Love

Have you ever tried the hot chocolate from Kneaders? I don't know what kind of magic they are mixing into it, but it is divine. This one thing is going to get me through winter this year.








ps Don't tell anyone, but I had two yesterday. It is that good.

Fast Asleep

That is, until Scott went to move him. He then woke right up and asked if the rice krispie treats were ready. He had been patiently waiting.

A Very Scary Story

I have always wondered about a certain smell in my house. Anyone with young boys that use the toilet know what I am talking about. To be perfectly blunt about it, it is the "wet pee" smell that pervades the bathroom after I have cleaned it. Not to be confused with the "dry pee" smell before the cleaning. Now, I say cleaned, but the smell would indicate that I am not cleaning in the right places if it is still present. No matter where I wipe, it is always there.

The other day I was wandering down the Halloween aisle at the local Walmart. I came upon this.


A black light. Years ago I had heard of a mom of all boys buying one to find out where the pee was still lurking in her bathrooms. For $7 bucks I threw it in the cart.

As soon as I got home, I immediately took the light out of the package, went into the bathroom shut the door and turned off the overhead light.

Horror of horrors is all I can say. Just about everywhere I shined that black light something was glowing back at me. I was shocked. What I thought was a reasonably clean bathroom was not.

After I came out of the den of pee, I jumped on the internet to do some quick research on everything that a black light will reveal. It didn't take long to find out that it will also show soap as well.

So, the mysterious glowing substance streaking down the wall underneath the hand towel and around the sink is probably soap instead of pee. Probably. That was somewhat of a relief.

However, the mysterious glowing substance around the walls of the toilet. Pretty sure that ain't soap. The streaks on the underside/back of the toilet that I have no idea how anything reaches back there. Not soap either. The mysterious speckled glow on the other two walls? I shudder to think which one it is.

It was quite a revelation to the boys as well when I took them in and showed them the glowing room. I don't know why. They are the ones who personally designed it.

The moral of the story? Wipe down every surface in your bathroom. Every one.

How is it possible.....

to have 11 socks left from the white load of laundry and not one of them match?



I know not.

And now back to real life....

After a lovely week with my lovely friend it is back to all the things that make up my life. I life I love even more after a little r&r.

I've been asked by several people what I did while I was gone. My answer? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.










Things to remember:
pineapple and avocado diet
razor sharp rocks
talking
daily walks
brats
fresh limes
red snapper
nameless stories
sitting
a few good books
non-existent A/C

Happy Birthday Owen!

What would we do without our boy that has limitless energy? I know not.

This year we let Owen open his present in the morning before he went to school. Once we sorted out the kinks, he ended up with a new bike that was his size and that he loves. Much better than a Lego pharaoh set that he thought he was getting. He definitely agrees.


This year was a no friend party year. We headed out to McDonalds for dinner- his choice. Came home, knocked apart a pinata and ended the evening with our favorite cake.




Happy Birthday!