Austin laughs and says “Geez Mom, you’re in full-on Granny mode!”  (my Mom is constantly knitting, sewing, etc)

I respond with a sigh, “Maybe I’ll have it done by the time you have a baby.”  (as of this writing the baby better be extremely skinny)

To which he adamantly replies “I’m never having kids!”

And I say “Well… when your wife has a baby.”

Austin – “No way, Mom!  I’m not ever having kids!”

Me – “Why not?”  (and I was asking seriously)

Without so much as a word he rolls his eyes and then looks at me and then looks at the twins… “They’re why!!”

Of course… that should have been obvious, right?! LOL

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Later that day while trying to relax and have a snack two mini-people (who had already eaten their dinner) attacked from both sides ‘meowing’ until I fed them.  I don’t believe that I have ever spoon fed the cat so I’m not sure why they thought that was a good idea.. but I suppose it resulted in them getting fed so I guess I’m the dope!

Current Mood: *Wink* & Amused & Hey there!

• The Ninth Pãramitã:   Loving Kindness (mettã) means ‘good will’ in all our actions.
• My religion is very simple.  My religion is kindness. ~ The 14th Dali Lama
• Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda
• You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one’s whole life?  Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such. ~ Confucious

May your hearts and homes be filled with Loving Kindness now and always.

Love from Candi, Austin, Ellie, Marcus, Jose & Katey

This time of year it always seems we notice those missing from our lives a little bit more.  It seems harder to get on with the days without them here.  Hold your family close at the holidays and everyday… you just don’t know what’s around the corner.  So for all those faces & voices & hugs & kisses that will be missed at the table this Christmas – I still hold you all in my heart and miss you dearly.

He also earned the first point in truly irritating his brother tonight.  When we got home I gave the babies their bath.  Once they were done they were running buck wild around the bathroom.  Marcus climbed back into the tub (empty now) and decided to do some business.  I scooped him up and got him cleaned up and diapered and had Austin watch Ellie.  Once I had Marcus squared away and was getting Ellie in her jammies I told Austin that since he had late homework again his new punishment was to clean up the mess his brother had made in the bathtub.  Then I told him that from now on anytime he had late homework he’d have to cleanup baby messes.  He thought that was a pretty good incentive to do his homework on time.

Marcus also had his early learning screening today.  Which I am happy to report came out far better than the initial one.  They are going to come back in January to check him again.  They think he should be talking more than he is.  I’m not sure I agree with their findings but it was tonnes better than what the doctor thought at the 18-month checkup.

So all my monkeys are in bed where they are supposed to be!  I am going to just veg out for a little bit because it just seems to have been an extremely long week and I am very glad the weekend is here.  Oh… I did get some carpet after all that!  We’ll see how that adventure goes tomorrow!

Happy Halloween!  Happy Samhain!  Happy All Hallow’s Eve! Happy Harvest!  Whatever your pleasure here’s to you!

I think the house painting will be done tomorrow too — so that will be nice.  The painters are nice and all but I don’t like having people lurking around the house all day.  I was a little worried about my color choices at first but now that it’s more of a finished product I think I am happy with it.  I’m guessing that all of my neighbors with their drab light blue, tan, or brown perfect vinyl siding are probably cringing at the very sunny yellow paint job.  Oh well – too bad for them!

So the roof is done and the paint will be done.  They just need to finish the gutters, the broken window and the deck steps.  Everything should be in order for my Labor Day picnic.  Woohoo!

I got my newish 2010 Kia Sedona on Monday night.  A steal of a deal.  Still working on the the paperwork with the credit union.  I have to say I love my credit union – they let me get the car and they pay the dealer and I haven’t even signed loan papers yet!  They are awesome!

I did decide to turn the twinnies car seats around.  There were 3 requirements:

• Over 22 pounds – CHECK
• Over 1 year old – CHECK
• Over 34 inches – FAIL — but all my kids are short, I’m short… I find this rule insulting!

Ellie and Marcus LOVE it!  They can see Mom & Dad in the front of the car, they can see out the windows and they have way more leg room!  I actually feel like the seats are locked in better than they were when they were rear-facing.  So, I think it’s all good!

Progressive is not awesome.  They are being dicks about paying my GAP policy.  So… guess what? (Chicken butt!) They are cancelled!  Switched my auto insurance to the same company doing my house insurance (Allstate).  Not really any cheaper but it’s the principal of the thing.  Too bad cause I really like Flo.

2 minutes to the new episode of Futurama – so that’s all for now folks!

Current Mood: *Wink* & Aaarrggghhh!!!!! & Busy & Hey there!