the music from the radio is playing quietly in the background. madi's reading the first page of her new library book out loud. max is asking me where we are going. again. and kenzie is in the front seat spelling h-u-m-b-o-l-d-t. one of the counties that was on her last spelling test. i can...

last week... we ate at IHOP, did good at karate, were rewarded with a sonic ice-cream cone, shopped at home goods, lunched at jason's, ran and walked at the gym, picked up a stomach aching madi from school, got checked by dr. jones and of course, took a few trips to target. on friday... i ...

by about the time i'm busy blow drying my hair in the morning. in my bathroom, with the door locked. (because darric's in the shower) there's usually a knock at the door. sometimes it's max. he's just waking up. i let him in. tell him good morning. he looks at his dad. and goes b...

  [at jason's deli, slurping up their ice-creams]  we're in the car and he says   "i can make my naked go in a circle"  you what?   "i can make my naked go in a circle"  how do you do that?   he grabs himself and...

1. How nice is it that Starbucks has added an extra slit in their straw holes? That's very nice, now my green straw doesn't get all squished. 2. Max has nicknamed the cat... Dukers. 3. While looking around Pier One for curtains, Max tells me, "this place is giving me pimples." He w...

1. look for the perfect disney character to pair mom up with 2. say "cheese" and snap the picture 3. turn the camera around real fast so mom can see before the picture goes off. laugh with excitement. 4. find the picture again, so mom can see close up, how she looks with tigger....

there sat the big box all wrapped up in polka dot paper. her and mackenzie were awake when i got up at 5:40. but she had to wait, until she was all ready for school. and just as her dad was getting ready to head out the door for work, she was given the go ahead.   and this is where...

good-bye seven.   today you turn eight. you wear a size 8 slim in jeans. because you need the length. thank goodness for adjustable straps. you wear a size 1 in shoes. and prefer anything with high heels. you love webkinz. and now own seven of them. when asked what you want for din...

note to self: only have parties at pizza fun spots during the week. when it is much less crowded. - i can't complain too much. it was probably only half as bad as chuck e. cheese would have been. madi had a nice sized party on saturday. with 3 of her best girl friends from school... autumn, anai...

the day started off great... i'm in the girl's bedroom this morning to get their clothes. they both appear to be sleeping. and all of a sudden they both pop up screaming, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" i open madi's pants drawer and there are a few pictures she made for me. kenzie brings m...