Stalkers...

Ok, so it's Laura's fault...She did it on her blog, and I couldn't stop thinking about it.
So I did it too, I added the "Followers" ability to my blog. It's a pretty cool addition to blogger if you ask me.
So, thank you Laura for your unknowing encouragement. And remember, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" right? Well, at least you know your sphere of influence.

And no, I would not jump off a bridge if my friends did it. I'm afraid of heights.

Stealth Poop...

...Ok, your asking yourself,..."What?!?"
To those of you out there that don't know, I use cloth diapers. This means that after removing a used diaper it must be placed in a bucket.
Well, after changing several dozen diapers, it has become common place to "chuck" a wet one at the bucket. Of course, this would never do if the diaper was dirty right?
So last night Joe did exactly that, he chucked what he though was a wet diaper at the bucket. Only to hear me shriek and question his sanity.
His response was that he didn't see it, he though it was just wet. And then he said it,..."stealth poop".
I laughed so hard!

It's the little things in life that bring a family together...

Quiz 6...

In the Movie, "Mary Poppins", what is suggested to improve your life?


Answer: All of the above.

Facing My Fears...

I have a friend who likes to tell me that I need to face my fears. My response has always been that my fears and I have been such good company these long years that I could not imagine changing them. Well, in honor of my friend, I would like to share how I faced one of my fears yesterday.

Have you ever watched one of those car chases? You know, the ones where one car bumps into the other trying to knock it from the road? Well I have watched those, and been "concerned" about the possibility of it happening to me in real life. I know what you're thinking...a bit on the dramatic side aren't I? Never the less, I have often seen cars inch a little too close for comfort on the road and those scenes are the first thing I think of.
Now, it just so happens, that this very thing happened to me yesterday on the freeway while driving 60mph. A tan truck was driving parallel to me and decided that he liked my lane better. So over he did glide, right into my van. Scared the living daylights out of me!!! I screamed, each time he bumped me. By the grace and mercy of my Lord and Savior, I was not pushed out of my lane, nor were we hurt (all 5 kids were with me). Eddie later told me that he thought I had a spider on me and that was why I was screaming (at my house, screaming and spiders go hand in hand).
So here's to you my fearless friend. I have faced a fear and won. Now the rest of my fears and I are going to have some tea, would you like to join us?

In the Trenches...

About three weeks ago, the twins started to crawl (Maggie was first by a day or two). It's the funniest thing to watch, because they don't crawl on their hands and knees, but on their forearms and knees.
Picture this
...the floor is layered with toys to the right and to the left, but if only Maggie could get to that one "special" toy that Ellie has. So she moves through the trenches, inching her way through the thicket. Low to the ground she silently approaches Ellie, who is unaware. At the last possible moment, when Maggie is ready to snatch the toy, Ellie rolls over and then away. Maggie must move on. The battle may be lost, but not yet the war.

Sick kids...

Enough said.

The Adventures of Mr. Stinkbottoms and Miss Crankypants...

Now, Miss Henrietta Crankypants was very different than Mr. Stinkbottoms. She liked to wear shorts with stripes, socks with polka dots, and she always wore very fancy shoes wherever she went. Henrietta didn't like to walk either, but would skip and hop to where she wanted to go. The most unusual thing about her, however, was her wish to become a trapeze artist in the circus. She liked to sit and daydream about how wonderful it would feel to go flying through the air. In fact, Henri (that is what she liked to be called) just knew, that some day, she would join the circus and "wow" the crowds with her grace and magnificent trapezing ability. Of course, she had never really been to the circus, or on a trapeze, but she had seen pictures and knew right away that it was what she really wanted to do.

...to be continued...