A girlfriend will tell you that your children are not a distraction, they are companions of life. 

Instead of viewing them as interruptions into our daily activities let them participate and live, don’t shelter them too much or try to control their lives.  

I wish I could tell most of the moms I see, lighten up, smile, laugh, tickle your child.  They seem so caught up in keeping up with other people and comparing their kids.  Your kids were made special and their is NO comparison to others, give them roots and wings before they head out into the world.

Check out other posts at the PBN and the new television series, Deliver Me, on the Discovery Health Channel Tuesday @ 10 p.m.

Congratulations to the newest mommy on your tube, Giada DeLaurentiis gave birth to her first child a sweet little girl!  Proud daddy Thom Thompson was standing by, the baby is sooo cute.  Girl2004 will be so excited to see, she loves Giada and watches her on the Food Network almost everyday!

Baby Stats:

Jade Marie De Laurenttis Thompson

5 lbs, 13 oz.  (How LONG?!!? - just kidding)

4:38 p.m. ET

Source: MSNBC

NOTHING!

today was super boring, we left late so I didn’t get to do anything in Portland, I’d planned to get the MAC Heatherette collection in my brain but that didn’t happen.  We just went to dinner, DSW for two pair shoes — too cute! and the Dollar Store.

Other than that I poured over my SEPHORA beauty book and *really* wanted to buy new make up today!  uggh, I’m so irritated because I have to wait until next week - gas is so expensive, I def can’t swing new makeup PLUS gas!

Tomorrow I’m totally re-organizing boy2001’s room, his stuff is totally out of control, waaaay too many legos.  The crazy thing is he knows all the pieces that go together.  He digs through this humongous treasure chest and finds some little obscure piece and knows that’s the right one.  It’s crazy, how do kids do it?  We’ve been calling him “the Professor” lately… remember we’re Gilligan’s Island fans?  He is so into building things and using big words, he’s been totally cracking me up lately!

 Until next time…

We saw Horton Hears a Who last weekend, we loved it.  I must admit I’m not a fan of Dr. Seuss books but after 7 plus years reading them they are growing on me.  I’m not sure what it is but I’m not crazy about all the rhyming and nonsensical words - I know that’s the point of Dr Seuss!

Horton Hears a Who! has some dry spots (don’t all these animated movies?) but overall it was great family fun.  FYI none of the kids have talked about this movie, usually they are bugging me by now to re-watch movies we go see.  I love the message, a person’s a person no matter how small.

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Here I am all comfy at my new domain name!

gee, it sure feels good.  I’ve been back home and gone again twice since I last posted.  The kids are all great and we’ve added a new member to our family - Smokey the dog!

 After begging several rescues to place a dog in our home, I gave up and “bought” a dog.  It ended up being cheaper anyway but I regret not giving another dog a second chance.  I was told by all of them that I couldn’t get a small dog because I have a toddler and two other kids.  Bigger dogs were recommended by those who bothered to reply.  Three local rescues didn’t bother to even get back to me after I filled out there loooooooooooooong questionnaires.

 Anyway, it turned out well because we got a little sweety, he’s so cute and cuddly but at the same time he is fiesty and sturdy.  He’s a chihuahua/jack russel mix and black and white with little beige streaks. 

I went to pick him up with the girls.  Smokey took to girl2004 right away, he’s not a jumpy dog but was giving her little kisses and running around her.  Girl2006 was terrified and screamed “dog E, Dog EEE” repeatedly for the first two days or so.

Then suddenly she started going up to Smokey and petting him, holding him and saying, “hole me”.  It is soooooo cute.  I’ve got to get it on video!!

 Of course boy2001 is thrilled to death and walks him in the snow *brrr*.  We’re still working on housetraining, thank goodness for the crate training!