Anywhere but here...

Well if any of you live in Houston or have been following Houston weather, then you'd know that it has been raining almost every day for the better part of several weeks now! I know we have needed some rain, but this is getting ridiculous! Especially if you have kids! We can't go outside most days and cabin fever is definitely starting to settle in. Poor Makayla has been a trooper, but her patience is wearing thin (as well as Mommy's!) and she is starting to do things she knows she's not supposed to, I guess for attention.  

Take tonight for example, I have been saving empty cartons and boxes of our food items to let her play "store". I had found some old Jello boxes and just gave them to her to play with. Tonight however, she wanted to cook like they do in "Ratatouille" and she proceeded to open some boxes, mix them with water and spill them all over the carpet. You may be asking yourself, where were you Mommy when this was going on?? Phil and I have been trying to encourage Makayla to play by herself more in her playroom. We honestly have been relying too much on the tv to distract her and want her to explore her imagination more! I honestly thought there was nothing in there that she would get in trouble with, but I had forgotten about the Jello boxes. Phil and I were getting Jackson ready for bed and when he took Jackson into Makayla's playroom to say goodnight, he discovered her "creation". I kept my cool, because honestly it was half my fault too, but we did discipline her and made her clean it up.

Tomorrow I am definitely getting her out of the house to exert some energy, even if it is raining cats and dogs! I will be very thankful when school starts again, because they can entertain her more than I can right now! I will miss her, but this year she will only be going until 12:30 and some days until 2:00, so it won't be that bad! But I know she will appreciate being around other kids and having projects to do on a regular basis! Lord knows, Mommy will appreciate it greatly!!