Pet Peeve

I'm trying to teach T manners... to say hello, goodbye, please and thank you.  T says hi to everyone he sees and bye to anyone he sees leaving through a door.   It's annoying when my child is standing right in front of an adult and he says "hi" and this adult ignores him.  Would it kill you to acknowledge his presence and just say hi...

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Shoot, Shag or Marry

I heard about this game on the radio today and I think it's awesome.  You're given a list of three people which you have to either shoot, shag or marry.  I've been playing this with C and it's interesting to see his answers.  1.  Kate (from Jon and Kate), Cathy Griffiths and Paula AbdoulFirst he asked if he could just shoot himself....

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Making time...

I've always been a firm believer that, no matter how hard life gets, how busy our schedules become, you can always find time for the people you care about.  No matter how tired I am after working all day, those precious few moments I have with T, nobody can take away from me.  There are times I wish I could just sit and watch TV and not have...

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This hurt my brain...

I was submitting a video to Americas Funniest Home videos and then was reading up on the Summer Sweepstakes rules.... came across this one:13.  If the randomly-selected winner is a Canadian resident, he/she must correctly answer an unaided mathematical skill-testing question by phone or mail in order to win. WTF!?  What the heck does...

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I am becoming my mother...

This is the topic S gave me to write about.  I was excited to write about it until I realized that I don't have enough character traits to become my mother--I could only wish and aspire to be half the woman she is.  In any case, there are a few emerging traits that have come about with the birth of T.  I am becoming my mother...1.  I...

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It's the simple things...

1.  Clean house without having to clean it2.  Sushi for dinner with fresh strawberries and cookies for dessert3.  Spending time with my two men4.  Knowing I'm not going to work tomorrow and a possibility I may not go the next day either...

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