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Seems like I dropped off the face of the earth but no. Holidays were nuts (yes, kids threw up on me every chance they got). Recently, we went to Austin for Spring break and convinced my sister that she doesn't need kids. This is a girl that CANNOT go 2hours without eating. She and MaryClaire (the baby) were both hungry. The only time MC gets her hateful attitude is around my sister. There was a time that we were walking to have a picnic. MC had been trying to get Ashley's attention for a while b… Continue

Okay, we've been parents for five years....and every year on Halloween, a child throws up on me (but they prefer to soak their costume also). Now wait, this is BEFORE any candy has been eaten or looked at. The first year is the most memorable. Sam was strapped into his car seat and we stopped to pick up their pumpkin baskets. I ran into the dollar store while chris stayed in the car. I came out and his puppy costume was soaked in vomit. Chris had just turned up the radio and said that he would g… Continue

So yesterday we took the children to pick out pumpkins and costumes. We were at the pumpkin patch and I was floored that the kids didn't take off and run (no stroller or anything). When we take Molly anywhere (our crazy border collie) I'm used to her taking off like we beat her. This is why she doesn't get to go anywhere (I'm a bad dog parent). So for some reason I associated this action with the children. They all stayed in the same area and made friends with the other kids (which drives me ins… Continue

And yes, because there are a lot of touchy women out there, the language has been cleaned up..even though I know I've over-used the word damn today (do you still wear these damn shoes, etc....). I know, I'm a horrible mother, but much better than I used to be....When Sam had just started talking, he was looking at a JC Penny catalog with my mother-in-law (who is very ummm religious). Everytime they would change the page, he would point and say "What the Hell is that?" After that I had to clean u… Continue

Isn't it absolutely INSANE how everything goes wrong at the same time? This week, my sister is coming in from Austin to stay with us for a few days. All 3 children are now sick (and don't think that I didn't try to send the boys to school today....payback for all the illnesses that other children pass onto us). My sister is now sick. I've been trying to get my husband to get the Halloween decorations down for two weeks. Three days ago my disposal broke and I had had it last night. While he was o… Continue