HOTMay in Minnesota is weird. Last Saturday it was so cold at soccer that we were all bundled up in fleeces and blankets...then a few days later it hits 100! I don't know what's going on. all I know is the kids need a pool to paddle in and I'm not comfortable packing away the winter clothes yet. crazy.

"nummy!""there's a party in my tummy, so yummy so yummy"

Paisley hasn't been eating very well for the past week or so since her two year molars started coming in. She will drink, but she just isn't havin' it with the food thing. So...tonight I thought I'd try a recipe from this goddess of domestication and VOILA...the kid chowed down...did I say CHOW, I meant...DEVOURED! Thanks Pioneer Woman...you sexy beast, kitchen maestro, gastro-extraordinaire, your 'chicken spaghetti' was scrumdiddlyumptious!

secret thanks to NYC Momma who tried out this recipe and blogged about how good it was, without her recommendation I probably wouldn't have attempted it!

fab.u.lous darhlingI can't imagine where my girls got their 'flair' for the dramatic?? It's beyond my wildest comprehension! Piper is our resident thespian, and Paisley her willing understudy. We are in DEEP DEEP trouble with these two!

ehem, girls, can I get my sunglasses back please!

"big fences make good neighbors"

I never thought I'd ever hear my husband use a quote from a Disney movie, but he pulled this one out of his repertoire this week when we signed the contract on our new privacy fence(to keep the crazy neighbors at bay). I guess watching Little Mermaid II 327 times had it's impact!

I prayed and I prayed

and GOD shined his light down from Heaven

and whispered to me

In this, you shall find salvation.

..and so it was to be.

waxing poetic How much damage can a two year old do with a jar candle?

holy freakin' waxballs Batman!

what time did this all occur? Check out the clock on the stove...

'innocents' my arse...the children are plotting the destruction of their parents sanity!
Just so you all know....it took a looooooong time to get about 40% of the wax out. We'll have to try to get the rest out in the morning. Mike and I could barely keep a straight face...as horrendous as it was, it was pretty bloody funny....but we don't want 'them' to think that do we!

movin' upPiper's 'graduation' was today, she's movin' on up to the pre-school fours class in the fall and the children had a little concert this morning in celebration.We could not have asked for a better teacher than Mrs Chabot, as you can see, Piper adores her.