My Kids, Santa’s Elves
Whew, this has been quite a transition for all of us. Clint played stay-at-home-dad for a couple of weeks, then, last Thursday we started the kiddos in daycare. Clint was home for Thursday and Friday so we could do a first-run of how daycare will work without him having to also start his first day at his new job. Then, Monday, he became a working man again, I continued on my job, the kids continued at daycare, and Colby started a new Kindergarten... Read More
Funny kids.
Day Three of Clint’s Unemployment: The Day of Hope Despite a momentary sob-fest at Bible Study this morning, today was pretty tear-free for both Clint and me. Thankfully, today was quite the opposite of sad. Today, we found some hope. We qualify for WIC again and will start receiving checks for food next week We have medical figured out for our kids Our friends continue to contact us with fantastic leads and ideas for jobs It gets even better:... Read More
Glimpses…
Sometimes, I get glimpses of my life and my children; glimpses of what’s to come. Glimpses that give me hope that Clint and I are on the right track in our parenting. Despite nearly a week of all of us being stuck at home with a nasty virus, despite the fact that we’ve been at each other’s throats because we’re so stir crazy, I had some huge glimpses today. Read More Read More
Adiós, Septiembre (That’s “Goodbye, September” in the English): A month of birthdays, education and guitars.
What a month! First, the twinkies turned the big two, but we missed it because we were away on the Weekend of Bliss. They were in good hands with Clint’s mom, though, and got presents and cupcakes to round out a proper two-year-old birthday celebration. Exactly a week after that, I turned 29. The next day, Colby started his first day of Kindergarten! Read More Read More
A Sweet Moment
Just now, while I kissed kids good night, I saw Colby peeking out of the opening in his bedroom window. Night Sky: © ilco “I wish, I wish, wif awwl my heart…” he whispered. After he finished, he turned around with an enormous grin on his face. “Did you wish on a star?” I asked. “No,” he said. “I couldn’t see any stars.” “Oh, I’m sorry,” I replied. “I just wished on... Read More
“I like your booty, Mommy!”
A conversation with Lily just now: Lily: Mommy, see what I drawing? It’s your booty. Me: Lily, why in the world are you drawing a picture of my booty? Lily: Ummm.. a ‘cuz I like it, Mommy! I like your booty. Long pause… Read More Read More
You are not going to believe what just happened…
(Subtitle: Mom Discipline from The Toilet) This happened not even 10 minutes ago: There I was, minding my own business, sitting on the toilet, when Wyatt came screaming and crying into the bathroom. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that his twin brother had bitten him on the back. Not cool, Zander. Not. Cool. Read More Read More
We have decided to let him choose his gender.
This picture will be even more entertaining if you know the story of the whack-a-doodle Canadians who are not divulging the gender of their child so s/he can choose his/her own gender. Insert *eyeroll* here. Since we want to be free-thinkers, too and not have our children bogged down by those pesky gender roles, we decided to take a page from the Stockers’ book and let Zander choose his-erm- I mean its own gender: Read More Read More
He doesn’t hate art! (Whew!)
This past year, Colby has vehemently asserted that he hates art. He didn’t want to draw, he didn’t want to paint, he didn’t want anything to do with anything artsy. His preschool teachers noticed this, too, and admitted that he likely was only opposed to art because at school, art time came at the same time as “fun room” time, and they took turns for who did art and who did fun room time. Colby, being the superboy he... Read More
Sometimes my daughter gives me the heebiejeebies.
I love my daughter. She’s funny, she’s sweet and truthfully, sometimes, I am even a little envious of her amazing blue eyes and completely perfect wavy blond hair. She also creeps me out. Take scenario one, for instance: It was the middle of the night and I heard the familiar bump of feet hitting the floor and then creeeeak of the kids’ need-to-be-WD40′d door. I knew it was Lily. I heard a whimper at the door. I knew it was... Read More
What we’ve been up to.
I’ve let my blog go by the wayside. I realized I was getting too caught up in producing content and forgetting why I blog in the first place: To keep memories of my silly kids. So, I’ve been getting back to basics and hanging out with them, blogging when something funny comes up. So here’s a quick photo recap about what we’ve been doing the past few weeks. Read More Read More
Sick Day & A Face Injury
Last night and this morning have been rough. It started off well, though. Clint and I had a lovely time ignoring our To Do list. We watched a stand-up comedy show, sipped on yummy beverages, and then retired to the bedroom to slip into something a little more naked… only to be greeted by the sound of Zander screaming. He has a cold, but he also took a spill yesterday that raked up his nose, so every time he tried to rub his nose, it hurt. Plus,... Read More
How to Get Rid of a Fly (According to a 5 y.o.)
Last week, a fly meandered into our house and Colby made it his mission to get rid of it. I sat nearby nearly in tears of laughter while I watched him, very seriously, mind you, attempt to rid our home of this pesky intruder. So, for this week’s Tipsy Tuesday, I thought you all might like to know how to get rid of a fly, Colby style. Read More Read More
Licorice {Messy Monday}
Zander had his first taste of licorice this weekend… As you can tell, he hated it. Lookout Ronald McDonald. There’s a new clown in town! Read More
I kissed a girl… and I liked it. {Throwback Thurs}
Well whaddya know? I was on the ball enough to get a post up today. This week’s Throwback Thursday is one of my most popular blog posts, originally posted in July 2008. I hope it gives you a good chuckle. I Kissed a Girl… and I Liked It. Read More Read More
