Monday Meanderings

Despite the lack of posts, things have been a hoppin' at the Jeffcoat House. Outside of the daily upkeep of 3 very active boys and an always on-the-go husband, we've been busy ready to house the boys in one room. My father-in-law came down and he and CJ built triple bunk beds. Our next adventure was finding a large enough dresser (at least 6 equal size drawers) that was affordable for us. Since CJ and I have had much of our furniture handed down to us from family or given to us as gifts, we didn't realize how expensive quality furniture is! WOWSA! We have found one, so now it's a matter of getting it to our house. I'm an antique furniture nerd and I was so excited to find this dresser- I love it! CJ is not so excited because this piece will be added to our other pieces which are horrendous for him to move. Anyway, all of that to say, we aren't done yet in the boys' room, therefore, we have not even begun on the nursery!

So, all extra time has been used to clean out, find creative storage solutions, and beginning to get things in some order my type A self can deal with; oh, and naps! I'll try to do better.

Monday Meal Planner

Monday
Quick Salsa Chicken; Mexicorn; Taco Breadsticks

Tuesday
Summer Harvest Omelet; Corn Bread Muffins; Strawberry Tart

Wednsday
Crock Pot Steak Roast w/ Mushroom Gravy; Glazed Carrots; Macaroni & Cheese

Thursday
Bar-b-q Sausage Kabobs with Rice; My Gramie's Cole Slaw (a little mayo with a lot of vinegar)

Friday
Pizza and Cookies- YUMMMMMMMMY!!!!

Thursday 13

13 Ways My 4-year Old May Be Smarter Than Me

1- When I’m trying to put a movie in the DVD player before my morning caffeine fix he says, “It’s ok, Mommy, I’ll get it for you.”

2- When I’m driving down the road and he tells me to turn right to go to the store and I have to think about it because I still am not sure of my right and left sometimes (Don’t laugh! That is a sign of brilliance!)- and he is correct.

3- When I’m fussing a lot he looks at me, cocks his head to the side and says, “I don’t think Jesus likes your attitude, Mommy.”

4- When he reminds me that I promised to get him ice cream 2 days ago and I can’t even remember what I did that same morning.

5- When I’m trying to turn on the oscillating fan and he reminds me it has to be plugged in first.

6- When I give him a cup of milk and the threads on the lid of the cup aren’t lined up so the top leaks, he unscrews it and puts it on correctly.

7- When we discuss the story of Jesus dying on the cross and coming back to life, he mentions people Jesus died for whom I haven't thought about in ages (and he hasn’t seen in over a year!).

8- He reminds me to feed and water the dog.

9- When I am putting on his socks and shoes and trying to keep up with his brothers too, he reminds me the socks go on first.

10- He knows what button to push to turn on the 3-wheeler his poppy rides him on and how to put it in reverse (This one actually makes me a little nervous)- and I only know how to go forward.

11- He tells me it’s time to go to the dentist because he now has all of his teeth.

12- He knows he isn’t supposed to get out if the bed once he down for he night so he asks me to get him water, then to turn on his night light, then to get his pillow (which is usually buried in the toy box), then to get him a drink of water. I finally say, “Why don’t you do all of this yourself?” He replies, “You told me not to get up, Mommy.”

13- I asked him when he was going to start wiping himself after he poops and he smiles and says, “But you do such a great job.” He knows it gets me every time!

Happy 4^th birthday, Coley! Mama and Daddy are so proud of you and all you have accomplished this year (read about it in your notebook)! We look so forward to watching God continue to grow and bless you. We are so grateful He trusted us to be your parents! We are honored you are our son!

Here We Go

Controversy updated HERE.

Wordless Wednesday

Menu Plan Monday

This week's menu is short and sweet. We have a lot going on with Cole's birthday and me working in the boys' room getting it ready to house all 3 of them- can you say "triple bunk beds!" I'll post pictures of the room when it's all done. Hopefully soon so I can start working on the nursery.

Monday
Smorgasboard of left overs from previous week

Tuesday
Lemon baked chicken; Fresh green beans; dinner rolls

Wednesday
Grilled steak; sweet potatoes; Caesar salad

Thursday
Chuck E. Cheese for Cole's birthday

Friday
Homemade vegetable soup (in the crockpot, of course); corn bread

Sunday Funny

Multi-tasking at its best!

The boys and I were going through the drive thru at "McSonic" as Cole calls it (Actually, it's just Sonic). Jonah announces he has to pee pee. He has done so well being potty trained, but, he does not give himself much time when he realizes he has to go. Usually, when he tells me he has to pee pee, we have all of about 30 seconds to get to the bathroom, pull his pants down, and get on the toilet. Obviously, we were going to be more than 30 seconds in the drive thru line. I frantically look around outside of the van for an inconspicuous place for him to pee- no good. This Sonic didn't even even have any decent bushes! I had just taken our potty inside that I usually keep in the van for just sort of occasion. I had resolved myself that I was going to have to clean up pee pee out of the van carpet. Then, I spotted it. It was beautiful! In the passenger seat was a Styrofoam cup left over from Friday night dinner. I told Jonah to get himself out of his seat belt and come up front with me (we are still in the drive thru line). I pulled his pants down and told him to point into the cup and pee pee.

So, here we are: I have my right hand holding the cup while my fore finger is "helping Jonah's aim" and my left hand on the steering wheel while my foot lets off the brake so we can pull up and I give the speaker our order. There has to some award for that, right? Jonah successfully pees in the cup and all is well. When he got back to his seat, Cole says to him, "Good job, Jonah. You've just pee peed like a real big boy." I'm not sure what that meant; but it sounded cute.