Good night and I agree with Colleen about lady GAGA...she looks like all that effort would make her itchy...so much glitter and makeup...

I wonder how the poets like Neruda could tolerate life with such intensity of emotion. Feeling so vividly and being able to express it takes energy that we do not all have the capacity to facilitate for such an abstract purpose, or even something as concrete as daily necessity for that matter. Is that perhaps the trade? Or, for the truly talented does no part of ones self have to suffer to enable the success of another?

Toddler disclaimer: potty training is not a question. Do not say, "wanna go, now?" Say, "okay, let's go now."

feeling a little blue today

I love picassa face recognition suggesting a caterpillar toy for Auntie Val and a curve in the stairwell as an unknow face. It is slow, too.

Every time I watch Grandma Sophie and Calcifer cook eggs and bacon for Howl and family, I want some too.

well well, the kids had sprinkles for snack thanks to their big sister Rosie. sprinkles.

"sorry i spit-laughed your computer, but u just told me that you dont know how to read music." another spit-laugh.

rosie

I stay up to watch Medium at 10:30, brother Jes says that time slot am or pm is reserved for really bad shows...

Finish up ews computer mommy-Tommy

with that I will go

Mom, get Tatya's giwel toys for me. I want to play with hers giwel toys. Tommy

giwel=girl

A course kids dubbadip, Mom. That's how we get more. -Mikey

"you can't reach it tatya," tommy (2 1/2) says to his sister (15 mo) after changing the channel and hiding the remote.

10:20 pm Mikey: I wanna watch Ohgabagaba, he's on demand....

I think everyone is in bed except for Mikey again. I hear him calling daddy, daddy...

Mikey: skinny, active, awake and naked. Everyone else is in bed.

Re: work and not accidentally preposting

Again, Courtney, in memory order:
Last night beginning Jan. 16 I awoke with Tatya at 2:00 to nurse her back to sleep, awoke b/w 4-5 to nurse again and noticed DH had left the bed...

Night beginning Jan. 15 awoke only at 2am to nurse Tatya.

Night beginning Jan. 14 awoke at 2, 3-4, 5:30 for nursing Tatya, asking DH to get Tommy something to drink and also Mikey b/c we woke him with the noise, and changing Mikey's PJ's because he had an accident in the hall on the way to pee after the middle of the night drink. Note: nobody awoke in his or her own bed except DH who had a guest: Tommy.

Re: work and not accidentally preposting

it doesn't was not supposed to turn everything dark

Uncle Jes got Mikey the same talking motorcycle two years in a row per M.'s request. He broke the first one, but it is still his favorite toy

"Mom what happens if I let go of Tommy's baloon?" -Mikey
"I take the Ninja away," Mom.

It is much colder than I though when I suggested playing on the playground (which can be seen a few yards from the living room window).

House cleaning day is boring to anyone...3 babies "under foot" makes it a challenge at best, impossible most days. I will mop, I will.

go horns

another busy weekday: back to school back to work and all the babies awake by 7:30...Tatya has a class and I trade in the cable remote...