Comments on Sunny Side Up: Valentine mantel and a rough day

That sounds like the conversation I have with my h...

2012-02-05T18:40:15.167-08:00

That sounds like the conversation I have with my husband every.single.day. Granted his commute is horrible (~2 hrs), but holding down the fort for 13 hours is exhausting! And I only have 1 boy! You are Superwoman! Thank you for having a blog :)

Definitely agree that once my daughter turned 1 in...

2012-02-04T21:58:48.727-08:00

Definitely agree that once my daughter turned 1 in January I felt like, 'yikes! I forgot about this stage. This is the part I find the toughest!'
Dinner...argh. On tough days the kids and I have snack fests and I call my husband and cross my fingers and hope that he is staying late and ordering dinner into the office so I'm off the hook.

I totally get this--one of those days + law firm l...

2012-02-04T18:38:43.127-08:00

I totally get this--one of those days + law firm life is never a good combination!

The newborn stage was not a favorite for me or my ...

2012-02-04T08:40:19.129-08:00

The newborn stage was not a favorite for me or my husband either.

You are not alone, and as you know it doesn't last... (though it's hard to see that light at the end of the tunnel when you're constantly spinning around in the middle of it!)

I totally get your attitudes toward organizing/re-arranging your environment to have some sense of constancy in your world. Hang in there -

and, in the meantime you are totally due for a girls night out or date night - - - or BOTH! :)

Oh, it really can be hard when your little one is ...

2012-02-03T14:13:28.190-08:00

Oh, it really can be hard when your little one is in that stage where he KNOWS his mind but he can't SAY what is on his mind. It's like they go through this period of being extra frustrated and hard to deal with. Once I had one of those awful, awful days, and something happened like my husband didn't answer his work phone when he should have (actually working, you know) and I somehow got it into my head that he must bring home flowers, or else. I have a feeling I may have been pregnant at the time. Anyway, I couldn't think of how to make sure he brought me flowers, because leaving a message saying, "You have to come home with a dozen roses," kind of ruins the effect. So....I actually went into my room, knelt down, and prayed that my husband would come home with flowers. {Blush} Heavenly Father must have a real sense of humor or just really loves his daughters who are struggling with those energetic little spirits, because guess what? That night my husband was a little late, but walked into the house with a little bush of tea roses that he'd picked up at the grocery store on the way home. He told me he saw them and thought they would brighten my day. I think I fell in love with him all over again that day.

It will get better, I promise. It will get better right around the time that your oldest turns 12 and a brand new adventure in parenting begins....

I'm not a commenter, but I read, subscribe, en...

2012-02-02T19:54:07.004-08:00

I'm not a commenter, but I read, subscribe, enjoy. Tears literally started running down my face as I was reading this. ME TOO is what I wanted to scream but I dare not for fear of waking that nearly 2 year old of mine, not to mention the 7 year old. And the weird thing is that I know you and I are not alone, 2 of my friends with toddlers just mentioned the same thing. It's like they have a toddler forum or Babybook where they decide that it's Let's Make Mom Miserable week and laugh at us. I feel the same way about the newborn stage too, when most people LOVE newborns, I cringe! I've stopped feeling guilty that I wish I had a fast forward button....if you find one in Cali, let me know, I could use one here in Louisiana!

So cute!! I remember my sister and I feeling that ...

2012-02-02T09:03:12.294-08:00

So cute!! I remember my sister and I feeling that way when one of us would attend a birthday party without the other....such a nice idea to keep the other entertained and excited about something. My Mum used to do that too!

The valentines boxes are SO cute!! I love them!

erin, you are doing such a fabulous job as a mothe...

2012-02-01T20:43:19.140-08:00

erin, you are doing such a fabulous job as a mother to your three adorable children! just want you to know that first and foremost.
secondly, thank you for sharing that conversation you had with kenny. it seriously made me laugh out loud. i'll have to remember the, "you are dead to me" line. love it! :)
hope kole is feeling better and that things have settled down a bit around your home. take care of you!

Anonymous my heart is breaking for you. I pray yo...

2012-02-01T20:14:30.501-08:00

Anonymous my heart is breaking for you. I pray you may find peace.

I wasn't trying to say mine is harder than her...

2012-02-01T20:13:46.624-08:00

I wasn't trying to say mine is harder than hers, but I would give anything for the simplicity of the hard problems back when my kids were small. The problems we face now are heart wrenching and almost feel impossible to know what to do with. My children are making horrible choices that may very well end them in jail or worse. I have no control right now so enjoy your time while your little ones are under your roof and while you still have most of the control of the influences in their lives. Love them, enjoy every second because yes it does get harder.

2012-02-01T20:12:37.940-08:00

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Years later I can still remember telling Steve he ...

2012-02-01T20:10:22.873-08:00

Years later I can still remember telling Steve he needed to come home and then as happens ... it didn't quite happen. So hard. Glad today is a better day. I have Friday off and so looking forward to some cleaning and organizing :).

The one thing I have learned from parenting is tha...

2012-02-01T19:05:03.094-08:00

The one thing I have learned from parenting is that it's hard NO MATTER THE AGE of your kids. Every single age from one minute old on has its ups and downs. I don't think you can even compare one to the other in saying that one is harder than another. It's all hard. Just different hard.

((HUGS)) to you sweet friend. Wish I was there to take care of you.

Anonymous - I'm so sorry to hear about everyth...

2012-02-01T14:26:02.670-08:00

Anonymous - I'm so sorry to hear about everything you have on your plate right now! I can't even imagine. It seems like hard days with little ones are more physically draining and hard days with teenagers are more mentally draining. Definitely more "serious" stuff to deal with as they get older. Even though I have my days I'm definitely in no rush for my kids to grow up! I hope things turn around for you soon.

I am about 10 years ahead of you as a Mom. Those ...

2012-02-01T14:07:13.136-08:00

I am about 10 years ahead of you as a Mom. Those days can be totally draining and can drive you crazy, but I will say those days are simpler than what I am living right now! I have 4 children ages 12 to 18 and the things we deal with now...well I would give up in a heartbeat for potty training and not sleeping through the night. Right now I don't sleep through the night because I just found out my son has been drinking and sleeping around. My daughter was chatting with a 40 year old man online and almost went to meet him. My 12 year old is failing 7th grade due to severe learning diabilities. I'm not trying to diminish your hard day, but just trying to give some perspective from a Mom who has done both.

Oh my goodness, I totally I agree with you. I have...

2012-02-01T13:29:42.685-08:00

Oh my goodness, I totally I agree with you. I have two children, a 5 yr old girl & a 2 yr old boy & sometimes the 5 yr old seems to give me the most drama. It is difficult to "get it ALL done", I feel too that sometimes that we are "under"-appreciated for all the work that we truly do at home. But one day we will be queens in our kingdom with our Heavenly Father & HE sees it all. That brings me comfort. I need to learn to relax more when I have a task in mind to do & then I get sudden kid interruptions, that is my fault. Thanks for sharing & know that you are not alone with these frustrating mommy moments.

Vickt T.

Been there , done that. Your not alone. My kids ar...

2012-02-01T11:38:13.191-08:00

Been there , done that. Your not alone. My kids are older now, My oldest is 13 & my youngest 9.
Things even out as they get older, I promise ;)

I'm sorry to hear about your rough day. My fa...

2012-02-01T11:19:06.055-08:00

I'm sorry to hear about your rough day. My favorite years are actually ages newborn to about 3 years old, if you can believe that ;) I've had plenty of days like you describe, and often my husband can't come home to help because he's a fire fighter and is gone 24 hours, sometimes 3 or 4 days at a time. Being a mommy is hard stuff! I guess all us moms can agree to that :) My youngest is 3 now, and things are much easier, in a way, with a house full of children ages 3 and older. But...I still miss those baby years and would do it all again, if I could :)

Sick kids are so hard and I have made my share of ...

2012-02-01T08:04:38.369-08:00

Sick kids are so hard and I have made my share of those phone calls to my husband too! Glad that day is over and that you are feeling much better. Motherhood is not for wimps!

I love your honesty. And I feel the same way...so...

2012-02-01T07:24:42.452-08:00

I love your honesty. And I feel the same way...so I've had a long and hard year now. It's good to realize I am not the only one that struggles with this time in their life.

I feel the same. I love my job, but feel like some...

2012-02-01T07:14:12.930-08:00

I feel the same. I love my job, but feel like some days it's a half marathon, when what I want is a 5k!

"You are dead to me" I laughed out loud...

2012-02-01T07:13:59.756-08:00

"You are dead to me"

I laughed out loud. Too funny.
I mean, I know not really funny in the moment, but you wrote about it so funny. ;)

I hate days like that. I'm sorry.
Sometimes I ask my husband if we are always going to feel this tired. Are we? I'm still not sure.

Thanks for keeping it real, Erin - I totally know ...

2012-02-01T06:35:14.462-08:00

Thanks for keeping it real, Erin - I totally know what those days are like and you just want to crumble... lack of sleep doesn't help either!

I'm LOVING, hehe, get it, love ;) your Valentine mantel - mine's a work in progress, but yours is just gorgeous! I love the blues mixed in.

I feel awful, but your post also made me laugh. Y...

2012-02-01T06:14:41.353-08:00

I feel awful, but your post also made me laugh. You write like I would. I know how you feel. I get it! I GET YOU! I love the conversation between you and Kenny.

So with you on hard days, today was a hard day!Kid...

2012-02-01T04:51:50.668-08:00

So with you on hard days, today was a hard day!Kids went back to school here in Australia, for first dayof the new year. My big girl now is in highschool, so 20 minute round trip to drop her, come back in time to drop mstr 10 off at primary school all with a sick 2.5 yr old and a 4yr old, who seem to have painted on ears today. Im writing this whilst eating my dinner on the lounge at 9pm!! Hope the rest of the week gets better