Because sometimes life is crappy... literally.

So maybe yesterday I was just a little too Pollyanna-ish and life wanted to throw me something to see  if I could keep my perspective and gratitude? Or maybe crap just happens. I don't know for sure, but either way, I found myself staring into a toilet full of poop that Annika decided to put a plunger into and mix all up. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Did I mention Holden threw a baby toothbrush down the toilet while Annika was flushing the other day and nobody was supposed to be using my bathroom? Uff... that's right. And did I mention that nobody knows who took the poop in my bathroom today? "Not me" sure does a lot of crazy things in our house. As I was scooping  out the toilet, I found myself trying to figure out a positive perspective... I think it's like how you never truly appreciate how well your nose works until its stuffy or runny! I need to remember to be more thankful when I can flush the toilet and everything goes well.

Other than the toilet incident, we had a pretty uneventful day. We got our first care package sent off to Dennis and a few other thank you notes. I haven't figured out if the fighting is more or less between Sofia and Annika when Ellie isn't here. I know one thing for sure. When she's gone, Christian does step up and help more. I wonder why he can't just do that when she's here too? Maybe one day.

Thanks to Laura for making so much food for us, the kids ate more rolls for breakfast. We grilled pizza from the dough Chris sent home with us for lunch, and then ate more of Laura's unstuffed cabbage rolls for supper! Yummy! Tomorrow maybe I'll be brave and try to figure out something in the instant pot I ordered on amazon prime day. I scheduled haircuts for 4 of us, so I'm not sure how long we'll be gone for that tomorrow. Hopefully everyone behaves. I tried to convince the girls they should get bobs again. Nope- they want to grow it out.