You showed Me

Colby has been sick for the last few days. When babies are sick, and other kids are throwing up, Moms get way behind. I have A LOT to do today, leaving Colby unattented for too long of periods. First thing this morning he pulled everything out of the "baking" cupboard. He climbed a chair to get on the countertops and emptied the flour, sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, nuts, salt, syrup from the cupboard. Somehow, amazingly, barely any of it spilled. That was a great blessing, because that could have been a disaster!!! Well, as I was scrubbing the boys bathroom, with my hazmat suit on (not really but I could make a pretty good case that I need one EVERY.SINGLE.WEEK!) Colby was left unattented for about 30 min. Bad idea! Chet has a "church drawer" of sorts. Scriptures, his blessing, ensign, etc. That drawer was emptied and EVERYWHERE! Then the little turkey found some VERY hid sharpies. He had to have thought he hit jackpot when he found them, because he should have never been able to. Well, he made his body his paper. And my bed spread his holding place for the used, but not capped, markers. I was so mad at him that I yelled at him and shook my finger in his face and told him that he knows thats not allowed. I snatched him up and took him to his bed. After I got everything cleaned up I went in to talk to him, where he was crying still. As I sat down on his bed, he closed his eyes so that "I couldn't see him and therefore he doesn't have to talk to me". (Aren't 2 year olds funny like that. If they can't see you, you can't see them, haha) I started talking to him calmer now, and he would open his eyes only to hurry and close them again. Soon, the eyes weren't opening anymore. The turkey fell asleep. Boy he sure showed me by not talking to me. Now I have to run and finish all the other things during his 2 hour nap. I love that kid to the ends of the earth and back, but boy how he tests me! I learn way more patience and love through him than any of the other boys. He is a turkey!!!