Love me, love my art supplies.

All paint is face paint at my house. And shoe paint. And clothing paint And...

Long distance love

Thank goodness for unlimited texting plans.

Many decker

The multi-scoop ice cream cone always seems like a fabulous idea, but it almost always ends in tears.

Chore cheer squad

Mister Boo is a firm believer in the "spoonful of sugar" school of thought.

Early Education

This one goes out to all my fellow stay at home peeps.

My future marine biologist

My daughter is at that tender age, when a girl's thoughts turn to...cephalopods?

She wants to be a marine biologist so that she can study cuttlefish. She's also planning to open a bat rehabilitation center when she retires.

I have the coolest kids. :)

Pure Energy

I don't know where he gets all that energy from, but I swear if properly harnessed it could power a small nation.

About to get Medieval on you

I start playing with a catapult , I guarantee you'll see something new.

Wrap you up in my love

I like to do things on an epic scale.

Roller Curby

Drawn from life!

My bottom still hurts.

Let the invasion begin

And you thought Skynet started it all.

Let the Invasion Begin!

And you thought Skynet started it all.

Take a note of this...

I love post-its.

However, I do not enjoy it when I drop my post-it grocery list, and spend the next 45 minutes looking for it, because it got stuck to my butt.

Still Got That Spark

Playing with static electricity is fun and educational! Right kiddos?

Base jumping

I swear his job as a boy is to hurl himself off of any structure taller than himself.

I guess that makes it my job to catch him.

One cold Dragonborn

Eleven year olds make very interesting role playing choices.

Ice cream? Today?

Nothing can get in between a girl and her ice cream. Not even sub freezing temperatures.

Don't stop believing

Someday, I'm going to be the most un-cool person on the planet. But for right now, I'm singing his favorite song with him, and that's enough to be the coolest.

Boi-iong

I'm sad that humans haven't evolved into pogo-hybrids. So much for the future.

You gotta eat your spinach, baby

Mister regards all green food with extreme suspicion. Not that I really blame him.

I fixed it Vol. 2

Mister loves taking things apart to see how they work. Somewhere along the line, he decided to call it "fixing" things. Either he's going to be an engineer or a politician.

Do not go in there

Our definitions of "clean" are a bit different.

Wall people

Well, I guess you have to create whenever and wherever inspiration strikes.

Surprise! I love you!

The little known love ninja (no, not the hentai type) strikes to eliminate grumpies!

Don't believe me? Don your Ninja mask, and see for yourself.

Make my heart soar

Brings new meaning to "heart strings", eh?

Man panties

She calls 'em like she sees 'em.

Walkies

Abby doesn't outweigh Miss Boo by very much, but what she does lack, she makes up for with enthusiasm.

Happy New Year!

I hope you all have a safe and happy New Year's Eve!

Best wishes for 2010!

The bubbles! The bubbles!

Word to the wise: chocolate milk is very sticky when it dries.

Might want to clean that up before Mom finds out.

Thanks for the gray hair, Santa!

I know he has to go out there and do his thing.

I just want to encase him in Nerf first.

Pluto?

Shannon is the other half of the bit of awesome Barney duo!

They visited us very recently, and it was all I could do to keep the kids from stowing away in the Barney's luggage. "Can we keep them?" was the kids' phrase of the day.

Two schools of thought

Some of us enjoy the unwrapping more than the actual gift.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I am not left handed

The best thing about all this wrapping is epic cardboard tube battles.

Return of the sleepy sleepy

The holidays can be rough for the little ones.

All that excitement and running about, it makes a boy very very sleepy.

Bubble!

I am rarely a gum chewer these days, but when I get a hold of some bubble gum, I have "skillz".

Naughty list

Actual conversation this weekend.

It's a fair question.

"There's room for everyone on the nice list."

Express your love

I love it when the kids get new toys for me to play with.

Woosh!

This is why we have carpet; Because laying on the hardwoods isn't as much fun.

Fix you

Papercuts require at least 6 bandaids I'll have you know.

Back, foul arachnid!

We have HUGE spiders here in Texas. They love to invade my house when it gets cold. Generally, I favor a gentle catch and release program, but some of the beasties require a firmer, um, foot.

Did I scare you?

Sometimes, I get an answer to my question.

Sometimes, I'm just left wondering if there is a booby trap somewhere.

Sometimes, kids can be very creepy.

A very tacky Christmas

Wanna know what true love is? Its my husband putting up with my Christmas decorations. The tackier, the better. Years ago, my friend Asia gave me a 4'multicolored tinsel Christmas tree.

It's going to be a family heirloom.

Reap what you sow

I'm making an attempt at forcing bulbs this year. Since my only real experience with plants is in the carnivorous kind, this should be an entertaining experiment.

You're not going anywhere

One thing Mike is not - passive aggressive.

Steamhunk?

I'm reading "The Affinity Bridge" by George Mann at the moment. So airships are on the brain. :)

Idle hands

Mister is fond of hair products. Extra firm hold is his preferred medium.

But where's my sammich?

"Sammich" is a funny word.  Use with caution.

Big bed little sleeping space

We have a brand new GINORMOUS bed. And yet I still manage to push Mike over onto the last 6 inches of space.

I'm talented like that.

Goodbye

My grandfather passed away yesterday. I am glad that he is freed from his ailing body and is no longer in pain. I am saddened for the loss felt by those left behind. So I say a bittersweet goodbye.

Mister Puppy

Mister Boo spends at least half of his day pretending to be a puppy. I would not be surprised at all if I learned that he was in fact a Were-Retriever.