So... I look at my three children, home from school with a snow day - the bird's (4) at her little desk she got from Santa, C (6) is pulling the shih tzus into his lap and cuddling them while they wiggle and squirm, and A is on the sofa watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the tv. And I think, man I haven't bathed in a day and a half, it is calm, it ( Read more... )

As I said to my boy, who will be six tomorrow:

"Good night, my five year old, one last time..."

"Five and a half, actually."

Do you ever get the feeling that the bottom is going to drop out at any moment? I do. Right now even. Almost two years ago, we applied and tried hard to get the bird a hot tub. Sounds silly right? A two year old with a hot tub - but we'd been doing swim therapy and the bird was finally using all four limbs *at the same time*. It was a miracle ( Read more... )

So.. for the last two days our kids have gotten home and ds#1 has wanted to sit in front of the tv and play mariokart. And I'm oddly not against it. I guess the reasons are that I feel this too shall pass, it's time to get used to doing stuff inside as fall and winter approaches, and the big one, that his sister can do it too ( Read more... )

Random thoughts from people 25-35 years old ( Read more... )

I haven't had much to say recently, and I think a lot of that just stems from so many things, summer, busy-ness, family, and of course, viruses. Not of the computer kind, of course, but right now I have enough mucous in my system to kill a horse. Igh. It's gross and disgusting, and sniffling and sneezing my way through church wasn't really a ton ( Read more... )

So.. today I was frustrated. Firstly by my stomach virus (thanks fam for sharing that one, nice to know I got it the worst out of all of you..), and secondly, I needed to restock my soap supplies. Great that it's done well enough that I've gone through the money already spent there, but bad in that holy smokes, I need more soap supplies and ( Read more... )

So.. we have three dogs right now. And one cat. And the house feels, less full. I think the problem is that for the last seven years we have had at least at least two large dogs, and for the first five, that was three large dogs. And I have to say, I miss my large doggies. They're fun and easy, sweet and friendly, and I have really grown to ( Read more... )

As overheard this am, man to dog:

"you have to use the potty Meg?"
Dog dances an affirmative.
"Me too, you use the grass, I'll use the tree."

(I heard the toilet flush so the neighbors were in fact spared that Saturday morning visual.)

Dear Diary ( Read more... )