Tyler is thankful for his Mom and Dad, his bother, for Molly B playing with me and for squirrels, toys and for being taken to the swimming pool. Continue reading

To learn cute little songs like this (goes to tune of My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) The Turkey Shot Out Of The Oven … The turkey shot out of the ovenand rocketed into the air,it knocked every plate off the tableand partly demolished a chair. It ricocheted into a cornerand burst with a deafening… Continue reading

Yesterday my sister Mindy, the daycare director extraordinaire, got a song stuck in my head — and I’m going to kill her.It turns out you can sing most nursery rhymes to the tune of “99 Bottles of Beer On The Wall” — just try to get Humpty Dumpty out of your head. Continue reading

At school Friday it seems that the boys sitting next to Tyler were making away with his snack and got caught. Their punishment — the teacher gave both of their snacks to Tyler. Tyler then on the sly shared the snacks back with the boys so they weren’t left out. I’m a lucky Mom. Continue reading

To pass time in the car we were playing the “what rhymes with game.” What rhymes with car? What rhymes with wish? Then Tyler chimes in … what rhymes with chinchilla? Continue reading

A very happy Halloween from Tyler (the puppy) and Morgan (the gorilla). Of course we were finished Trick-Or-Treating by 6 p.m. so on a whim we drove up to Carlinville (about 1.5 hours) to surprise Matt’s parents — and they were happily surprised. Continue reading

OK — we took the boys to the pumpkin patch — of course forgetting it had been raining for a week and pumpkin patches tend to be a bit muddy. But on we trek. And it seems we weren’t the only ones with the bright idea to head over to the pumpkin patch — they… Continue reading

Or at least the St. Louis Cardinals are the champions — World Series Champions.And finally having something go right this year made me cry. Continue reading

Seems Dad’s been in a hole and called yesterday evening to let me know the Cardinals are in the World Series.Yeah Dad, I know. Continue reading

Four baseball fans-a Yankees fan, a Red Sox fan, a Mets fan, and a Cardinals fan – are climbing a mountain and arguing about who loves his team more. The argument goes on for some time, each fan insisting that he is the most loyal fan and the most devoted to his team. The Yankees… Continue reading