Snuggly

Evan now likes to snuggle up on my or Nathan's shoulder when he gets sleepy. He just clings on there and rides around and hopes (I imagine) that we won't notice and put him in his bed.



Nathan was multi-tasking, too! Snuggling Evan and directing Jonah in working on a floor puzzle. What a Daddy!

Conniving

Jonah has been pestering me aaaaaalllllll daaaaaaayyyyyy about watching a movie. No, we are not watching movies right after breakfast. No, we're not watching a movie at 10:30. No, we're not... stop asking me already. I just get so tired of answering this question. So I made a new rule. You get to ask once. I'll say yes, no, or wait. (Usually "wait" since this starts first thing in the morning and I don't want to say an outright "no" right away since I never know what the day will bring and I may need him to watch a movie later.) After that, if you ask again, the answer is, most assuredly, no.

So I told him after lunch that "when Evan is sleeping and I am ready to lie down a while, then you can watch a movie. But if you ask again, the answer is no." To which he replied, "Yes, okay, uh-huh, alright, Mommy."

Half an hour later, he comes to me with a sweetly concerned look and says:

"Oh, Mommy, you look soooo tired. You really should take a nap..."

I'm Busy

I need to load the dishwasher and bake bread and water my dying houseplants
But I can't
Because I'm rocking my baby.

I need to can tomatoes and put away the laundry and sweep the filthy kitchen floor
But I can't
Because I'm nursing my baby.

I need to vacuum the living room and dust my neglected piano and take a shower
But I can't
Because I'm smiling at my baby.

I need to scrub the toilet and weed the garden and pick the beans
But I can't
Because I'm reading to the boy who used to be my baby.

I need to can the peaches and make some pickles and plant some spinach
But I can't
Because I'm snuggling with my babies.

Of Laundry

Folding laundry is such a dreary task.





If there's just a little, you can get through it pretty quickly and move on.






When there's a lot, it helps to start with a good attitude.








But no matter how cheerfully you begin, it really gets boring fast.







You might start to think you would prefer to take a nap.






Eventually, it almost makes you want to just scream.





Laundry really is a dreary task.

Sunshine Medicine

No matter how rugged your night was, no matter how little sleep you got, how late you got to bed, how many times you were up, or how early your wake up call, sing this song, and I guarantee you will feel better. I know you don't feel like singing it, I know you're tired and crabby. But do it anyway. It'll help. I promise.





(It also helps if you have the encouragement of a six-week-old's grins and a five-year-old's giggles.)

Mutiny and General Strangeness

Apparently, the crew threw the king overboard because they didn't like him anymore.




Also, I'm told that these kind of ships can get sucked into black holes in space.




This kid is a laugh-a-minute, I tell you.

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