Mom's tired

I am really tired today. It is Monday and it was a long weekend. Actually all weekends are long for me. I find the chaos and the kids constant desire for electronics exhausting. This weekend we had Patti and Chris Harline over for dinner. We had dinner and then played Cover Your Assets. While they  were here Harrison said that  he didn't feel well. Well he feel asleep during scripture on the front room floor and I left him there around 10:30 pm. and went to bed. Around 12:30  he came into my room informed by that he had thrown up, tired to clean it up and then got into my shower. Exhausted I stayed in bed and figured I would deal with the mess in the morning. 

Saturday morning Hamilton and I had a call with a "recruiter" for preparing to set himself to be recruited in high school as a soccer player. At noon Hamilton went driving with Scott Moss. Hamilton kicks back when I ask him to go driving so I have enlisted the help of his young men's leaders. He will go with them (and a lot of times they stop off and get something to eat) and I appreciate their willingness to help in this matter. Hamilton doesn't understand but I need him to be able to drive so he can get himself where he needs to be. That is one less kid I need to get some place to. 

Saturday we rented a carpet cleaner to clean up the residue of vomit all over the floor.

Sunday morning the boys had a youth breakfast at Bishop Chad Boyce's house and then off to church at noon. I am trying to keep kids off electronics and to have Sunday a holy day but it doesn't always work. This Sunday I told the kids if they would go out and ride their electric scooters together I would let them watch a movie. I would love to be in control and to have boundaries but I am exhausted and tired of the kick back so we watched a movie on Sunday and it wasn't one from BYUTV or lds.org but..... I am doing the best that I can. 

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