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Our life is full of wonderful, chaotic, blessed, hysterical, insane, magical, sad, scary, sweet, mind boggling, moments. While balancing life with 3 cherubs, parents, sisters, BIL, In-laws, 1 teaching career, and many good friends; I find that our life is moving far toooo fast. It is important to cherish and record the moments as we consistently try to balance our scale (God forbid I make a photo album)! MB

Friday, October 31, 2008

Trick or Treat!

All Dressed Up, Ready for Treats!

Dracula, 20s Flapper & Darth Vadar

Puttin on the Ritz!

20s Flapper in Action

Trick or Treat at Nana & Pops!


Too Pooped to Whoop- Sugar High turns Sugar Low


Two Down


AND One on the Phone!

Cherub 2 giving an absolutely hilarious recap of trick or treating, candy and a haunted house visit to Grammy & Grampy on the phone. He had hubby & I in stitches!

Carving Pumpkins!


Block those ears.


Earache smurf. That is me for 4 days running. The pain hasn't gotten better even thought I have been popping motrin. Right now, if a good gust of air hits my ear it hurts. Dah, maybe I should go to the doctor.

Myster Reader


Cherub 2's teacher invited me in to be a mystery reader today. The students know that someone is coming in but do not know who. Dressed in my Halloween flipflops and BOO necklace, I suprised him in class.

As any mom knows, there are not a TON of moments in life when you feel appreciated. When I saw the look of sheer joy and love on cherub 2's face when he realized I was there...my cup runneth over. He gave me a big hug and kiss and told me he was glad I was there to read.

I read The Little Green Witch to them and will always treasure my short visit that resparked something in me to realize that they may (NEVER) not always show it with their (tantrums) actions, but they do love us...those little cherubs!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

If you let hubby help with homework mommy will eat candy.


This is me. Oh, you can't see me? That is because I am buried underneath the wrappers of my stress snack. I have buried myself in what would be tears. Why?

This is what hubby will fork over. Many dollars. For causing cherub 1's trama that will send her into therapy.

Confused. That is what cherub 1 is. After hubby tried to "help" her with her homework. Today's math homework wanted cherub 1 to write "why" two lines were perpendicular. Like many third graders she could verbally tell you why but was trying to tell hubby that she "didn't know how" to write it. In other words, "I can't remember what I said the answer was". Hubby totally misunderstood her "I don't how how" to thinking she was just faking it and didn't want to do the work. He rose his voice in frustration and sent her to her room. (That was after he was unsure of the definition of perpendicular was and despite having her written definition made her go on the internet with him to ensure they were doing it right. DESPITE the fact that I taught third grade last year and confirmed that she was right.)

This is what cherub 1 buried her tears in. Which leads us back to...

What I buried my tears in.
So helpful.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Can you find what is missing?


Cherub 2 placed his tooth under his pillow tonight anxiously awaiting the tooth fairies visit.

(I thanked my lucky stars that he lost his tooth first. Cherub 3 has had a loose tooth for a month. If he lost his first I think we would have had a disaster on our hands.)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Half As Much



Happy 41st Wedding Anniversary Mom & Dad!

If hubby and I can have half as much love and dedication in our marriage as you both show to each other we will be very lucky!

We love you!

picture~Mom & Dad sharing their faith with cherub 1 on her 1st Communion