Revenge of the Babysat

Like Calvin and Hobbes? Well, I am definately not like Rosalyn, but tonight I felt like the kids were out to pay me back for putting them to bed early- I was just following orders! Last week I gave the girls makeovers, and this time I painted their toes- it was actually fun to do that! =) I fed them all, and I put Jack to bed-went off without a hitch. Then I put the girls to bed early because Jennie said they need to rest for their full day tomorrow. That is when the fun began. And when I say fun, I mean it is funny now, but at the time I just wanted to have a moment's peace. haha. Ok so, I hear yelling upstairs and go up to find Mary Caroline hiding from me in Anne Marie's bathroom, behind the door. She is clutching a toy that belongs to Annie and saying it's hers and she needs it. So I took it and told her she didn't need it because she was supposed to be asleep, then sent her back to bed. I told Anne Marie that she would get it back tomorrow, but that for now I was keeping it in the kitchen so that MC couldn't take it again. Then I went to MC's room and she was on the floor playing with her toys, so I had to force her to leave them and get back in bed (threatened by saying "If you aren't in bed by the time I count to three, ...1, 2,3. That did the trick). Then I went back downstairs. A few minutes later she is downstairs because she thought she heard her mom, but it was just me. So then she went back up and wanted me to sing her lullabies, so I sang her two songs and she pretended to go to sleep. (Later, Jennie and I were laughing about it and she said "And the oscar goes to Mary Caroline!" haha!) Ok, so then I am back downstairs and hear Jack crying, so I go towards his room, and before I get there, I hear talking in AM's room. So I turn in there instead, and she is sitting in bed talking to her toys. I had to put them up and told her to go to not get out of bed again. Then I go get Jack calm and sleeping and as I leave his room, I hear a door close in AM's room. So I went back to her room and she was in the toy closet playing. When I went in there, she tried to make me feel sorry for her (fake tears- she is quite the actress. Of course the tears didn't actually appear until I told her she couldn't play with the toys.) Anyway, so long story short, she gets back in bed with the threat of not sleeping with Pink Teddy (who she loves more than the air she breathes) if she gets out of bed again. Closing her door wakes up Jack, so I had to go back downstairs, warm up some formula and feed him that till he fell asleep. (which took a while.) Back downstairs, about 15 min later, I hear my name being called. So I go to AM's room and she had dropped Pink Teddy on the floor and wanted me to get him. I almost asked why she called me all the way up to get the bear from right beside her bed, but then remembered my previous threat of punishment for leaving the bed and was pretty pleased she had chosen to be so obedient finally. After that, there were no complications, but that was a little humor that I would like to remember. =) I always say that babysitting, even for children I adore like the Armstrongs, is the best form of birth control.

So today at the biology study group, as a study intermission, Holly did her Wesley hip-hop group dances, and it was great. She is pretty talented! I definately wanna sign up for hip-hop aerobics summer and/or fall semester. It's only $40 a semester at Ramsey if you are a student, so that is super cheap, and if it costs money, I am sure I will follow through on it.

Tomorrow is my biology test-eww. I am still studying for it, and will most likely pass out in my bed pouring over the practice test. (we don't have hw in biology bc there are 300 of us and no TAs, so we don't have anything to gauge our knowledge if she doesn't post a practice test online. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of these till the end of the semester. Gaah-flippin' idiot!) I also have my Spanish Oral Exam tomorrow-I am meeting up with Ashley Amatriain tomorrow to practice, because we are gonna be partners for it. OOOoh and I have to ask her about the Sum41 concert on Wednesday! She is seriously so cool and fun and one of the biggest concert-junkies I have EVER met. I mean she goes to concerts like some people watch movies. It's like she has a concert calendar in her head- name a band and month, and if it is in Atl or nearby, she knows it.

Anyway, so allergies- hopefully they won't keep me from having a flippin' sweet time tomorrow night at the Braves game and at broomball. {*grin* I love quoting Nappy-D! =) }Plus it would stink to keep someone up if I snore bc I am so stuffy. And hopefully I won't talk in my sleep or yell or sleepwalk or anything else that I sometimes do. And I hope I don't have WEIRD dreams anymore. Seriously, this medicine affects me, I know it! I just wanna have a good dream or else not remember. That would be great! *smile* =)

Do you know how late it is? Or early? Whatever- it's bedtime, and I have to study some more, so I am out.
Sweet dreams!
Luv,
Megs