, I am very impatient for Roy to get home. I think these two kids of ours realize that I am single-mommying it and they are enjoying plucking my nerves. I feel so bad for this little baby I'm carrying. I told Roy that I feel like s/he will think I yell all the time! The only saving grace this past weekend has been a Playmobil pirate ship I bought at a consignment shop the other day. The kids have had so much fun playing with it together and today our YMCA membership starts, so as soon as RoyBoy wakes up, we are headed to the pool. Thank you, Jesus!