School is out my friends, which of course means my kids are sick. Don’t ask me how they managed to catch a cold exactly 2 seconds after school was over, but they did. Between them coughing all night, and acting like yahoos all day, this week hasn’t exactly been the best start to summer vacation. [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Germ Warfare and Italian Food
Posted in Food, Kids on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Crayon Apocalypse
Posted in Home, Kids on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No fun Sunday here folks.
Not when I failed to realize that my kids had crayons in their pockets until about 2 seconds after I opened the dryer.
My poor laundry looks like a Crayola factory exploded all over it. Not only do my husband’s clothes look like this:
but this shirt is actually the best looking of [...]
Outnumbered and Outgunned
Posted in Kids, Marriage on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My husband raises our kids like they are going to be candidates for Survivor.
He claims he is trying to teach us all to survive in the jungle…because we all know that the danger of stumbling into an Amazonian-type jungle in the middle of farm country Louisiana is clearly imminent.
He hides and jumps out to scare [...]
“Didn’t Your Mama Raise You Right?”
Posted in Kids, Randomness on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Manners are a touchy topic these days. Probably because they are becoming a lost art.
Families are increasingly over-committed, and manners are often forgotten in the frantic pace of a drive-thru life. It seems like a whole generation is losing the most basic knowledge of tables manners and social graces. It’s not just the kids…the past three parties [...]
Boys, Exercise and Fresh Air—A Recipe for World Peace
Posted in Uncategorized on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve had a busy weekend around here. Yesterday, we threw a little get-together at the lake for Oldest’s birthday. We set up the blow-up water slide, which is really just a hamster wheel for children. After weeks of rain, and rain in the forecast, I was terrified that my perfectly planned, laid-back party was going [...]
30 Reasons Why I Love Him
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Husband’s birthday, and in honor of this event (and because embarrassing him is fun as all get-out), here are 30 reasons why I love him:
30. He’s hot!
29. He’s handy.
28. He makes the best chocolate chip cookies ever.
27. He knows how to operate the washer, dryer, dishwasher and the vacuum, and does so frequently.
26. He is tall [...]
When is a Cupcake More than a Cupcake?
Posted in Food, Kids on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seven years ago, I gave birth to Oldest, aka Demon Baby. If you ask me, I’d swear it happened just last week. How did my super-screaming-wriggling-ten-pound-baby get to be seven??? When did this happen? He was supposed to stop at five, but oh-no, he just has to keep growing!
(That sound you hear is my biological [...]
The Mean Face
Posted in Uncategorized on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My husband has the worst “mean face” ever. Or the best, depending on how you look at it.
99% of the time, he is a total goof ball. He pulls pranks, tickles me until I nearly vomit and acts like he has the maturity of a 6 year old.
So, when he does break out the mean face, [...]
Boys….*sigh*
Posted in Kids on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With two boys and a husband, I am clearly outnumbered. This is sometimes very…tiring, especially when they forget to put the seat down; nothing like starting your day by falling in the toilet.
As my boys get older, I really start to get a reality check as to what living in a house full of men [...]
Be afraid…..Be Very Afraid
Posted in Home, Kids on May 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Summer is coming, whether I like it or not.
I have plenty of reasons to dread summer around here. The 100 degree-plus heat is certainly one, and the often 100 percent humidity is another. After spending quite a few years in southern California, I can tell you that 100 degrees feels like 5000 when you add [...]
