about that card picture (part 3)

So, I picked out the least horrible picture for our card, but even if we ignored Sarah’s expression, there were two things that needed to be repaired. One was Doug’s head in the corner trying unsuccessfully to talk Evan into standing still. The other was our wall looking like this door, except Amy’s writing has […]

Amy says

“Mom, A has presents under her tree and there’s nothing under ours. When Santa brings our presents I’m gonna go next door and tell her I can’t play because I’m busy with MY presents.” Jealous much?

time waster

I was getting things done around the house until Joel posted a link to this movie quiz. Now, I can’t walk away until I figure them all out. (I have 14 so far. Done. Life can resume now.)

about that card picture (indecision)

I can’t decide if I should post the last explanation before I show you the picture so that you will understand it when you see it OR I should post the picture and see who can identify the third explanation topic. Hmmmm. I am going to go ahead and post the picture and see who […]

about that card picture (part 2)

Do you have any idea how hard it is to get 5 children to be in the same place, at the same time? There is far too much wiggling, giggling and funny faces. The worst offender, though, is the 18-month-old who is never, ever still. Everyone else would pose and Evan would dash in front […]

Amy says

“Mom, I’m putting Barbie’s shoes on my dresser cause I need them for action fingers and I don’t want Evan choking on them or pooping them. Okay?” She’s just too thoughtful.

about that card picture (part 1)

Today I am mailing our Christmas cards. If I get addresses wrong, they’ll be returned to me instead of mis-delivered like yesterday’s packages. Anyway, there are a few things that need to be explained about the picture before anyone sees it. The first thing is Sarah’s expression. Last year I took hours and over a […]

don’t call me

Evan likes cell phones. He knows how they work and frequently calls friends and family so that they can hear him carry the phone around the house with us obliviously chatting in the background. My phone is either beside my computer or in my purse and Evan knows how to find it. Evan drools. He […]

TPS bath report

Items thrown at me or into the water during my bath: shampoo bottle, conditioner bottle, yellow doll shoes, vanilla wafer cookie, rubber duck, purple loofah, two electric toothbrushes, toothpaste, playmobile pirate and a dirty sock