Sleeping

Did you know children can fall asleep faster than I can say the alphabet backwards? I've watched Adora go from staring at me to her eyes rolling in the back of her head sleeping with her eyes open, but I figured that was where the "sleeping like a baby" phrase came from. She falls asleep fast and sleeps through unimaginable things like demolition derbies. Amazingly enough, Sabian falls asleep quickly too. Must be the result of using up all that toddler strength energy. He hasn't been sleeping lately, I think partly due to his abandonment issues resulting from inconsistency with daycares, so I've had to stay with him until he falls asleep. I watch him and it rarely takes more than 5 minutes, he's usually in a deep sleep snoring in less than 2. I wonder if he could teach me that trick so I can take speedy power naps.

Funny story on ebay

If you haven't checked out the rantings of the mother of 6 who listed pokemon cards on ebay, follow the link before it expires; I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair. You need to read some of the additional comments in the questions section, she maxed out on responses.

Listen to your wife

Naomi knows when to throw in some attitude and it makes me laugh. I was downstairs with the kids waiting for Andy to come down to watch a movie with us. Sabian climbed in my lap with his blanket and wanted his sippy cup. I asked Naomi to call up the stairs for Daddy to bring it down with him. When she did, his reply was,"Tell mama to get it herself!" Rather than parroting that back to me she immediately retorted,"Don't you want to listen to your WIFE!!!" I just busted up laughing, she sure told him. His next reply was "I can't find any" after which I realized Sabian must have been listening to our conversation as he bolted up the stairs to show Daddy which drawer the sippy cups were kept in. Now he was out of excuses. I love my kids.

Andy's train 2006

This was the best picture I could find of Andy's Christmas garden last year. You can barely see the O scale train behind the scene.