Music & Lyrics

D (singing to the tune of The More We Get Together): The more we get to CHARGE!

Dad: And I'm gonna be sleeping on the couch tonight.
C: Can I do that with you?!

J: You need to stay at Amanda's house!
Me: I need to work today, buddy, sorry.
D: You can't work, it's Christmas!
Me: Christmas is over, kiddo.  And it's time for me to go back to work.

Me on Facebook: I may have just told my kid that we're leaving at the 4, knowing full well that the clock stopped yesterday.

J: Hello, I astronaut!

C: The reason Minion (ferret) can't talk is because he never ate a taco. Cuz tacos make you talk. And fart!

D: This is your nose. And this is your mouth. That's where the talking comes from. And also the be quiet.

J: Mom? You have a baby?
Me: You are my last baby.
J: I not a baby, I a twin!
Me: Right, you and DD are my twin babies.
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J (pointing at my chest): Mama, see yous have two babies!

J: I need to sit on yours lap! 

Me: Yours lap?

J: NO!  Mama's lap!  

(12/19)  Hockey mom fail. We couldn't find D's elbow pads last week and had to buy him new ones. He had a horrible practice last week, and now I know why... I found his elbow pads IN his shorts. Oops. He had a much better practice today. D motored all around the perimeter and J did some practice standing.


(12/20) I planned to have a lazy day today, and mostly succeeded until the kids drove me to put on my gym clothes and take them into the out.  We got to the gym and the childcare was closed.  So, like the asshole parent I am, I took 3 sobbing boys to the park. We were there a whopping 5 minutes before D crashed and split open his upper lip/gums.  I took him to the bathroom to clean him up, but that was also closed.  So I rounded the boys back up so we could go to the car, and J started coughing so hard he threw up.  Seriously, this day.  We went home.


(12/21) Nanan's gift to the boys was a trip to Build-a-Bear.  JJ picked out a Star Wars bear with a Darth Vader costume, and Imperial March sound.  D choose a cream colored bear with a Paw Patrol costume, and a giggle for a sound.  C selected a Captain America bear and the Imperial March.  Nanan said that's a song that you can never get tired of.  I'll let you in on a little secret, I am after hearing it a zillion times. It was a fun experience though ~ I've never been there before.


(12/22) Today we went and made gingerbread cookies with Sarah, Laura, and their families. Such a lovely experience and it was so nice to catch up with friends we haven't seen in a while!


(12/23) Granddad came over to watch the boys today while I went to brunch with Grandma and Aunt Shannon. We rarely have time to just talk, so we squeezed in as much as we could.  We talked wedding plans and we're all very excited for Shannon!


(12/24) I met Sarah for a walk and coffee, and then some last minute shopping.  It never ends; holy cow.  This evening Dad made stuffed shells and we had Nanan over to join us.  We watched the Polar Express, opened gifts, and ate far too much.  And of course, the kids tracked Santa on his way over.


(12/25) Merry Christmas!  We woke the kiddos and headed over to Granddad's house to see what Santa brought.  The kiddos were spoiled this year.  C got a bike, a skate board, and the other big hit of the day was his own mp3 player.  The littles got playdoh galore, scooters, sleds, Hot Wheels, and so much more. I went up and grabbed the teenager for the day, and brought her back to join the chaos.  We had a big family dinner with cousins, spouses, and extended family.  I never can get the littles to stay at the table at these things, so when I asked them what they would eat, and they replied with "chips," so I served the traditional Christmas tortilla chips, and they sat with us for a good half hour.  Worked like a charm!

(12/26) No hockey today, so we all slept in.  I caught a Zumba class, and then Dad ran C out to replace the mp3 player that got broken yesterday. When they got back, I ran our teenager home, and then got cleaned up to go to the "kids dinner" hosted by Granddad and Grandma.  So fun ~ they've been doing this for years, and it's all the high school friends of my siblings that come back to hang out for an evening.


(12/27) Lazy Sunday.  Dad had to work, but the rest of us bummed around in our jammies and played with our Xmas toys.


(12/28) Work day for Dad and me.  It feels weird to be back!  The kiddos are with Amanda, and C has hockey this evening.