The Best $30 I Ever Spent

You should know that 10-foot by 30-inch plastic swimming pools are on sale at Walgreens right now. Supposedly they’re normally $80, but I got mine last night for $30.

We set it up today and Liam turned from a big scaredy-cat into the next Michael Phelps in about five seconds.

Rock and Roll

Guess what Eliza learned how to do yesterday?

So You Think You Can Dance

Here's what Wednesday and Thursday nights look like at our house:

Role Reversal

Liam and I were sorting through baby toys yesterday when Liam found his old glow worm. He was so excited to be reunited with his “baby.” He said, “Mom, ask me if I want to play with toys with you.”

“Okay, Liam, do you want to play with toys with me?” I asked. “No, I’m busy,” he replied. “I have to feed my baby.”

Top 10 Reasons to Go to Grandma and Grandpa’s House

10. Airplane rides

9. Train rides


8. Motorized wheelchair rides

7. Cousin dress-up time



6. Playdates with Ethan and Austin

5. Marriage proposals from Little Devan

4. Jam sessions with Merle

3. Giraffe feedings

2. The beach

1. Grandma and Grandpa!

"Go Back To Your Double Wide And Fry Something"

A Few Things You Should Know About My Dad:

He just called home to find out what my brother’s cell phone number is. He gave my brother that cell phone a few months ago, with that phone number, after using it himself for several years.

He calls me “Stacey Kimmi” at least 90% of the time, and he calls my sister “Kimmi Stacey.” He calls our friends things like “The Roofer’s Kid” and “Blue Eyes” because he doesn’t remember names.

And yet, when Sweet Home Alabama was on TV the other day, he sat there and quoted the entire movie word-for-word.

Kind Of Like Christmas

We're flying to LAX tomorrow morning, and apparently Liam is really excited about the airplane ride. Ben put him to bed an hour ago and he's already asked twice if it's time to wake up yet.



We'll be gone for 11 days, so I packed 11 overnight Pull-Ups and 11 naptime Pull-Ups for Liam, plus 76 regular diapers and 2 swim diapers for Eliza. It blows my mind that you can live for two weeks in Europe out of a small suitcase, or you can travel with children and fill that entire same suitcase with diapers.

Jellyfishing

Last night I bumped Ben with my foot, waking him up just enough to say, "There's a jellyfish on the floor over here, so don't come over here." Then, in the morning when I told him he was talking about jellyfish in his sleep, he said, "Oh, that's right. I saw one on the floor right there next to the bed."

Binky Booger

Some babies like having a pacifier in their mouths. Not Eliza, though. She likes hers up the nose.

I Wonder If They're Recruiting

I overheard Ben having a discussion with himself while reading Time Magazine this morning. He said, “I bet being a pirate is so much better than being a fisherman. More fun. Less work. More lucrative.”