Today: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The GOOD:

• For once I got the garbage can out to the curb BEFORE the garbage truck came by this morning...and I wasn't running...or barefoot...or bra-less.
• Someone returned my garbage can back to it's spot before I did. I think it was Bro. Zobell. Thanks, man.
  
• I paid less than 2 bucks a gallon for gas today for the first time in ages. Hooray!!
• The sun was shining and it was warm - not Arizona-in-November-warm, but warm nonetheless.
• Cade's having a great time in Ireland - other than the fact that his lovely wife is not there to accompany him, of course. He sent us an e-mail with lots of cool pictures which we poured over for Family Home Evening (Thanks babe, for getting me out of planning a lesson!)
  
• I got a good chuckle out of Adam and Jason's keyboarding "practice" earlier tonight. I felt compelled to copy and paste what they typed: JASON POOPOLAST NIGHT I POOPED IN MY PANTS. Aren't boys the best!
• I ate about 15 pumpkin chocolate chip cookies today. Mmmm.

The BAD:

• I have this tooth that is seriously KILLING me. It's been bothering me off and one for a while but today the pain is definitely "on". It's been incessant and throbbing all day except for the 2 or so hours of relief that my 3 Tylenol/2 Motrin cocktail provided. I need to have another root canal done on this poor bugger, but I'm trying to wait until January so insurance will cover it. Think I'll make it?
• My hair. I hate it. Today especially.
• Cade's in Ireland. The ratio of adults to children here is 5:1. I'm the lucky "1".
• I'm out of whole milk for Rachel. Sorry squirt...today it's 1% or bust!
• Have I mentioned that my tooth hurts?
• I ate about 15 pumpkin chocolate chip cookies today. Oh dear....

The UGLY:

• Rachel has "blown out" of every diaper I have put her in today. That's a less-gross way of saying "diarrhea." I can dress her up, but I can definitely NOT take her out.
  
• Tyler has "refunded" every meal he's eaten today. That's a less-gross way of saying "barf". At one point this was only classified as "bad". It got "ugly" when I came downstairs and discovered Tyler's puddles-O'-vomit (that's for you in Ireland, Cade) trailing from the family room to the bathroom (he never actually made it INTO the bathroom), one of which I stepped in. Jessica, we could've used your Barf Training Video at Family Home Evening tonight. Maybe Tyler would have made it to the bathroom sooner and I wouldn't have cursed. On the bright side, after using a gallon of Pine-Sol, my kitchen tile is cleaner than it's ever been!
• I feel like Tom Hanks on Castaway, tortured by tooth pain so severe he takes matters into his own hands. If I run out of Tylenol/Motrin, so help me...
• I ate about 15 pumpkin chocolate chip cookies today. YIKES!!

Tomorrow's Forecast? More good, less bad and hopefully NO more ugly...at least until Cade gets back.

Happy Halloween!

Tyler - 1 Decade Old!

My first-born has hit the double-digits - Aaahhhh! The big one-oh...10! We started out the special day with his favorite breakfast of scones. Tyler loves scones . He doesn't love school but he had to go anyway, which was okay because he was spotlighted in his class all week long. I made a poster about him to display in his classroom. It looked like this: I went into his class later that week to tell some things about Tyler. He had asked me to bring our new bunny rabbits to show everyone. I didn't really want to haul the bunnies over to the school along with Hannah and Rachel. I asked him if it was really important for him to show the bunnies or would he rather bring his sisters instead. He thought for a minute then chose...his sisters! What a sweet boy - his love for his sisters never ceases to amaze me. He is a natural caretaker and that's a pretty good quality to have if you ask me. I told his class all about the funny things he did as a baby and all the reasons why Tyler's so awesome. After school, four of Tyler friends came home with him and we all went mini-golfing at Cherry Hill. Here are the birthday guests: Aunt Dorrie, Bekkah, Aunt Marcie and Ava joined us there for the festivities, too. They actually enjoy the whole birthday scene instead of just pretending...CRAZY! We came back to the house for pizza and ice cream and green cupcakes (Tyler's choice). The party wouldn't be complete without a few wacky gifts/photo ops! Looking good, T! Hannah was pretty adorable too, don't you think? The day was a success...mission complete. Happy Birthday Tyler!