Bases Loaded with One on Deck

Scut Farkus Lives Here

If you were to call our house, and Michael were to answer the phone you might notice something a bit different.  Over the past few weeks his voice has gotten very squeaky, and scratchy, and it cracks a lot when he tries talk loud.  He's a bright young kid and a joy to talk to, but lately listening to him is a like hearing fingernails being run across the chalk board, and I'm very much looking forward to the day his voice finishes changing.  Especially since every time he laughs now he sounds like this guy :

It's Been a Good 13 Years

I love Kent dearly, and have very much enjoyed all the years I have spent with him.  He's also been a great father to our 4 boys, and I regret the fact that Catherine will not have the same chance to get to know her father, but unfortunately I have lost all respect for the man, and can no longer be married to someone who feels that "Cloverfield" was a good movie.

Check Your Pockets!!!!!!

Kids are expensive!  I'm an expert on this fact because I have 4.  My sister who has 10 can't even remember what money looks like!  There's baseball, archery, target shooting, sports camps and lessons of different sorts.  There's also the food bill (especially when it comes to eating out), school books, clothing, field trips, and on and on and on!   Today there was the $180 service bill for the washing machine repair guy, and apparently I got off cheap!

Over the past little bit our washer (only a year and a half old) has not been draining quite as well as it should.  When the service guy drained it today we found out why.  The culprits (those things that got sucked in between the wall of the washer tub and drain) are as follows:

• 2 quarters
• 1 dime
• 2 keys that you keep above the doors in your house to unlock the bathroom and bedroom doors.
• a Playmobil cowboy hat
• Princess Leah's Lego hair
• A clone trooper Lego mask
• A Lego light saber
• A few other miscellaneous Lego pieces
• A wrapper to some Diego fruit snacks
• A silver ball that belongs to the boys Mega Magz set

The new house rules are as follows:

• You must check your pockets and empty them before heading up to bed for the night, or before you place you pants/shorts in the laundry bin.  I will be checking pockets before I do wash.  If I find something in your pockets you will be charged $1 that will go into a laundry fund.  If this should happen again and the laundry fund does not cover the bill, each of you will be deducted 1/2 your allowances until the remainder of the bill is paid!

A Dinner to Remember

I'm sure it will come as no surprise to anyone when I say life with James is never dull!  Dinner tonight was no exception.

For some reason just out of the blue James proclaimed at the dinner table that he was not fat.  I agreed and also stated that neither he or his brothers were fat.  James realizing that my weight had not yet been commented on quickly declared, "Yeah, but you're fat Mom!" 

After the laughter died down John decided to stick up for his whale of a mother and explained to James that it was only because of the baby in my tummy, the two older boys knowing what was good for them readily agreed. 

James has now spent the rest of the night following me around the house proclaiming, "Mom, you're fat, but only cause there's a baby in your tummy!"

Now, even thought James was "kind" enough to point out my temporary weight problem, I must also thank him for possibly ruining my appetite for the rest of my pregnancy and beyond.  You see tonight I served pan seared salmon, a dish everyone eats but him.  There were also S'mores for dessert, something he loves but could not have until he ate his salmon.  He was sulking over his food when Kent pulled out the crunchy peanut butter from the pantry.  For some reason James thought this would make his fish more palatable and asked for some on the side.  Kent obliged, and James ate every bit of that salmon dipped in peanut butter!