BABY VOTE

I am very excited for next week! We get to find out the sex of our baby. I thought it would be fun to take a poll to see what you think. So check out the sidebar to the right and VOTE. Poll will be open until Monday February 2nd.

Dirty laundry

I'm feeling the need to air some dirty laundry......because there seems to be so much of it these days. I am TRYING to potty train E-Man and it's just been another poopie day. For the record, I really really really do not like potty training other than the cute little biscuits you get to see running from one end of the house to the other looking for a clean pair of underwear. Also, the end result is quite nice, but for the LOVE...... for the love of your Mother and her sanity pleeeeeeease just go on the toilet! I have bribed him with every cool toy or tasty treat any little boy could possibly want but he still does not want to do the DEED where it belongs. I know I just need to be patient... it will happen when he is ready Right?!?

Whew! I feel much better and all the laundry in the house is clean---at the moment.

Any tricks that have worked for you?

Cooking up some fun!

Santa brought Morgan this Easy Bake Oven for Christmas and she has had a lot of fun making delicious HOCKEY PUCKS....I mean cookies! She gave one to Easton and then asked "Who's a better cook? ME? ore MOM?" His reply... " YOU are!" She was so excited and said " Yes! finally I am better than Mom!" No hurt feelings here----Considering the source! In all fairness....her second attempt at the cookies turned out much better.... we added more water and cooked it for way less time! Watch out Kelly---You've got some competition in the neighborhood! Thanks SANTA for the fun present!

GOODNIGHT MOM

I love reading books with my kids at night and one of our all time favorite books is "GOODNIGHT MOON" I have read it so many times I know every word by heart. I found this funny poem about being a mom that goes along with the book goodnight moon, but it's called GOODNIGHT MOM. Oh! the joys of Motherhood! I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!

In the messy green family room

There was telemarketer ringing the telephone

And a crying toddler because his brother

just popped his red balloon

And a picture of--

The cow jumping over the moon

(which someone colored on with permanent marker)

And there was a missing teddy bear, and a girl

with gum in her hair

And one to be scolded and laundry to be folded

And a very hungry spouse

And something stinky in the house

(that no one else seemed to smell)

And a comb and a brush and a colicky

baby who just won't shush

And a frazzled mommy screaming ?#@!

Goodnight messy room

Goodnight scribbled-on moon

Goodnight cow getting out while she can

Goodnight telemarketers and the popped balloon

Goodnight long-gone teddy bear

Goodnight cereal bar smeared all over thedining room chair

Goodnight spitup and goodnight leaky sippy cup

Goodnight much-too-little house and

goodnight grumpy spouse

Goodnight comb and goodnight brush

And goodnight to a certain 4-year-old

who just needs to hush right now, I mean it

Goodnight Elmo

Goodnight toys we'll pick up tomorrow,

or the next day

Hello (DRINK OF YOUR CHOICE) and Tivo-

"me" time FINALLY!

Adventures in Oregon

For Thanksgiving this year we piled in a RV and drove to Oregon to spend 10 days with Cecil's family and to celebrate his Grandpa's 90th Birthday! The kids had a GREAT time with cousins they haven't seen for a long time( we miss all of you already!) and making new friends with ELVIS the parakeet and MARSHMELLOW the bunny. We spent some time at the Beautiful Oregon Coast ----the beach---not so warm--but OH so fun! And we ate CRAB--OH so TASTY! The best part was not having a schedule for 10 WHOLE days and just being

"RV PEOPLE!!"

Secret

Do you want to hear a secret?!? Our Home is growing by 2 more feet! Little baby feet that is! We are all very excited about this news and thought it was time to share our excitement with all of you!

A little salute

To all the veterans...Thank you for your service! We salute you!