Typical...Part One

This morning I woke up to start yet another one of my typical Sunday Mornings.  It went something like this...My typical Sunday1

Part One2

Awww Sunday Morning what a loverly time of the week.  Lets start at the very beginning.  A very good place to start... We arrive RIGHT ON TIME... I would have been 15 minutes early like I planned but I have to tell Jenna to go change her dress for the third time.  I also have to tell Billy he can not wear WHITE socks with a black suit.  Then just as we are about to walk out the front door we remember to put the puppy in her kennel, pull the meat for dinner out of the freezer, make sure each child has their Bible and out we go... ONLY to get out of the drive and to the end of the block realizing I forgot the Sunday School material.  Back to the house and get the material... and the hair brush because Jenna didn't brush her hair and off to church we go.  So I arrive right on time.  We Park in front of the building and all three kids jump from the van and RUN to the front door.  Billy is yelling the whole way because since he is the man he demands that he opens the door for all... Only to have Jenna beat him in the race to the door and them argue... LOUDLY (I might add in front of half the congregation) That the boy is supposed to open the door.  So once inside I say my hellos as every good Pastors wife should do and walk my children (by the ears because you know I have three arms to do that with) to the classroom and we start Sunday School. 3

Sunday School begins with everyone getting a sticker to go on their chart.  My children graciously allow all visitors to go first... NOT... MEE MEE MEEE beat each other as they force their way through the group and try to reach their cards.  Brianna tries to place her sticker on only to put it crooked and throws a fit because of that... Billy puts his on perfect which make Brianna even madder and Jenna has hers stuck in her hair by the time she reaches the card.  I gently and lovingly rip the sticker from Jenna's hair and stick it to the paper for... which of course again make Bri upset because Jenna's is straighter than hers (although pieces of hair are sticking around it).  On to singing and the story and of course about half way through more kids show up and so we do the whole sticker thing... hair... running... Bri upset... over again.    I finally get to the story and actually have all the kids attention.  It goes quite smoothly.  The questions at the end are answered and the kids sing one last song.  We pray and they are dismissed.  Between SS and Church I tell my children to kindly sit in "our" pew and calm themselves before church starts.  Does this happen NOOOOOOO  Jenna is instantly at her daddy's side talking to him.  So I tell her again to sit down.  Billy sits but then stands and then sits and stands.  Brianna asks if she can sit with Grandma and I say no because of her attitude during SS so she sits down pouting.  I grab Jenna's hand making it look like I am lovingly leading her to our seat as I whisper that she will get a time out session for disobeying.  Then we sit down and I talk while holding my children to their seats and smiling at Bri to get her to smile back.4

Sunday Morning Service is my favorite service.  We all sit in our pew.  Bri to my left, Jenna to my right and Billy sits next to Jenna.  Billy can not sing at all so he just kinda says the words as we sing.  Brianna trys to sing like a professional singer so she sings off key just because of that and Jenna sings as loud as she can just because she LOVES to sing.   We sing about 4 songs and then offering then missionary letter then one last song and maybe a special and finally we get to the good stuff.  I told my hubby I wouldn't marry him if he couldn't preach.  I married him so he can. So we all open his Bible, I remind the kids to pay attention and he preaches... it is a miracle because on this day I only had to remind Billy 12 times to listen and 4 times to stop reading his Bible instead of listening.   Jenna only "almost" fell asleep ten times, and Bri was able to catch every single Bible verse and write them on her paper.5

After service is over I tell my children that they can play outside as long as they don't scream AND no running in and out of the church.  Immediately they all RUN out the door.  I let this one slide as long as they stay outside.  Soon Brianna is back inside telling me that Billy has picked Jenna up and is trying to put her into the Dumpster and Jenna has kicked him and now his nose is bleeding.  I calmly excuse myself from that lady who I am talking to and walk outside only to find Billy with no blood but a ruin suit and stained knees.  Jenna has locked all out of the van and is sweating it out in there.  So I tell them all to stop acting up.  I give Jenna another time out session for when we get home and then I go back in to finish my conversation.   After a few sentence Jenna runs in screaming that she "needs to pee" and heads to the bathroom.  I calmly tell her to be lady like and continue talking.  Finally my hubby is ready to go and we head out the door, tell our kids to get in the van and start for home.  6

My favorite part of SUNDAY. 7

AFTERNOON NAPS!!!!!!8

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Beka.10