The Weekend

I'm changing my name. No longer will I be known as "mommy" - I'm sure all the mothers out there can emphasize with me on this one.

Emily was pretty tough this weekend...especially today! We've got a lot going on here. There are a million boxes to unpack, and trying to find a spot for all this stuff is just time-consuming! But...forget about getting anything done while you have a two-year-old saying "Mommy...Mommy...Mommy...Mommy...Mommy...Mommy..." ALL DAY LONG!!

I couldn't do anything today without a cranky kid by my side. She was cranky all day today! She stopped being cranky for about ten minutes while we were watching Bolt for the third time today! I'm so sick-and-tired of Bolt! We watch Bolt everyday! It's the only way I can get anything done around here; prop her in front of the tv with Bolt. Even still...ten minutes goes by and she comes to find me "Mommy. Walk." and she grabs my hand and leads me back to the tv where we can sit and watch Bolt together...YEAH!

Dinner time isn't any easier. The food isn't ready fast enough! By the time dinner is on the table she has had a spanking or a timeout, and then she doesn't even eat anything! She's been pretty frustrating lately!

We went to Shelikof this morning for breakfast. For those of you that have been there, you know that it takes an HOUR to get your food and the service is lousy! Why do we even bother going there anymore?!?!?! Their food is good and it's somewhat cheap...that's why we go. But, we get there and we wait 20 minutes before someone finally comes over to take our order...and then another hour before the food gets here...the ENTIRE TIME Emily is in the seat, out of the seat, crying, saying she wants to eat, coloring, not coloring, stacking the creamers, throwing things off the table, going outside to get a spanking, coming back in...and then we do it all over again! You see, the thing is that you can't rule out these restaurants because of the service...we are limited to where we can eat. So, you just put up with it. We go to Shelikof every weekend morning...we're just going to have to find a new place!

By the time we left breakfast this morning we were both so OVER Emily that our tolerance limit had already been reached! It set the mood for the rest of the day. Nothing got done, no boxes were unpacked, and we watched our favorite movie over and over again!

If this was a Welcoming Party for the Terrible Twos...we're going to need a stiff drink!