Kids are dropped off at school.... Garbage gets picked up in 20 minutes.  That gives me just enough time to get some of the junk out of their rooms without having to hide it in the bottom of the trash can.  :)

Leah's friend is dating.  In the 4th grade.  I'm like... What????  How do you date when you are 9????  (I'm almost middle age and haven't been on a date in forever.  Could be because I'm married.  And dates tend to suck once kids arrive.). Apparently 4th grade dating involves meeting in the tunnel at recess and kissing  Kissing!  In the 4th grade!

So we had a nice long chat last night about dating, boys, crushes.... A talk I wasn't planning to have for a while but the time arrived much soon.  We thought about why people date (I'm told because its not fair that men can't have babies so they have to find a woman to do it for them).  And then we thought about personality traits (kind, nice...  Not picked last in PE, doesn't hit girls in the face in dodgeball.... Oh to be 9 again).  Then how much work it is to be in a relationship... Oh my.  A 9 year old in a RELATIONSHIP!!!!

By the end of our chat I'm pretty sure I was more confused than Leah.  She's the one that thought of fifteen things she'd rather do than date.... Color, play dolls, shoot Nerf guns, play soccer, etc.  She decided its best to just be a kid for now.  Because no one actually gets married in the 4th grade.  :)

Laundry is a never ending JOB- I so want a new one!

Sophie (dressed in full Tinkerbell costume): "Hi, I'm Tinkerbell, the tinker fairy.  This is Mommy, the laundry fairy."

It only happens in the movies.... or to me!

Yes, I was the mom with the 2 screaming kids in Home Depot.  We've all been THE mom or THE family atleast once.  If you think you haven't, you need a reality check.  As I was looking at the clearance bathroom tile, my 2 year old DROPS HER PANTS and proceeds to climb on the "big potty".  Thank goodness I stopped her in time!