Hormones and Swelling.....NOT what you're thinking!

Thanks for the great ideas for my new neighbors! I knew you guys would steer me in the right direction.

We’ve been remodeling my oldest son’s bedroom over the last few days. He donated his bunk beds to his two younger brothers and has been sleeping on the floor for a few weeks. Gabe (3) has graduated from his toddler bed to the bottom bunk which has brought so much excitement to our house….mostly in the form of getting up in the middle of the night to chase him back into bed.

Such fun!

So we are transforming Elijah’s little boy room into an almost 12 year old pre-teen room this weekend. I wish I could just wave my magic wand and the paint and the furniture would be in all the right places. Instead, my husband roles over in bed at night and gives me “the look” while I stare back at him with dried paint on my nose and in my hair. I might as well be toothless and unwashed for two weeks.

“Uhhh, maybe tomorrow night,” he says.

Yeah, sure thing, honey!

Our 6 year old, Malachi, has officially carried on the family tradition of seasonal allergies. We thought he and his youngest brother might have escaped this plague but he came in from playing outside last night and peered at us through a swollen face. The likes of which I haven’t seen since looking in the mirror crying as I was 9 months pregnant and near to 200 lbs.

How sweet! He looks just like his mama.

And Allegra, my darling pre teen daughter, bringer of fresh new hormonal emotions into the house, has been in her bedroom for two days practicing the fine art of the pout. To which I might add, she has exceeded her teacher in all ways.

“Oh why, cruel world, must my brothers get new things and not I???????” (Insert pitiful sob and quivering lip here.)

And the chant in my head goes something like this……Chocolate…Chocolate…Chocolate!