Addison-isms

Today on the way to school Addison pointed out the local Vet-- where Matt brought one of our dogs recently. While we continued on she asked "is the vet a dog doctor" and I started rambling about it being a cat doctor, dog doctor, horse doctor, cow doctor, etc... and she said "it can't be all of those"-- to which I replied, "yes, its a doctor for all those animals"..... so she started asking again if the vet is a dog doctor-- I said "yes, she is a doctor for all animals" and Addison still not getting it said "so it's a girl dog?" Finally I understood what she was thinking-- she thought the vet was a DOG that was a doctor!

5-year-old-mind

Today on the way home from school Addison was mad that we weren't going to stop at A&W and get a Root Beer Float-- she's obsessed with the A&W right now. So she was testing her power and begging to go anywhere. I explained that we already went out to eat too many times this week, etc... She requested to go to the local ice cream store-- and again I said "no". Just out of town she said "Well, mom, the reason I wanted to get Ice Cream today is because something very sad happened after school today". I turned on my serious voice and asked her what happened. Addison says "My friend died after school today-- my friend Belle (this is an imaginary friend)-- she got kinda old and she died..... so her family all went to the ice cream store to celebrate cause she died".... It took everything in me to not burst out laughing. :) She continued on and on about Belle being old and dying-- so I asked her how OLD Belle was-- to which she said "I'm not sure, she was either 17 or 18-- which one is older" I told her 18 and she started in about "18 is really old, so she died". These are the conversations that are so funny-- 5 year old kids have such a funny grasp of reality.

Ugh...

I really try hard to not complain-- especially when I consider how blessed I am to have a home, food, clothes and beautiful children. But today is a day that I'm starting to get frustrated with! I have LITERALLY swept the kitchen floor 7 times today, washed the dining room floor once, washed the kitchen table at least 3 times, moved chairs away from the counters 10+ times today, scrubbed the bathroom floor, washed, dried & put away at least 5 loads of laundry, served breakfast, lunch & ready to do dinner, and have given Addison & Levi 3 baths today (they keep going out to play in the mud)......... I'm pooped out and it's only 4:30-- still 2.5 hours left till I get everyone in bed..... Spring break is going to kill me. :)