and baby makes 6!

I told you that this weekend I talked to my 2 older sons about the birds and the bees. This isn’t something new. I have talked to them before about the differences between girls and boys etc, but never in such….depth…as we did on Sunday. The questions were flowing from the 8yo, [...]

Or you will gobble her up whole.

I have seen Dooce, Jana, Heather, Chris and tons of other blogs using YouTube, so I thought I would try it too.

When you drop your laptop, use anything to make sure it does not hit the floor. Even if that means sticking your leg out and catching it with the top of your foot.
It will hurt like hell for over an hour. It will cause you to curse and limp, but the alternative is [...]

I am having a love affair with some baby shoes. Adorable baby shoes that are well made and soooo worth the $.
Mama Mia has a few (snark) pairs of these and has had them for almost a year and is just now outgrowing them! So, time to order new ones. Specifically [...]

In my freaking HOUSE people!!!
Internet, meet the freaky, blind, pink snake that was found swishing its body side to side doing its best, tiny, little Ray Charles impression on my BATHROOM FLOOR.

See its little blind, beady eyes????

It is about 2 inches long.

The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American [...]

I have kept a secret from everyone. I have sooooo wanted to tell you all, but it is not something I could blurt out over the internet. We are mulling some plans over. Nothing is written in stone, but serious consideration is taking place.
Discontent has settled in. I don’t know why [...]

Another wonderful weekend under our belts. The trailer has proved, yet again, as our best idea to date.
The hiking was magnificent. The kids did REALLY well. Saturday, we all did a 4 mile loop, baby included. She actually walked a great deal of it, spending very little time [...]

Yesterday my baby turned 2. As hard as it is to see her grow up, I am entranced with each stage she is going through and looking forward to the next!
She just has all of us under her spell. The boys, who would not be caught dead with a doll, suddenly find themselves [...]

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Modeling her pretty, pretty dress, originally uploaded by jody2ms.

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Birthday girl, originally uploaded by jody2ms.

Happy Birthday sweet, sweet girl. You bring all of us so much joy and happiness. Celebrating your birthday with you was such a blessing.
We love you!

Bill surfing, Port Aransas

The perspective is kind of off in this picture. He was at the top of the wave, charging down, and there was a wave in front, so you can’t see the wave much. If you look in the back, left of the photo you can see the size of the [...]

Silver light
Sunrise sea,
Dancing, prancing
Look at me.
Waves cresting
Tidal flow
Splashing, laughing
All aglow
Bright dazzle
Start of day
Jumping, leaping
Sprites at play

Cory, using Dad’s board and liking it!

The kid can rip.
Yes, we are home. Tanned, tired and totally happy with our trip. I could not find a signal while there, so having no computer for 10 days was like going off of crack cold turkey. Now that I am [...]

In just a few more hours we are off to the beach with the Little House……for 10 days. WHOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Bill is carting it down as I type this (to snag a spot) and the kids and I will follow after I pick them up from school. The kids and I are staying for [...]

The large family topic yesterday was about comments people make to those of us with larger families.
Mine include, but are not limited to:
- Like Carmen, I have been told that “since you got your girl, you can now keep your legs closed”. This was said to me by my cousin, who [...]

For all my wonderful computer friends who left sweet messages about Mia’s boo boo….thank you, thank you, thank you.
The swelling seems to be going down a bit. You can see in the photo above the swelling and mottling in her left cheek. The angle of the picture makes it look [...]

When she is hormonal and her children are falling apart left and right like little, fragile ice statues that someone is taking giant toothbrushes to, well, that’ll do it. Yessiree Bob. But…….
Do you really want to know what else can makes a grown woman cry?
HTML
The new four letter word.

It is not a good practice to allow your children to run through the house with a toothbrush. Especially with said toothbrush in their mouth. The child could fall and jam it into her cheek, cut it badly, and cause a hematoma the size of large walmut. Bacteria could enter the cut [...]

Sandy, you may be the only reader who will like this as much as I did:
El Salvador
Don’t those waves look fun?!!