I still have the headache, but my children having been playing together beautifully..which is almost like not having a headache at all (or at least someone cutting the pain in half!) Let me show you: This is Mini and Coop wrestling on her bed. Yes…still wrestling…and NOT fighting. I repeat, NOT FIGHTING. And this is Mini being a heavenly big… View Post
But I really, really want to be funny. Seriously. Not just slight-smirk-funny, more like fall-out-of-your-chair-my-face-hurts-funny. I can be silly (ask my kids) but not that funny (ask my husband). If, and that is an I to the capital F, if I am funny, my lovely, and truly hilarious husband will remark, “wow, that was kind of funny.” Not exaclty a… View Post
You have kids. You know what I’m talking about. Mommy: “Eat your dinner.” Delaney: “How ’bout 3 bites of chicken, 2 bites of noodles and 1 bite of corn?” (complete with winning smile) Mommy: “How ’bout…eat your dinner.” Delaney: “How ’bout 4 bites of chicken.” Mommy: (Deep sigh) “Please eat your dinner.” Delaney: (Imitating Deep Sigh) “So, 3 bites of… View Post
This is the face I can’t get enough of. This is the face that makes me giggle. The face of my first born. This is the face of the sassiest little thing on the planet. This is the face of the almost-four-year old who threw her carrots at me tonight. This is the face I have to see before I… View Post
This is my sign that Spring has finally arrived. I love, LOVE, LOVE tulips. I can honestly say that this love is fairly new….say, oh, about 7 years old. Hmmm….funny, that coincides directly with my move to the MIdwest from California. That is right about the time that I had the distinct frustration, I mean pleasure, of experiencing all four… View Post
Don’t you just love a toddler stretching her vocablulary by using new words? Especially when the words don’t fit. In the past week, Delaney has really been making an effort to use a ton of new words. This has lead to a variety of interesting sentences: “Mommy, this song is nasty.” (descibing a song she really likes) “Mommy, you are… View Post
