An unexpected hazard of potty training

You might fall off your stool, catch on a cupboard handle, and end up hanging upside-down suspended by your underwear.

Late is Good

We'd just finished up a late night game of Settlers, sent our friends home, and were getting ready for bed, yawning as we did, when Katherine ran into the bathroom covered in vomit.

I always love learning I was justified in staying up late.

(And you want to know the real way to tell if your husband's a superstar? Forget flowers, cards, and candlelight dinners--it's when he's scrubbing sick off the rug after midnight.)

Words that bring a mother running

"Mommy, Rebecca's bleed is spilling onto the carpet!"

(See Rebecca's New Hobby, below)

sweeping and scrubbing

Katherine had a birthday party today, which is always a great incentive to take care of the chores that have piled up. Somehow the kids and I managed to tackle it in a good mood and ended up having a great time sweeping and scrubbing. Once one child grabs a broom, they all want a broom.

Each had their specialty, though--Becca collected dust piles with her little dust pan, Alex loved using the long-handled sponge mop (that's always been his favorite), and Katherine kept sweeping until she'd cleared every corner she could find. She was like the If You Give A Mouse A Cookie mouse.

Mail

It's kind of sad when you collect a weeks' worth of mail, and find absolutely nothing you want to read.

No wonder the Post Office is going broke.

Rebecca's new hobby

Picking off scabs and bleeding all over the place

Disneyland

On the airplane

Only on Frontier are you in danger of dropping a warm cookie down your rain boot.

Trying to teach Rebecca phone numbers on a tot phone with no 0.

Costa Rica

E.E Cummings-style notes posted on skeedattle.