Daycare 101

Rule #1- Never leave 3 year-old girls with markers and princess stickers, while you take a bathroom break.

I've been tagged!

Apparently in the blogger world you can play virtual "tag".  How it works (I think) is that someone makes a post (usually a list of sorts) about themselves and then "tags" other blogs to do the same.

I have been tagged by Jen (Peanut's Mom) who has just listed six Quirky things about herself here.

So, without further adieu...

Six Quirky Things About Me...

1.  I LOVE vacuum lines.  Seeing the clean appear right before my eyes...its bliss.  Growing up we had Berber carpet in our basement.  Although I got slight satisfaction knowing the floors were clean, it was not NEAR the elation I felt once I realized the carpet I have now left lines.  It takes me to my happy place.  Throw in a little carpet potpourri and I am downright in heaven.

2.  I can't stand liquid cough syrup.  I especially have a strong aversion to the cherry kind.  Why you ask?  When I was about 13, and REALLY sick, my mom thought it would be a good idea to mix cherry cough syrup and milk.  *shudder*  What I ended up trying to drink, was the most God awful concoction known to man.  Even the smell of Red Bull gives me the dry heaves.

3.  I am a really good lip reader.  This stems from me having hearing loss in my left ear.  Sometimes, for fun, I watch the news with no sound just to challenge myself to pick up what they are saying.  Good times eh? *eyeroll*

4.  When it comes to the Chicago Bears, I am very superstitious.  I am convinced that they lost last Sunday, because I was wearing a new Bears shirt (that is now tainted).  If I'd have just wore the shirt I wore in their win against Indy, we would be sitting pretty...

5.  I am a meticulous bed-maker.  Bedspread must be just so...pillows at right angles...sheets smooth...if I see an unmade bed, I immediately get the urge to make it.  My mom (the cough syrup queen) would be proud.

6.  I Ziploc poopy diapers.  I know it is not economical or enviro-friendly.  I like knowing that the poo is contained and the smell cannot escape.  Its another one of those "happy place" things...

Last Sprinkle of the Summer

The Dude and his neighborhood friends got a wild hair up their little arses and decided to get the sprinkler out last night.  It was warm, but by no means hot.  The kids didn't seem to mind one bit.  

You could hear their squeals and shrieks all the way down the block (is there anything better than hearing laughter from kids?).

After all was said and done, The Dude was pretty proud of himself.  Apparently it was the two younger boys versus the older girls (using the term "older" VERY loosely here) and according to The Dude, the boys won.  

But in my humble opinion all came out equally soaked and with matching perma grin's!

Crew Cuts Vol. 1

I always end up with a bunch of pictures from my days with the crew that are too small for a post all by themselves, but great for a post all lumped together!  So I will be posting Crew Cuts every once in a while, when I have random pictures that you all NEED to see.  :)

Here is Shmook showing off his walking skills.  He is 9 months old TODAY!  Quick, someone call MENSA, we have a baby genius on our hands! ;)

Boo's interpretation of a "silly face".

Here are Boo, HP and Peanut playing "kitty cat" in the backyard.  They were meowing the entire time.  These three LOVE pretend play.

Peanut, in a moment of reflection.

Bing-Bing's first go at the jumping machine.  Do you think he is having fun?

Shmook on the swing!  He just got two new teeth so the tongue-out expression is one of his faves!

Only little girls would attempt to run together holding hands!

HP's interpretation of a "funny face".

The Dude making Bing-Bing laugh at snack time.

Pretty, Pretty Princess

Who needs pants when you have so much BLING?!

Starchy is FAMOUS!

Check out the link.  Starchy is on the front page of our local paper!  What a studmuffin!  He is the handsome one, standing with a blue shirt on!

I am SO proud!

Starchy the sandbagger

Bum-rushing Halloween

Our friend Brady was in town Saturday night.  The Dude convinced him that he needed his own set of vampire teeth.  Don't we have great friends? :)