Oh the Bliss!

I emailed back and forth a bit with Miss Kelly and figured she was a winner so we set up a day and time for her to come and meet the kids, meet us and basically get a feel for things. Tuesday morning she showed up right at 10 o'clock and I liked her right away. These are the reasons why: 1. She jumped right in with the kids and started playing with them, acting like she'd known them forever, which I think gave them a since of security and OKness with her, even though they didn't know her from Adam. 2. Took initiative with them, not waiting for me to tell her what to do, she just did everything. (ie. changed Troy without asking me, put him down for a nap when she thought he was tired, spoke firmly to Ben when he was out of line, etc.) 3. She sized up the kids personalities really quickly and related to them well. One very cool thing that happened right away was when she saw Ben's school bag she told him she had gone to that school also, years ago, and it turns out she ha...

I received some money for my birthday with the encouragement to use it on something I really need; help. What kind of help? Geez, where do I begin? Mental help? Spiritual help? Physical help? Yes. Yes. And yes. It has become slightly apparent to those who see me in action with my kids that, due to Mark's insane amount of working hours and me being (nearly) ripely pregnant, a sitter to watch my kids for a few hours every week while I, I don't know, grocery shop, clean, bathe, breathe... might be a nice gift. At first I was like, awesome! thank you! But to be honest I had a hard time actually going through the motions of finding someone to watch the kids, especially since I'd be home some while she is taking care of them. That felt so strange to me. Why would I have someone else make my kids lunch or change a diaper when I'm right there? It was too weird, to foreign of a concept for me to really grasp and appreciate. But, lets be honest moms, if given the opportunity, w...

I'm tired of all this flu talk. It's hyped, it's drawn out, it's built up it's overdone, it's everywhere, it's disgusting. People are marketing their stuff now with little stickers that say things like, "HELPS PREVENT FLU" or "BUILDS IMMUNE SYSTEM TO FIGHT OFF FLU". It's marketing at it's sickest, no pun intended. Blah! I'm so over it! Am I going to get the flu shot? No. Do I know why? No. I really don't. For every 100 doctors that insist I must there are 100 doctors that insist I mustn't. There are articles and emails and YouTube clips and News clips and flyers and mailers and call-waiting messages... There is too much information for me to make an informative decision!! I've asked friends, doctors, Facebook, THE LORD, and I still have no idea what to do. Shot or no shot?... that is the question. I'm leaning towards no shot. Why? Because I hate shots. That's the best reason I can give. Because if I say, ...

My comments are being hacked by Viagra!!! What do I do about this? Anybody know how to stop it?

~ Ben is awesome because he "sneaks" piles of spinach into his mouth when he thinks I'm not looking so that I'll pretend to get mad at the "Spinach Thief" and refill his plate - over and over and over again. Seriously. I'm like, Please Ben, no DON'T steal the spinach off your plate and eat it all! Don't you dare eat handfuls of delicious, raw, leafy greens! Don't do it! Silly Ben. ~ I think Braxton Hicks are a menacingly cruel reminder of the pain that's yet to come. No thanks. I am in need of no such reminders. ~ I take Juice Plus now, and so do the kids. ~ Addison is entering a very not-so-sweet stage of life and I'm trying to figure out how to best nip this Addie-on-crack-tude in the bud, quick. Taking away all candy treats seemed to really put her into check yesterday. Really? Is she really that swayed by candy and sugar or the lack thereof? Yikes. ~ Troy is in the middle of my very favorite stage of a child's life; 12-24 mont...

Oh Troy... how I love you so.