Whenever I am looking for that really unique gift, I have been going to Etsy to find something unique and handmade. This is the perfect shop to pick out something for your geek goddess. This pendant is one of my favorites.
I really haven’t posted any recent pictures of the boys. I have been a little more than behind these days. Anyway, I will post some more soon, but here are some adorable ones from the beginning of April. Enjoy 
I have a RSS feed for The Word Of The Day. Today’s I found to be very interesting mostly because I mispronounced it. It gave me a chuckle. Check it out: Paean
Overheard at daycare..
Child 1: I am going camping this weekend.
Child 2: I went camping before. It was really fun, but it was a long time ago, when I was like… 5.
Jacob: Daddy, you an engineer.
Rob: Yes, Jacob, I am an engineer.
Sara: Jake, Mommy is an engineer, too.
Jacob: No, Mommy. You not an engineer; you’re a tender.
Yesterday was Jacob’s first trip to the dentist. I was really concerned that he would be scared so I tried to explain everything that would happen, and that the dentist was a nice person. Jacob was a real champ and a little gentleman during the entire trip. The receptionist greeted him by name when we entered the office and he said hello back. He behaved very well in the waiting area, but was a little intimidated by an older, slightly ADD child who kept trying to get Jake to play games on his iPod. He followed the hygienist when his name was called, and walked right to the chair to which he was directed. He sat in the chair like a big boy and allowed the hygienist to look at his teeth. She really didn’t clean his teeth for this first visit, but she introduced all of her helpers (Mr. Thirsty: the suction tube, Mr. Squirt: the air and water dispenser, etc.) to Jake so he knew what to expect the next time he came back. He said that she could use her “tooth tickler” on his teeth next time Then the dentist came in and introduced himself, and Jake turned to him and very matter-of-factly told him that “Dentists take monsters teeth out!” That is what we get for allowing him to watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer prior to taking him to his first dental appointment.
The dentist said that Jake’s teeth looked great, to keep up with the brushing, and to start flossing. All and all, it was a very successful visit. A tip for parents that we find works for us: if you are having trouble brushing your child’s front teeth because their lips are in the way, ask them to talk like a pirate! The “arrrg” gets the lips up and the front teeth together for easy brushing. It is Talk Like A Pirate Day every day at our house.
OK, so if you are a guy, this doesn’t apply to you; stop reading now.
Today I was looking online for coupons for the brand of feminine products I use, as they very rarely tend to be on sale at the places I shop. I noticed on the O.B. website that they had this really cool looking little case.
Well, I found out you can get the case for free just by registering on their site (I know, they have my data now; yada, yada). Now I can have a fashionable way to hide the uh, necessities.
No, I didn’t fall off the planet in the last six months, just having a bugger of a time trying to find whatever there can be of a work-life balance with two kids, a husband, a full time+ job, a international competition contestant sweet adeline chorus, and the desire to quartet. If I just had an extra 10 hours a day.
Anywho, alot has happened this year, and I am looking at blogging once a week at a regularly scheduled time next year, so stay tuned. Here is a link to our 2007 Holiday Letter to catch you up on what you have missed.
Care and Love,
Sara
Jacob has this really cute frog shaped piggy bank. We found it on a trip to Metamora, IN, where Grandma Paula got it for him. I have been trying to find a piggy bank for Toby. I haven’t found one that I like yet, but I did find a few that brought back some memories. Check these out if you liked the movie Gremlins or ever watched the cartoon Shirt Tales.