Friday Night:  Caleb gets hit with an aluminum bat at a b’day party…you guessed it, the pinata.  Doesn’t look crooked, just very swollen and black & blue. Saturday Night:  Caleb is playing with friends at a party with a former neighbor.  He falls and hits his head on a brick garden wall.  Someone brings him…

I’ve decided that living in a house full of boys isn’t so bad…because I get to be "queen".  It has its challenges though…for example, when you find things like this in your guest bathroom tub… It’s called a "grow" shark.  It "grows" for 7 days in water.  Uhh…isn’t that a standing water hazard?! Anyone?!  Plus,…

And I’m enjoying the green-ness all around. This is not an important post, but anything is better than that sob story from yesterday.  Let’s put the violins away and celebrate spring! No, really, after I wrote yesterday’s post, I felt much better.  And then decided that I needed to do less complaining, and more of…

So I was driving along today thinking that it sure would be nice to get some applause every now and again.  To stand on a stage, with my head held high and just have everyone clap for me for maybe 2-3 minutes.  That would be nice.  But I don’t want to have to work extra…

What a busy week it’s been!  The boys have had an especially fun time thanks to our extended family.  Without a Nana and a Pops, this week would have been nothing to write home about, that’s for sure.  Thank heaven for grandparents! Here’s a summary: Nana took the boys to the Aquarium on Tuesday.  I…

This is a new experience for Caleb.  This role as "big brother".  And he is right at home in it…partly because Jacob is so good at it with him (usually).  I’m so impressed with the love that he has for Samuel…he won’t leave a room without running back to kiss the baby on the head. …

When I was born, I got a gift from my Aunt Debby and Uncle Robin.  I don’t remember receiving it, of course, but am told that they brought it shortly after my birth.  It was a little, bitty ficus tree.  Would you believe that for 30 years that ficus tree has stayed alive…I remember it…

that this cold was a minor one?  I jest. It knocked me down last night (hard swallow) and now I have the dilemma…sleep when the baby sleeps and let Caleb (cough) watch a movie?  OR, clean the house, do the laundry (sniff), pick up the piles of mail scattered throughout the house, etc. when the…

This afternoon I let the boys spray Redi-Whip whipped cream into their mouths after school, but only after demonstrating it myself.  SCORE: +2 for me with that one.  Caleb exclaimed, "Mom, YOU’RE THE GIRL!"  A very generous alteration of his typical "You’re the man!" compliment.

a cold.  A mild one.  But it’s still no fun.  Especially with not a lot of sleep.  Bought the Baby Wise book this week…it’s supposed to help your baby sleep at night (not the book itself, but the technique taught!).  I’ll try anything!  4 hour jaunts are wearing me out. Have some things to post…