E is a boy who has had 'tics' of sorts for a long while now. Mostly they occur around change (new class, new something else), but this year we thought they would fade by now and in fact they are doing nothing but morphing into new and different ones. This recent one is a 'fish face' that is horribly annoying and distracting. He varies between ( Read more... )

Going along with the genetics of her older brother, my daughter potty trained herself on her own schedule and went from diapers to underwear with nary an accident. How in the world did we get here? I have no children in diapers! Wow. Diapers have been my LIFE for almost 6 years now (it feels like longer) and now I am done with them ( Read more... )

It's been 3 years and 3 months, but A is FINALLY out of her crib and into a big girl bed. She's thrilled with it, she has been sleeping like a champ, and not roaming the house when she wakes up. HURRAY ( Read more... )

His love endures forever. Forever.

A got her big girl bed on Saturday and is THRILLED with it. She happily napped in it on Saturday and was great on Saturday night. Soon we will be taking down the crib and moving on. When we finally get her potty trained, we will have a big girl all around. No more babies in our house.

E brings home a daily 'report card' that tells us every half hour if he behaved appropriately or not, along with a space for comments. The day begins at 9 am and goes until 3:30. Today, EVERY half hour with the exception of 2 periods has comments about his behavior. None of them are good. Some of the most distressing ( Read more... )

I need to find a way, somehow, of keeping E motivated. He is so anxious to get to 'more' (e.g. double digit addition) that he will not bear with us that math is a progressive animal and if you don't get the basics down, sooner or later it could bite you on the butt ( Read more... )

In St. Louis a radio station, Y98, is giving away a wedding to couple. My friends, Jennifer & Fred, are in the finals. If you are so motivated, please vote for them ( Read more... )

I am torn about January 2009. On one hand, I cannot WAIT for the 20th and to say Welcome President Obama, but on the other, I will turn 40 a mere 4 days later. Elation and despair. :)

Hopefully the happiness of the 20th will carry me through...

How in the world has it been so long since I've posted or been to LJ? I have no explanation, I just sometimes seem to drop off the radar, and I apologize for not keeping up with all my LJ friends. I suck sometimes, but I hope to do better in 09 ( Read more... )