Things that make sense to adults but seem so unnatural to children......

Ella, "Mom, where did Smidgen come from?"
Mom, "um, what do you mean?"
Ella, "Did Smidgen have a mom?"
Mom,"Yeah, he had a mom but he doesn't remember her. He only knows us as his family."
Caden getting in on the action, "But where is his mom now?"
Mom, "She is with her family."
Caden, "But Smidgen is her family too. A mom is always a mom you know."
Ella, as she coos and croons over the sleeping dog,"Poor Smigy, he misses his mom."
Caden, "Where is his mom's family? We can just call them and then Smidgen can see his mom again."
Mom, "I don't know where they are, I don't even remember the family's name. But guys Smidgen is happy with us as his family. Really, he wouldn't even know who his mom is even if he saw her."
Caden, "You don't even know where his mom is?! Great mom, now you can't even call them because you don't know their name."
Ella, "Caden what are we going to do now?"
Caden, "I don't know but good thing we have 3 weeks off from school so we can figure something out."*note- spring break is 1 week NOT 3. I think that he thinks that if he says 3 weeks often enough it will become fact.
Ella, "I'm going to try to cheer him up. I'll write him a card."
Caden, "Good one Ella. I'm gonna hit the net."
Yup, he said, "hit the net" and then went to the computer, exiting like a super hero.
What resulted was a dog that didn't get a moment's peace all day. Ella decided to put stickers and ribbons on him to "cheer him up" as well as drag him into closets, the laundry room, her bedroom, any room really where she could close a door trapping him so she could serenade her audience of one with made up song after made up song. Caden kept snatching him away from Ella and dragging him to the computer so he could hoist him up to the screen and say, "does that look like your mom boy?" When the dog seemed uninterested in any of the images on the screen Caden said, "I know she has to be here somewhere!" He seemed to have it in his head that every dog on the planet could be found when "Dog" is typed in the image search on Yahoo. He may be right. There WHERE a lot of photos of dogs.
Poor Smidgen. The kids stressed him out so much with their constant attention that he escaped to the yard where he got filthy digging several holes, got yelled at by his "mom" for digging several holes, then got an unappreciated bath.  Sorry, furry one, here's hoping they fixate on something else tomorrow. But I warn you, if you come sauntering up to the back door a filthy mess after digging any portion of my yard, I WILL suggest to them that you look like you need a little cheering up.

Daddy at a Glance....

*Laughs the loudest at his own jokes.
*Is the most playful dad I've ever seen...will play legos, will jump on trampoline, will finger paint, will wrestle and sword fight, and will do most anything that makes his kids smile.
*Says things like, "shazzbot!" and "Dog gone it!" and "Freakin!" in place of swear words.
*Looks forward to watching all the animated new releases almost as much (and often more than) our children.
*Kept a special note I wrote him in his wallet for over a year until it crumbled to tatters of paper.
*Is absolutely addicted to Diet Mt. Dew
*Has an aspiring gourmet chef as a wife but would choose KFC or Pizza Hut to grace his table most nights.
*Reads the kids bedtime stories every night until they are nice and drowsy and then grabs them in a bear hug and rolls around the bed while he chants, "I am the squishinator!"
*Is my best friend and favorite person in the world.

Mama at a glance....

* I start my day off with a cold caffeinated soda and am perpetually dehydrated.
* I administer Children's Tylenol willy nilly to crying children.
* I rarely arrive anywhere on time.
* I sing constantly although I don't know all the words to any song.
* I love sleeping in the car. Car ride of 30 mins or more and I leave the house with my pillow under my arm. It is bliss to doze off in the car while a stream of sunshine warms my face...man do I wish I was in a car right now.
*At 33, I am just starting to feel comfortable in my own skin. I'm not any thinner, not any more stylish, my hair style hasn't changed much in the last decade, and on a fancy day I spend more than 10 minutes applying my make up, but some how I feel more confident looking in the mirror with each passing year.
*I watch trashy TV on Hulu while I unload the dishwasher.
*I am currently reaching for more Tylenol as the dishwasher needs unloading and my fussy little one doesn't seem to want to take a nap.
*I love love love being a mom to my kids and I love love love leaving them for short bursts of time.
*Just spent two days of alone time with my hubby and realized mid morning that I missed him although we've only been apart a couple of hours.