"Mom, he stole my power!"

Does anyone else think that it's ridiculous that I spend the majority of my parenting minutes referee-ing disputes about imaginary items? Five minutes ago I gave Josh a lecture about sharing pretend treats and then redistributed a cache of pretend weapons into pretend backpacks. Don't even get me started on how many times a day I have to confiscate everyone's "power" until behavior improves.

P.S. just as I was about to hit "publish post" I heard Josh tormenting Taylor in the play room yelling "I spit out your jelly beans. Pthaaaat." Just to be clear - there are no jelly beans in our house. Someone save me from my life!

in which I link - again

I've spent an awful lot of time lately wondering where my summer went. It seems I hermit-ed it away waiting for the the warm weather. In fact, I've almost whined away my favorite season! It took this post to remind me that I don't even like summer! I live for Autumn. Hello again beloved!

We All Married the Wrong Person - made you look, didn't it? I like that this post emphasizes the importance of commitment.

I needed this reminder. Thanks Rhonda.

Here's another gooder. Sometimes a kick in the pants comes in such unexpected places.

catalog living

I can't get enough of this site. It's "about" reads as follows: "A look into the exciting lives of the people who live in your catalogs." Seriously... I think "Elaine" and I are destined to be besties.