Author: Cindy

Ricky rides home from school with a girl in his class and her sisters (their mom is my friend).  One day they were taking turns playing a Gameboy when I went out to get him.  Ricky had to tell me all about it and the game and what it could do … mind you, the […]

After having to wake up all three little boys from their naps so that we could pick up Ricky from school, I had this conversation with Billy. Me:  Hey, Billy!  Where is your smile? Billy:   It’s there. Me:  No.  I don’t see it.  Maybe it is missing. Billy:  It isn’t missing, Momma.  It is just […]

Billy came down wearing his new St. Patrick’s Day shirt this morning.  I gave him a hug and said, “Ahhh, my little leprechaun!” With his gruff voice and grumpy face, Billy replied, “I’m not your apricot!”

Rusty talks quite a bit.  He certainly gets his messages across!  He’s even starting to repeat back little prayers, like the blessing on the food. Some of my favorite things to hear him say are just short phrases or words that he uses a gazillion times each day.  Here’s a few: Kicky – translation: Ricky […]

The boys have been entertained with some old books on tape and a cassette player this week.  Having to rewind is a hard concept to learn though. One of their favorite stories on tape is “101 Dalmatians.”  We have the book that goes with it and Billy has laid on the steps and listened to […]