Giggles-n-Gulps

The other night at dinnertime, the kids and I were eating by ourselves because Chris was running late. 
My patience was running low, as it typically does at that time of day, especially when there is no Daddy-relief in sight.  I was fussing at G to sit down for the 1,029th time and then yelled at [...]

G has had problems sleeping in his own bed lately.  Sometimes when our backs are turned or we step out of the room for a moment, he will try to sneak out and lay on the couch to go to sleep.  And sometimes he tries to “hide” so we don’t see him. 
Obviously, he blended in well [...]

As I type, I am watching Chris and the kids playing football in the living room with a stuffed bear. 
My poor bear.
Chris has the bear, lines up S behind him as a tailback, G beside him as a wide receiver. 
S decides to sit down on the job.
Chris, “Blue 32!”
G, “Bwoo Tooo-ty-tooooo!”
Chris, “Blue 32!”
G, “Bwoo Tooo-ty-toooooo!”
(S [...]

No, really!  We were on a walk this morning around our neighborhood and the city was on its weekly yard debris run.  One of our neighbors about five doors down had six garbage cans full of yard debris.  We were making our way around the corner as the men were emptying them into their truck.  [...]

S will not be two years old for another two months, give or take a week or two. But she has already hit the terrible two’s. Every morning consists of at least two tantrums before Daddy heads to work. The day is not complete without two million versions of “No!” and facial [...]

Yesterday, we were outside doing yardwork when I noticed a large tree limb that had broken off during the recent Tropical Storm Fay.  It had fallen but was stuck way up in the large oak tree in our front yard. 
So Chris monkeyed his way up into the tree, all the while declaring he’d always wanted [...]

Oh my word, this one had me laughing out loud!  My friend Kerri posted this on Facebook.  I could not resist sharing it with you all.  As a pianist who has played this often at weddings, I must confess that I hear it in my sleep a good bit.  **For this who have little ears [...]

I’m SOOOOO far behind on blogging, but for GOOD reason! I’ve had family in town! Mindy posted 50 Questions on her blog that she and some girlfriends used on a recent road trip to the Deeper Still conference.  I thought I would share in the fun!  I hope you enjoy it…at the least you might [...]

Found on Chris’s coffee press pot this morning…with my, ahem, superior PaintshopPro skills I tried to circle for you, my faithful bloggy friends, the second rule down. 
“Children and Hot Fluids Should Be Kept Apart.”
Chris and I laughed ourselves silly over this. 
Should?  Is this merely a suggestion?  Somehow the urgency and danger was definitely lost in [...]

Haha!  That was even unintentional!  I started my blog post title with a “G” - unintentional cleverness!  Or is it unintentional genius? 
The other day I shared that Matthew and I ventured into the world of baking together by cooking No Bake Chocolate Cookies.  Yesterday, we jumped with both feet - spontaneously, I might add and [...]