Getting ready for school.

We have one month before Chicken Wing starts first grade.  I have some BIG goals for that month.  I need to figure out how to organize all the kids clothes so mornings can run smooth.  I also want to start meal planning, and maybe even have some freezer meals ready to go for busy week days.  I need to get this whole house (three bedroom apartment) running like a well oiled machine.  I look at as a challenge if I can get everything organized and tidy in this small space, I can do it any where.  Now where to start?  Off to Pinterest I go!

Who are the Stink Butts?

I thought I might start out introducing the four munchkins that I call “my stink butts.”  I am going to use the nicknames their uncle lovingly picked out for each one of them.

Let’s start with Chicken Wing.  Chicken Wing is my first born, and will be 7 in October.  I am starting the process of planning the Minecraft party he desperately wants.  This year Chicken Wing will be starting first grade.  Starting all day kindergarten was a bit traumatic (mostly for mommy), but I expect first grade to go smoothly since we know what to expect.

My second stink butt is Little Pig.  Little Pig will be 5 in January.  Unlike his nickname, this boy is not a pig!  Every bite of food that goes into this kid is pretty much a fight.  I joke, and say he is more like a snake who eats once a week.  Little Pig will have his first experience with school this fall when he starts preschool.

My third is Ginger Snap.  Ginger Snap just turned 2 in June.  Right now she is in the middle of the terrible two’s.  I have no idea what is going to set off a tantrum, and even tiptoeing around her moods doesn’t guarantee there won’t be a meltdown.  Ginger Snap has recently decided that she would like to use the potty like her big brothers, unfortunately for my carpet, she is not really catching on.

Finally, my fourth stink butt is my little Meat Ball.  She is 8 months old, and starting to crawl and climb all over the place.  She still likes to keep mommy up all night, although lets face it, with four kids I haven’t slept and 8 hour stretch in the last seven years!  Who needs sleep any way!

That is all for now because Ginger Snap is sitting on me putting her feet on the computer!

Trying out blogging.

I was watching the Today show this morning, and saw a piece about mom’s blogging so I thought I would give it a shot.  I plan on writing about day to day like with for kids, and all that goes into it.  I want to share recipes, ideas for organizing everything, children’t product’s that have made like easier, etc…  I may end up being the only person who ever reads this, but in case I am not, welcome to my life with four stink butts!