December 19, 2011

a list of things on a Monday night when I thought all day that it was Friday

“Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” “Cue the mouse!” “I’m here, I’m here, the mouse is here! “What’s the bowl for?” “So you can see that I am not stirring. Note the hand never touches the spoon.” -A Muppet Family Christmas 1. The parents of Liliana’s Sunday School class were told of [...]

December 16, 2011

officer, if you had a four-year-old talking to you and asking questions incessantly, you’d have gotten in that accident, too

L: “Mama, where’s the moon? Why can’t I see the moon? I want to make a wish on the moon because I can’t see any stars.” Me: “Maybe it’s too cloudy.” L: “But WHY? Why is it cloudy? I don’t want it to be cloudy, mama. MAMA! ANSWER ME!” Me: “I’m sorry, maybe tomorrow you [...]

November 30, 2011

the world is a marathon

After dinner last night, Kaylie began to complain of a cramping pain in her side, her left side under her ribs. It was too high to be abdominal, so I wasn’t too worried about it, and, as I’ve previously stated, I’m always a bit skeptical. Seeing as Monday was a “sick” day and not so [...]

November 22, 2011

this week has it in for her

Yesterday she fell face-first down the steps. Today she got a stomach bug. My little Liliana is having a rough week. Thankfully, we have plenty of Little Einsteins on the DVR and she is very resilient. She moans and groans every once in a while and is full of energy a minute later, before falling [...]

November 21, 2011

it’s 4am, I must be lonely

The last couple Mondays have been … rough. Hospitals and recovery and blech. I was actually looking forward to a regular Monday. Ha! Haha! Haaaaaaa. Preston’s had a rough week and has been up at 4am ready to party almost every night. Last night it took an hour to get him back to sleep. I [...]