All The News That's Fit to Print...

It has been over a month since I posted (which seems to be something I say regularly)...

Ian is dealing with being bullied at school...

Avery is officially a Brownie...

Emma has lost her two bottom teeth and received the requisite payment from the Tooth Fairy...

Jamie has become the world's foremost authority on Wii bowling...

Brian has learned to survive (and just barely) on three to four hours of sleep a night due to his workload...

Max the puppy is now the size of a small pony...

Murphy has decided that Max is allowed to chew on her ears, but only for so long before she tries to bite his face off...

Taffy the cat remains as disdainful as ever...

And me?

I am now officially an Examiner...

My area of "expertise"?

Parenting.

Go figure...

Another phrase for the record book...

Last night after dinner, Jamie wanted me to play a round of "Snakes & Ladders". We still needed to clean up, so I told Jamie to go see Brian and tell him that if he would clean up the kitchen, then I would be able to play the game with Jamie.

Jamie came back and dutifully reported his father's response...

"Mama," he said. "Daddy says to stop using your children as barbecue chips."