Laundry and Children

My Boys

 

 

Well Worth the Read

I get so tired of reading in the news about adoptions that go horribly wrong when the majority are success stories.  I was so pleased to see this article in the Washington Post.

Valentine's Day

We had our traditional Valentine's Day- homemade pizza and a movie.  As a special treat we got the kids Madagascar 2.  Then they treated us to some dance moves.  We like to Move It, Move It!

My Body

If I see one more 17 year old featured in an ad meant to sell me anti-aging anything, I am going to throw the magazine in to the fire. I am just plain tired of being told that I am not young enough, pretty enough or thin enough. Or that there is some magic cream, tonic or pill that can fix me. I DON'T NEED FIXING!!!!

I would like to celebrate every laugh line, stretch mark and gray hair. They prove that I have laughed at life even when it's rough. I made room in by body for another person. And I've worried about others. These are not battle scars that need to be covered up. This is my life written across my body. I celebrate it!

Love yourself. You are unique and wonderful! Don't let any magazine tell you differently.

Overheard in the Car

Driving by Hooters

Rachel: Nicholas, do you know what Hooters means?

Nicholas: No.

Rachel:  It means boobies.  You know, like what Ariel has but without the sea shells.

Nicholas:  Mommy, are there boys at that restaurant too?

Me: Yes.  There are boys there too.

Nicholas:  Do they like the girls?

Me: Yes.

Nicholas:  Do the boys like the girls because they are nice or because of the boobies?

Me: Oh I don't know honey.

Nicholas: Why do boys like boobies?  Do they want to drink milk like a baby?

Me: Hey, kids look a Toys R Us.

May the Force Be You

Nicholas really wanted a Star Wars Party for his 6th Birthday.  It made me proud to know that I was bringing up to know the ways of the force.  So a Star Wars party it was.  We even had the cake that the requested.  He said that he wanted a cake that showed the moment that Darth Vader killed the Emperor and good overtook evil.  What can I say?  He's a thinker.

Enjoy the pictures, but know that they do not do justice to the amount of fun that we had.