I'm not sure if I've blogged this before (and I don't really care to look through 700 posts to find out), but a friend of mine's father is known around here for saying, "The magic number of kids (referring to easiness level) is one less than what you have."
Tonight is Pack meeting. Danny is the Cubmaster and Pookie, being a cubscout, went with him. And Hammy, being the mini-Pookie-in-training/Daddy-cling-on, went along too.
Can I just say, life is so easy with just four and a half kids? Especially with my two, um... "spirited" ones being away for a few hours, life is so smooth and easy.
I've vacuumed out the van (realizing that we eat way too many French fries and Cheerios), washed carseats and their cloth covers, rearranged seating in the van, washed laundry, and caught up on blogs in my reader.
Now I sit, twiddling my thumbs, waiting for comments. Or I guess I could pack the clothes for the trip . . .
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Pass the bon-bons please
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Family Vacation Prep
Water.
Playpens.
diapers.
Music, not just this kind.
Games.
Magna Doodles.
Audio Books to listen to.
Pre-rationed snacks in ziploc bags.
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Filed under: Frugal Fridays, frugal tips, organization, Thifty Thursdays
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Twins and Time-outs
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Filed under: Pookie, twins pics
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
What's better than a scooter and a Lego Star Wars hat?
Dear Bun,
Just be-TWIX you and me, I hope you have GOBS of fun on your birthday! I just know you'll SKOR big with WATCHAMACALIT? oh yeah, BOWLING! The REISEN I wanted to tell you to ignore the NERDS, is because you are worth more than 100 GRAND! Just some friendly advice from a couple of LIFESAVERS.
Love Always,Mommy and Baby Ruth
Cheap, easy, and memorable works for me!
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Filed under: Bun, Pookieville birthdays, WFMW
Do you REALLY want to know?
Yesterday morning I awoke to a soaking wet Hammy sweetly saying, "Mommy, I potty my bwankie."
This morning I was sleeping on the couch with a twin that decided he was hungry at 5:55 a.m. I fell back asleep after changing both babies, giving one a bottle, and putting on the show, Baby Neptune. Then Hammy calls me out from my slumber, "MOMMY!!!!! Get da POOP off of meee!!"
So, how is the training going you ask?
grrr.
He has nighttime accidents 6 out of 7 days a week.
He potties in the toilet consistently.
He poops in his pants consistently.
The good news is we've only used 252 diapers in the past three weeks.
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Filed under: potty-training
Friday, July 23, 2010
If you feel a sneeze coming,
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Filed under: baby #7, life experiences
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Reading to kids
Gabbers was just a year and a half at the time with a very short attention span. Mostly she was interested in eating the books. It was difficult to get through a book with her before she’d pull it out of my hands.

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This post is linked to WFMW at We are THAT family.
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Filed under: Pookie, teaching kids
Monday, July 19, 2010
Magic has its limits too, you know.

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Filed under: Kiddie Kwips, Pookie
Thursday, July 15, 2010
The results are in . . .
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