... About my kid's TV shows that probably shouldn't ( Read more... )

I thought that today was the last day we could turn in our summer reading lists at the library, turns out it's the 24th. The program there has several rewards, for the first 10 books read (or read to for the littler ones) you get a ticket to go to the Wild Animal Show. No getting into the show without a ticket. For each 10 books after the 1st ( Read more... )

Alta told me this morning that her teacher said they need to put their hair in a braid or a ponytail for a few weeks.  In one of the other classes "they have bugs that like to lay eggs in your hair ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I've done an actual update, so that means this is going to be in list form.

Alta wants to be a Cat Princess for halloween. She will use one of her refurbished prom dresses (her dress up clothes) and the cat ears she got at the Ren-Faire this summer. I need to make a tail and I really want to find an authentic looking nose/ ( Read more... )

Blah.  I quit ( Read more... )

 I am SO tired of this conversation:

"Lilly, if Alta asks you to stop you need to stop.  Alta, even if she doesn't stop it's not ok to hit her."

 Well crap.  The infant carry-around car seat expired in '09.  Yes, car seats do have an expiration date.  The extreme temperature shifts inside of a car can break down the plastic after so many years.  We were planning to use that one until the baby out grew it and then do a massive car-seat shift, Alta to a booster seat, Lilly to Alta's seat, ( Read more... )