Happy Halloween

It's For a Good Cause

I am going to run the Dunkin' Donuts 5k tomorrow in support of the T.J. Martell Foundation. Anybody want to pay $35 for a t-shirt and lunch and join me?

Hulk Smash

J.T. got these Hulk gloves after his "almost" endoscopy. LJ loves them. They were so cute playing together!

Smooches and Hippos

Yesterday when I picked J.T. up from school his buddy came and gave him a hug. J.T. hugged him back and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Then he looked at me and said "I gave him a kiss." I just said, "You might not want to do that." Now, I don't care that he did that, but I don't want anybody going crazy about it at school and all the drama that would ensue. How sad is it that that was the first thing that crossed my mind?!

As we were driving home this evening we were watching an animal DVD in the car. J.T. said "Hippos have big bellies and big penises." I really can't argue with that.

To Single Parents

Bless.Your.Heart. I don't know how you do it. Making up for Darrell's slack while he is out of commission is wiping me out. Plus, I have to take care of him too. There is a reason why I don't have 3 children. Two is P.L.E.N.T.Y. for me! And now I have a 3rd, an almost 35 year-old, who listens and communicates worse than our 15 month old. At least when the little ones need or want something, they ask or cry or whatever....and when they don't want something they yell, or cry. I am wiped out. I hate giving kids a bath. I am tired of being a chauffeur (this really doesn't have anything to do with Darrell). Darrell really does a lot around here, things that I don't think about, or usually don't HAVE to think about. I really appreciate what a great husband and father he is!!! Now, he just needs to get that damn shoulder better (yesterday) so we can get on with our NORMAL lives (whatever that is)!

Anyway, after that rant, I admire all you single parents. Being a parent is hard work. Period.

Say What?

J.T. said 'penis' at school today during a project. I don't know why, or in what context.

So?

He got a moved from a green face to a yellow face for it. Really? Is that necessary?

To My Fellow Nominees

It is such an honor to be nominated for this award among such good company. I know many of us were anticipating winning the Mother of the Year 2008 award, and as much as I would like to be humble and say that I can't believe that I actually won, well, I really knew it was in the bag all along.

I really need to thank my children for making this honor possible. Without them, obviously I wouldn't be a mother, and I wouldn't have been able to be recognized for my outstanding mommy moments. Let's revisit my list of outstanding accomplishments:

• Leaving the house with LJ and not bringing more diapers. She pooped and I dumped the poop in the toilet, wiped her butt and put the same diaper back on.
• Driving out of my neighborhood and forgetting to buckle JT into his carseat.
• JT swallowed a quarter that landed us in the hospital 3 weeks later. Two weeks after that we were back at the hospital to have it removed because it was still in his stomach. Thankfully it had passed before he got in for surgery.
• Sending JT to school wearing pants that were too short and too tight around the waist and the button kept popping open.
• Bringing Lily June to the fountains in her walker, where she walked OVER the fountain spraying from the ground and was nearly launched to the moon, walker and all.

And the number thing that made me a shoe in for this award:

• Going to the grocery store with Darrell and Lily June Saturday. While there, I let LJ walk. She was getting down on the floor and I pulled her up by her hand. I pulled her elbow out of socket, but I am so wise that I knew it was nurse maid's elbow (because the same thing happened to JT when he was her age and we didn't know what had happened and we went to the ER where we were put in the crazy people room so we could be watched) called her dr. and we headed to Green Hills so they could pop it back into place.

I cannot thank you all enough for this prestigious award. I will definitely be trying equally as hard next year NOT TO WIN!