Lots of rainy days and sick kids = cabin fever! I probably have to leave the house to get milk today, and we might bundle everyone up for a walk just because it's the first sunshine we've had in days ( Read more... )

( Here's the plan! )

The comments on this sad story (18-month-old boy drowns in a hotel fountain) are obviously from people who don't have twin toddlers ( Read more... )

My biggest goal for the next couple of months is to revisit the sleep situation and make some major improvements.

The current situation:( Blah, blah, blah )

I forgot to mention the best part of our trip: one morning, all 3 kids had climbed into bed with me. Ben had been giving them grapes to munch on, and all 3 of them shared their grapes with me (fed them to me) without being asked. I also got a bunch of raspberries ( Read more... )

Our trip got even better - Ben came down sick the day after we left Albuquerque, when we were going to go see the Grand Canyon. Our foray to the Grand Canyon consisted of, "Do you suppose that viewpoint has a restroom?" "Pull over when you get a chance, please. Um, maybe before then." "Ack, there's no shoulder here!" "*whimper*" We got checked ( Read more... )

Well, we managed to make it to Albuquerque in time for Thanksgiving. Neil and Zinnia each got a new tooth (on the bottom, next to the two front teeth) somewhere along the way. Neil was having a pretty hard time of teething, with on-and-off fevers and refusing to eat any solid food. Zinnia had a couple nights of less sleep than usual, but nothing ( Read more... )

Need to start getting stuff ready for our upcoming trip. I'm a little intimidated about driving to New Mexico with the kids, but really looking forward to having some time as a family - Ben's been at work so much lately. Also, I'm glad that we're not flying, given how hectic flying at Thanksgiving is in general and the lovely new TSA procedures ( Read more... )

I've been a little tired and down still. Neil is having a hard time sleeping at night, not sure why. (It could well be teeth, although I don't see any yet.) I'm losing patience with Iris - she's been particularly whiny lately, and I'm pretty frazzled when we get back from her preschool and she's screamed the whole walk back ( Read more... )

Neil can jump!