I Don't

Here is a game that a friend of mine got from Grammy Girlfriend. It is a list of my top ten I don'ts.

10. I DON'T like waking up in the morning to find a messy living room or kitchen. It is a bad start to a potentially great day.

9. I DON'T like thinking about how fast my kids are growing up. It's makes me sad and nuts all at the same time.

8. I DON'T like to sing in front of adults. I would gladly sing in front of kids all day, but I'll send grown ups out of the room if I'm about to break into song.

7. I DON'T like people who pretend that their lives are perfect, their spouses are perfect, their kids are perfect, etc. Just join the rest of us who acknowledge that life's not perfect, but it could be a lot worse.

6. I DON'T like honey mustard, and I think I'm the only person on the planet who doesn't. Give me ketchup any day.

5. I DON'T like grocery shopping. I could find so many fun things to fill that hour every week, like with sleeping or sitting on my behind.

4. I DON'T like being told what to do. I like to be in charge. All the time. :)

3. I DON'T like math that involves letters. Give me math problems filled with numbers, and we can do business. Throw some letters in a problem, and I want to pull my hair out.

2. I DON'T like to exercise. Ever. I don't understand how people think sweating and pain are fun. I do it, but I despise every annoying minute.

1. I DON'T like the smell of tuna, and I can detect the odor hours after its consumption in my house. Just ask my husband who has learned not to eat it anymore.

Summer Days

We have been nice and busy this summer, but we've really enjoyed ourselves. As planned, we've spent a lot of mornings at White Water. McLain is very proud of himself for going on The Tornado, which he rode with his daddy. Mommy gladly volunteered to stay in the kiddie section with Keaton instead of joining in that madness. These days Keaton has fallen in love with the toddler slides at White Water. Last week, he convinced me to ride down his favorite one with him ten times in a row.

We've had a lot of play dates with Mommy's work friends and their kids. It's nice to realize that I like my coworkers not only at work but also outside of teaching as well. The boys and I have had play dates at Chuck E. Cheese, Kangazoom, White Water, and of course the pool. We've spent many, many afternoons at Mrs. Grainger's pool, and Keaton and McKenna are best buddies.

If you ask McLain, the best part of our summer was when his mommy relented and allowed him to get a puppy. The newest member of our family is Bowser, who is a two and half pound ball of furry trouble. Bowser loves to snuggle, and some days seems more like a cat than a dog. Keaton loves to walk him around the kitchen, saying "Mone dog! Mone, dog!" That's "Come on, dog" in Keaton speak. :) Bowser is definitely the new baby in the family. How do Clay and I know this for certain? Just like McLain and Keaton when they were babies, he sleeps in our bed right right between Clay and me. Spolied little puppy...