Little girl has been sneaking into our bed late at night/early in the morning.  We never had a problem with it, until she had pinkeye a few months ago and cuddled up with me. Now she sneaks in two or three times a week. Any parent will tell you that little feet and elbows don't do much for a good night's sleep ( Read more... )

I'm trying to teach my chilren that yelling, "OW!" at the top of their lungs doesn't mean I'm going to come investigate and get the other one in trouble. They are going to have to use their grasp of the English language to actually tell me what's wrong. It's going to be a loud day.

This has been quite an interesting week. I'm finally getting some nutrition to my brain, so I'll post before something else happens.

Monday, I met up with nonspecific and her entourage on their way back from DragonCon. It was nice to see them and now we know that the Indian restaurants in town are open for lunch and dinner, not in between.

PA called ( Read more... )

 PA ordered some softballs for his work team and they were delivered here yesterday afternoon.  Of course, a box in the living room will pique the interest of any four-year-old. So it began...

Little man: Mommy, what's in this box? 
Me: Softballs for Daddy.
LM: Oh.

Half an hour later...
LM: Mommy, what's in this box? 
Me: Softballs for Daddy.
LM: ( Read more... )

 Sorry I haven't been on much, lately. I have been reading everyone's stuff, though I haven't had much time to respond.

It's been one of those days. The kids played at the playground for a long time. Now they are completely exhausted and whiny. Just a few more hours 'til their daddy gets home. Then they can get their showers and GO TO BED!

Now, ( Read more... )

 How to be a whiny, teething two-year-old in 8 easy steps:

1. Climb into Mommy's lap. If there is no available lap, follow her around, crying, until she gives up and sits down.
2. Grab at whatever she's trying to do.
3. Throw stuff on the floor.
4. Whine about Brother getting all the toys you left behind when you decided to be a lap monkey.
5. Get bored ( Read more... )

Little girl has taken her new bed and her potty training and twisted it into an exhausting game of "stop the kid before she's running half-naked down the hall."  She knows that she can go potty whenever she wants to, so she uses it as an excuse to get out of bed every chance she gets. This has resulted in me ensconcing myself on the extra bed in ( Read more... )

This week, little man learned to ride his bike! I'm so proud! He looks so cute pedaling down the lane. :)

On the other hand, little girl has been able to climb out of her crib for a long time, but she just realized it yesterday.  Cue the mad dash to the mattress store to get her a real bed. It ended up being higher than we expected, so we put a ( Read more... )

We managed to squish 3 family events into two days. The high points:

Finding an Xbox for PA on Christmas Eve.
Crazy amounts of food.
Little man (age 3) beating Richard (age 22?) at Bust a Move on the Wii. :)
Getting silly string for all the cousins.

I said, "Why do I always get so stressed about the holidays? I always have so much fun!"  Oh, yeah, the ( Read more... )