You know, 'cause nothing says 'boy' like spider twinkle lights.
Fast forward to yesterday...it was one of those days that felt like the only way to survive was to load the kids up and wander the aisles of Target. (do you have those days??)
So I did.
And guess what was on sale?? 50% off, for that matter?!?
THE SPIDER TWINKLE LIGHTS!!!
Glory, Hallelujah!
So we sat on the floor and pontificated on which spider twinkle lights were the best and decided on the larger ones with glitter and multiple colors.
Because nothin' says 'boy' more than spider twinkle lights with glitter.
I brought them home and was super excited to hang them. Kevin had the brilliant idea of stringing them from under Chloe's mattress on the top bunk! Fabulous idea!
Well...this morning was a bit bumpy (to understate my frustration) as I got a certain precious and strongly opinionated girl ready for school...I was feeling like I was losing.
So, when Eli asked to do something with the spider lights it felt like a 'win' was in my near future.
Off come the blankets! Off comes the mattress! Off comes the wood plank that supports the mattress!
And ON go the spider twinkle lights!!! I made a fort with the blankets and even made a secret entrance.
I was rockin' the Mom thing!
I was seriously chanting positive affirmations in my head,
"you are a cool Mom."
"you are so. fun."
I. was. WINNING!
Then Eli attempted to enter the fort through said secret entrance and proceeded to slip through some stinking crack that had escaped my attention, possibly giving himself a shiner.
True. Story.
But for a split second...the positive affirmations were working!
You win some. You lose some.
I think we all have been there! Keep up the positive affirmations and remember the most important part of those affirmations is that our sweet Jesus is saying them to you too! Love so much that #1 You went back and found them on sale! Yea! #2 That you spent all that time doing and redoing them for your sweet little one! You are awesome for being so involved with giving him such a special treat!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jen! You are so right. Jesus thinks I rock...even when I forget or my kids get shiners! So thankful for your encouragement!
ReplyDeleteI don't think he will remember a black eye.... But he will remember the spider lights because we will show him pictures every week till he's 20 to remind him of how fun we are!
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