It's That Time of Day, Again

Lunch: sufficiently squished.
Hair: "pretties" removed.
Thumb and Ear-tug: Check.

I am now ready for my nap.

Life at the Moment...

I can so relate!

Kaylee is Nine!

There are a lot of things that I love about my sweet Kaylee. Here are just a few...

Kaylee does everything with gusto. There is no half-way with her; it's all or nothing.

Kaylee is such a princess! Of course, she can be a total tomboy, too. I think she celebrates the best of both worlds. I think Pixar's new film "Brave" is going to be right up her alley.

Kaylee finds joy EVERYWHERE. Her smile is amazing and her laugh is infectious.

Kaylee has a track record of making really great choices.

Kaylee is a spectacular friend!

Kaylee is a wonderful big sister.

Kaylee, we are so lucky to have you as part of our family. I just don't know what we'd do without you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAYLEE!

Happy Halloween!

Seriously, where is this year going!? It seems like we just moved here but it has already been a year. I know. Crazy.

Last year, the kids were all pumpkins from a family pumpkin patch. This year, they decided to be a little more their own thing.

Jacob as Phineas from "Phineas and Ferb"
Isabelle as Belle

Kaylee channeling her inner Alex Russo from "Wizards of Waverly Place"

Our two Avengers - Matt as Captain America and Josh as Iron Man

Our pumpkins! From top left clockwise: Kaylee's, Jacob's, Matt's, and Josh's

The whole family! Gosh, that's a lot of kids!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Today was the first day of school. Actually, it still is seeing as the kids haven't come home yet. I thought I would put the pictures up, anyway.

Enjoy!

I Am Grateful...

I am grateful for the interwebs because they allow me to vent my frustrations with life out into a relatively harmless void, thereby saving my husband and children from getting an earful.

FYI: I am not frustrated right now, nor have my husband or children done anything wrong. I'm just making an observation and expressing gratitude.

Thank you for your time.

Jacob's Dream

My eldest son shared with me a dream he had about a month ago, in the midst of all of the ridiculous debt ceiling nonsense. He told me that in his dream, he and his friends managed to earn all of the money needed to pay off the national debt. They took the money to Washington and gave it to the government. But, instead of paying off the debt, Congress decided to spend that money on a monument to themselves.

I laughed like crazy and then died a little inside because that is probably what the government would have done in real life.

The End.