The laundry hamper

Question-Where should I look when we are missing items?  Answer-the laundry hamper!  I don't know why I don't just look there first when I am missing something.  Emilynn's pink croc has been missing since last week.  Just one....and it was driving me crazy b/c I broke my normal rules and actually bought croc brand ones, of course on a deep sale.  But still......
Last I saw the shoes was before I left for Eric's surprise party last week....Dustin was going to take the kids riding to calm them down.  I swore he must have lost it somehow.  Then, as I was emptying their hamper, there was the pink croc.  I don't know why I hadn't looked there.  I have found sippy cups, toys, just about anything in the hamper.  Good thing they can't reach the trash can.....it's no telling what all we'd lose that way.  Speaking of crocs, I let both kids wear crocs to church Sunday.  Emmy wore Carson's orange pair and Carson wore his alligator ones on the wrong feet.  Is that bad?  Honestly, we were running late and they can put them on themselves.  They are so proud and it saves me time.  I think I'd rather they be independent and proud of themselves than have on the "perfect" shoes to match their clothes.  Wouldn't it crush them if I re-did them as if they didn't do it right?  That's what I'm gonna go with!  They are starting to learn to take care of themselves and I need to be supportive.  So, if you see my babies in mismatched clothes and shoes....you know why!!!!  :-) 
On a side note-today was Abbey's 16th birthday!  I feel so old!  I was 15 when she was born.  Anyway, we had a yummy Mexican dinner and the kids behaved so nicely!  I was proud of them.  And I got to eat!  A success all the way around!
Today is also day 4 of Dustin working 16 hour days and I think he's working overnight tonight.  That means it's me and the kiddos.  I honestly haven't been too tired or stressed, which is amazing to me.  I think the key has been NAPS!  For all 3 of us!  Even on Sunday & Monday when we got home at 3 pm, we still did naps.  Normally I may scrap them and just say we'll go to bed earlier.  But I knew I wasn't going to have help in the evenings so that wasn't even a thought in my mind!  Also, Dustin is great about giving me breaks here and there but it's been fine.  The twins are keeping me company.    Poor kids are missing Da-Da though.  I've let them stay up to see him every night except tonight because I knew he wasn't going to be in.  It's nice to be able to adjust our schedule since we don't have anywhere to be at any certain time.  I love being home with my twins!  Hopefully a couple more days and everyone will have power restored.  I'd hate to think we were without power for this long.  I am very thankful for my electricity!  I don't take it for granted!