the girls were out on track break this week. we went to the library to get some new books. max insists on getting super hero comic books that i refuse to read to him. so, i picked out a david shannon book. i love the illustrations. the kids all have to scan their own books on the way out. but fight ...

i'm so excited for friday to get here. for friday is the day the big rcwilley truck will be coming down our street and stopping at our house. the delivery men will then bring in a twin sized bed for mr. max and a full sized one for miss madi. they will put them together and throw on the bouncy n...

02.15.09 sunday - this morning we went to pick the kids up at g&g carter's. we stopped at the 7-11 for a very unhealthy breakfast. later that afternoon, kenzie and i went to look at some curtains at cost plus. i saw them in the ads, but they weren't as cute in person. so we went do...

darric was up early. dave picked him up at 6:15 to go to their 5k. at about 7:00, i noticed darric's wallet on the couch and worried that he wouldn't have the cash to do the race. (luckily, dave had enough)i showered and cleaned up around the house. darric and dave returned from their first ...

02.08.09 it was sunday. no tennis for us girls. the courts were still wet. so we went for a long walk instead. we got lost, for a second. then we came back towards the clubhouse, it was getting really cold, so we stopped for a warm drink. coffee for dani and hot chocolate for me. the guys were golfi...

[photo by mr. max] 01. i don't know how many times i have been washing my face at night and hit my head on the faucet. it scares me and i jump. and if darric's not home, i lock the bathroom door and wash as fast as i can. because i'm scared. i have opened my eyes a couple times with the ...

as we were heading to our super bowl party destination, i realized, i had no clue who was playing in the big football game today. (i DID know what we were eating though) madison and mackenzie knew and they each bet their dad $1 that the steelers were going to win. madison says, "if they win tod...

1.  max isn't too picky with the cartoons he watches. as long as it's a cartoon. the other night, on channel 65, this one came on called 6teen. it was pretty funny. darric and i were both catching bits of it and laughing. (i think the characters are pretty cute too.)   2. w...

a boy and his cat...   i don't know how this cat has managed to stay alive this long in the same house as max. we had to make a rule for max... if the cat meows while you're holding him, you need to put him down. i guess this rule only applies if we are making eye contact w...

1.   i take pride in the fact that i can get the 5 gallon water bottle up on the cooler by myself. i refuse to ask darric for help. the other day... i spilled. about a cup of water. right down the back of the cooler. it was an easy clean up. 2.  i told madison to look through the r...