So, it’s no secret that I like my shows.  I don’t watch all day, I don’t watch all the time, but I do have my favorites.  And I do find that watching TV in the evenings is a good way for me to wind down and block out all of the "mommy, mommy" noises that…

Jacob went on a field trip yesterday to a farm.  He came running out telling us all about the llama they saw.  Then he went in to detail about how he got picked to race the llama with other kids from all of the classes.  Apparently, if you didn’t win, the farmer would let the…

Hi 100 That’s what the weather is like today in TX.  Honestly, people, what’s wrong with this picture?  100+ degrees in April?!?!  (My car registered 109 yesterday afternoon).  It’s ridiculous.  RIDICULOUS I tell ya!  It’s supposed to cool down tonight.  And, of course, this blew the record high temp out of the water, which is…

Jacob’s class and another Kindergarten class gave a presentation at the weekly assembly last week at school.  It was two songs about the farm.  He "auditioned" (not sure of the process, other than that the teacher said that it was like an audition) to do the speaking part at the beginning, and got picked.  But,…

The title of this blog is a quote from Jacob after rummaging thru his Easter basket and eggs, and his brother’s.  I thought that was pretty cute.  He especially enjoyed the camouflage eggs the Easter bunny gave him (he calls them his "army eggs")…such a boy.  The Easter bunny really likes me too…and got me…

I WISH I had a picture of this, but I don’t, so you’ll have to settle for a story without any cute pics to go with it.  We have one of those wooden swing sets…a great buy because we’ve used it to death.  But it needed to be re-stained, and I thought to myself, "Self,…

Jacob, in his innocent 6-year old matter-of-fact way, asked me this morning, "Mom, Why do you always have so much going on?" It caught me off guard. It stung. Why do I always have so much going on? My quickest answer is because that’s part of being an adult…bills to pay, kitchens to clean, errands…

was terrific.  Beautiful weather…time with the kids.  Jacob lost his second top tooth and now has this cute toothless smile.  Not for long though, since both permanent teeth are popping in.  Caleb kept us entertained with his wardrobe changes.  Shirtless, cowboy, etc…you never know what you’re gonna get. We babysat for a 3-month old little…

A bad combination…don’t ever eat kefir and paint.  Or paint while eating kefir. Or eat paint and put kefir on your walls…bad, very bad. I have a new product endorsement.  I’m not a yogurt eater…not sure why, just don’t like it.  But the kids have it EVERY morning, without fail.  But the other day I…

Boy the days have gotten away from me…it’s been hectic around here.  And with a little of my TV news days coming back…"Here are some of the stories we’ve been working on…" 1.  Convinced my mom to play hookey with us on Fri afternoon (she’s an elementary school principal and NEVER takes time off).  We…