Not a perfect one, but a good one.  It was a Tuesday, after all, and my sweetie is in San Francisco.  Chris will be home late Friday night and will go back to work on Tuesday night.  A short visit but it will be fun, I'm sure ( Read more... )

The less said about the remainder of Saturday, the better.  The tomato was just the beginning and it went downhill from there.  A full mommy melt down later and I feel a bit better.  For all the bad there was some good outcome.  Chris' mom came over and watched the kids yesterday (Monday)  for a few hours so I could have some Brenda-time.  I went ( Read more... )

I thought Patty would bring them home after nap.  I was wrong.  Luckily I hadn't put Sam down for his nap yet.  Unluckily, I was still cleaning the girls' room.  I had to finish that before I would read to them.  They are finally asleep ( Read more... )

Chris sent a letter to his mom on Monday expressing his displeasure at her absence at the birthday parties for our kids this year among other things.  She got the letter today.  She called his dad crying.  He called Chris and yelled at him.  This will not be pretty ( Read more... )

Little Virginia, almost 4, has whistled for the first time.  She hasn't even lost a tooth yet.

For the last few days, she has been obsessed with whistling.  She keeps asking if her teeth are loose so she can whistle.  Well, last night as I was getting her ready for bed, she breathed in causing a low whistle, but then blew out causing a true whistle ( Read more... )

This afternoon, I was feeding Sam his bottle. Virginia was sitting next to me and Natalie was wandering around the room. I looked up and watched Natalie pick up a board book, walk to a piece of purple carpet we use as a door mat, sit down, and "read" out loud, turning the pages as if she were reading to someone. When she got to the end, she ( Read more... )