The boys got me this insane balloon that sings. That was the best. It’s a gift that just keeps on giving…like this morning at around 6 am.

Jason bought me roses and took me out to a surprise brunch. He also let me go wild in Williams-Sonoma. I love those days! He holds the baby on his shoulders and stands out of the way, and just watches me shop. Then he steps up to the counter and pays for it all. Could there be anything better in the whole world?

It was a great weekend, to say the least. We had a lot of fun, mostly dancing around to my ginormous singing balloon. Hope you all had a great Mom’s Day…now, it’s Monday…and back to Kid’s Day. Isn’t it always? :)

This is my favorite new picture of Squid. His eyes look so expressive, which they always are. I just love the way this photo turned out. It’s perfect. It’s so my boy!

This is good for your kids. It’s called ChoreCharts.com and what they do is offer these free printable chore charts. I’m totally into organization, even though I’m not that good at it, and this is a really smart way for families to assign and organize chores around the house. Teaching your kids to be responsible by helping out around the house is really important. You can give them monetary encouragement, a.k.a. allowance, or just a pat on the back. :) I’m all for the pat on the back. At least until they get old enough to understand the importance of earning and saving money. Until then, having your kids do chores should be a non-negotiable. That’s just the way I see it: everyone helps out and everyone benefits from a clean and healthy home.

I’m so pissed right now. Blog it out, honey, blog it out.

(Deep breath)

So, I just put Squid down for a nap (finally!) and who shows up? Roofers! Loud roofers fixing some bullshit hole in our…you guessed it, ROOF!

Oh. My. God. They are so loud!

I just hope Squid doesn’t wake up. It’s been so difficult lately to get him down in the afternoon.

(Sigh)

Whatever. I’ll deal with it if he does wake up. It’s just a pain in the ass, ‘cuz if he doesn’t have his nap, he’s a total nightmare come bedtime.

Please, please, please don’t wake up!

So, my big 2 year-old is super talkative lately, and here’s what he has to say when he’s not screaming, “NO!”

Coffee
Peeza (Pizza)
Odnin (”Odin”…our friends’ dog)
Money
Work
Seepin’ (Sleeping)
West (Rest)
Bankey (Blanket)
Shou-shou (Shower)
Ka-Ka (You know…)
Tank-u (Thank you)
Yo Welgum (You’re welcome)

I love the Thank you’s and You’re welcome’s. Hey, at least he’s polite about having tantrums every 15 minutes.