Month: August 2011

Question and Answer

We had waffles and ice cream for dinner tonight.  Don’t judge. Billy kept asking Kevin if his bites of ice cream were an okay size. Kevin repeatedly told him yes and then asked, “You don’t want too big of bites.  Do you know what happens when you eat too much ice cream?” Without missing a […]

Threes

There is a common idea, superstition perhaps, that bad things come in threes.  Whatever it is … we’ve seen it often enough to be a little wary. #1:  A couple of weeks ago, while Kevin and I were on our very fun anniversary trip, our camera died.  I took a picture, I went to take […]

Perspective

Ricky and I butt heads.  A lot.  There is a lot about us that is very different and we sometimes struggle to understand each other.  He’s very dramatic.  I’m not.  His emotions are on his sleeve and he hasn’t yet learned to control them. Billy has a purpose – when he disobeys, there is a […]

Grandmama's Birthday and Randomness

Grandmama had a birthday dinner at our house – KFC and angel food cake.  The boys got to eat on the deck and when it was time to sing to Grandmama, they did this on their own … They made a cute little line and sang very nicely.  Cute kids! Then Grandmama invited them in […]

Rednecks

We cool our home with an evaporative cooler (swamp cooler) that lives on top of our house.  It has been having fits lately.  While we wait for parts to come in, Kevin climbed on the roof with a cardboard box and some duct tape. Appalled at what he was doing, I questioned him.  He told […]