I forgot to mention on my pouty little rant earlier that my eldest informed me this morning that Jack has been peeing underneath his bed!!! This, in addition to having to go back into pull-ups at bedtime because he was... Read more →

I love my kids, but... they are so destructive! I can't believe how ruinous they can be. Is ruinous a word? I don't care. They have destroyed dressers, the girls' vanity, pillows, mattresses... I just can't believe how much they... Read more →

I assure you, this won't be a very exciting post, as I have accomplished very little this weekend as planned. I did do some scrapbooking between last night and this afternoon, and I was able to make up eight pages.... Read more →

I don't have much to say about today, as I'm not feeling too well, so this will be a photo show of Stephanie's pictures and mine from yesterday. Bunny Love Silly Spitting Siblings Outdoor Escapades A Little Face Time Return... Read more →

Well. One very embarrassing thing happened today - no, two, but only one shall make it into the blog - at the hospital. I shall get to that in a moment. But first, let me say I am in the... Read more →

I am such a big dork: I'm sitting here with tears all over my face from watching the finale of The Celebrity Apprentice just now on my DVR. Not from the show or its outcome, of course, but from the... Read more →

Stephanie came out to the studio to help me out - thank God! It took, like, three hours since they were so short-staffed, and all the kids were whiny and cranky and driving me nuts! Surprisingly, my little super-star was... Read more →

Chloë, thrilled to finally get to hold Bounce Jack (eating Mr. Bun's food), showing how cute he looks in his new outfit from Steph and Tim Tonic immobililty - it's not just for sharks anymore! Apparently we let the kids... Read more →

Here are more of the photos from Chloë's Brooklyn photo shoot with Lenka Drstakova: Okay, yes, you've seen this one already. But this is slightly different coloring - and I just enjoy looking at it so much, I thought you... Read more →

I know so many people who go into serious debt at Christmas time. Heck, we used to, too. But then I remembered what my stepmother used to do for us, growing up: open Christmas savings accounts at our bank! So... Read more →

Today is the fifth anniversary of Robby's death, and last year we designated the anniversary as Odette Family Day. We spend the day together, doing fun things, so we pass the time in love and togetherness instead of sadness. As... Read more →

Y'all just don't know. It has been an interesting, educational, entertaining, fun day. I slept on the couch, because Rob slept on his couch and is down sick again (we all still have the cough, but he's the miserable one... Read more →

When Sophia woke up this morning, she came charging down the stairs demanding, "Where's my chocolate?!!!" Toooooooo funny. Fin. Read more →

The kids let us sleep in super late this morning. (Yes, after I returned from the sleep study, I had a little breakfast, read the paper a little, cuddled with Rob, and then snoozed a bunch more.) When we got... Read more →

After the birthday party, I had to quickly rush to pack my bag and head for Naval Medical Center Portsmouth for a sleep study. What was I thinking, scheduling it for Jack's Birthday-Easter weekend? But no matter, it was done,... Read more →

Waiting for our party guests to arrive Little boy blue turned five years old yesterday! Stephanie and Tim wanted to celebrate with us in the evening, so we did not do a whole lot during the day except hang out... Read more →

Pictures, that is. Today, Chloë started her three-week Spring Break. Three weeks. Whew. I haven't got anything planned just yet, but now that Jack has started his as well, I'm hoping to do something fun and exciting. But first, we... Read more →

Green sweater dress revisited After I had Rob drag out the iron and ironing board for me last night so I could iron on all of Chloë's new Try-It patches, I decided to pull this back out and block the... Read more →

I keep wondering if it drives some of you batty when I capitalize small words in a title that shouldn't be capitalized, as above. Maybe that's why I do it? I am admittedly obnoxious that way. Today was a rough... Read more →

With all the sickness that's been spread around here lately, it's all I can do to keep the germs at bay, even with Barbara coming to clean the house. So my latest Bzz Kit came just in time yesterday: it's... Read more →