Heart Of My Heart

Today, I left for a little bit with Billy, when I came home I had two kids climbing out the window. So I hollered at the lounging 17 year old who was on the couch and the singing 12 year old in the bedroom as well as the daydreaming 11 year old in the back yard.(you would think that together the three of them could keep everything under control for an hour). I found my babys Zeke and Faith in the back yard playing a game involving stabbing with sticks. So I hollered some more.
Then I calmed myself down took some deep breaths and explained why it was a bad idea to climb through the bedroom window. I walked into the living room intent on giving my older three a very stern lecture, which I decided I would cut short, I am to nice sometimes. Anyway I cut it way short and just spoke to them for ten minutes, I walked back into the bedroom and my babys are hanging out the window. When I asked them what they thought they were doing my 8 year old informed me"mama you didn't tell them not to" I held my breath counted till I thought i was calm enough and yelled I better not catch any other child I know hanging out of the window. You will not like the consequences. I then stomped to my room and slamed the door. About five minutes later Faith (the baby) came in to say momma we love you. Which of course was orchastrated by the older kids but I couldn't resist her little face and she won so I went in and talked to them all calmly and we were all happy again.
Then I got me a Pepsi. My teeth are real sensitive so when I put ice in my glass I use a straw, well Faith decided she needed a straw but I didn't think it was needed so I didn't give her one she was upset and told me her dad(who was at work) said she could have one. So I stuck her in the corner. For those of you who don't know me, Faith is my baby, she was very sick when she was first born and we thought we were going to lose her, she still suffers from asthma, so I spoiled her a little......not to much.......okay so to much. At 2 1/2 this is her very first serious stint in the corner. It was killing me but it was killing her more. She yelled and cried and begged me to let her out and I thought 2 1/2 minutes was fair, she is now very mad at me. When Billy and I wrestle around she always cries if I holler so tonight Billy was tormenting me and asked Faith if he could make me holler and she said YES!!!! I have given that baby everything she ever wanted and she wanted me to holler. I'm pretty disgruntled about this right now.
But while I'm annoyed at her I keep thinking of all the cute things she does. Her best friend is Jacob Bohall. Jason and Velvadenes littlest. Anyway we have been spending a lot of time at their house and she has been loving it. So has sister Betha she loves to watch Faith and Jacob play together. Anyway she was telling me that the other day she was watching them and Faith got mad cause Jacob said he wasn't her friend and she was hiding her face from him. She said she made Jacob say he was sorry, and a little bit later she heard them playing again and Jacob was once again upset and "Not her friend" and she said FAith asked "Do I have to tell Grandma?" We laughed so hard. Faith has decided that since Sister Betha is Jacobs Grandma she is also her grandma.
Well Sunday we got my Mother-in-law from the nursing home and took her to see Sister Betha and as we walked into the door I heard Faith Telling Jacob this is our other Grandma. It was so cute. I really love this age, it's so fun. And I'm sure Faith is gonna get over her mad at me. Being in the corner isn't the end of the world right? She just keeps telling her dad, "I cried so much"