This is a favorite book in our house. Gmail has read it to the girls probably no less than 45 times in the last 3 weeks. The girls have heard it probably no less than 200 times in the same time frame.

Those letters play outside like children should; climbing trees, playing catch, daring each other. I truly believe they are really happy letter ( Read more... )

Since I have been babysitting my nephew, Pouty has been quite the velcro girl. She insists on her alone time with me and frankly, I love it! :) When Tom Thumb was still a new baby, he only took up part of my lap and there was room for Pouty to sit with us when I fed or held him ( Read more... )

So, the girls were in the tub earlier. Spike laid out in the tub on her side with her head resting in her hand and her eyes closed. This is the conversation that followed ( Read more... )

So, as many know, the boy has some "issues" going on. He is currently on medicine for anxiety and adhd, but his dx include ADHD, Aspergar's, Anxiety Disorder, and a couple of other things that are being considered in addition to or in lieu of these three. We had an appt last week that was cancelled by the dr when we got there because we were 8 ( Read more... )

It seems that this flu/bronchitis thing never ends. We are well into our second week and still coughing up a lung and exhausted/weak. So, I'm exhausted beyond belief tonight, but of course the kid ... not so much. Please someone, explain to me why the nights I'm *so* exhausted are the nights he is most rambunctious and non-compliant. Anyone ( Read more... )

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The Princess and Her Blankets
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Olivia. Olivia, when asked, "Are you Mommy's girl?" would say, "No, I Mommy's princess."
Just shy of 3 years old, Olivia learned the love of covers when she was sleeping. She loved her blankets so much that there could never be enough. This little princess had to ( Read more... )

My kids, that is. They have a way about them that makes me smile. I mean, we all have those days, as parents, where we are counting down the minutes til bedtime. We have the times that we think, "ONE MORE THING AND I MAY HANG THAT KID BY HIS/HER TOENAILS!!!" When it's all said and done, though ... being called Mommy is an amazing feeling ( Read more... )

My poor Pouty girl had a really hard day. We woke up early and got dressed to head to her 15m WBC. I thought she would only be getting 1 shot and had prepared myself (you know, at 16m, it's more about self preparation than preparing them ( Read more... )

Ever have something you are dying to tell that your kids did? Something that you found to be totally hilarious, but you're sure others wouldn't find the same humor ( Read more... )

I was somewhere (I think it was on the road beside McDonald's in Benson, NC) with my 3 kids, my friend AmyGrace (from Delphi), and her oldest son (wonder where her youngest was ( Read more... )