Happenings...

I'm trying to catch up with my blogging...trying
really hard. I can't believe I haven't even talked about New Year's Eve. Busyness!! When you have kids...and your friends have kids...you celebrate New Year's Eve by...(drumroll please!)...hanging out WITH THE KIDS. We headed over to my sister's house to basically eat, talk, change diapers, eat some more, tell kids to stop fighting, wipe poopy bottoms, etc. You get the picture. All in all, it was really fun. Here's "da boys"(as Taylor's dad says it) and our 1 little girl. Elise is my good friend Melissa's little girl.



In February, Taylor and I were invited by his company to attend the American Heart Association's Heart Ball in downtown Cincinnati. His company works with many healthcare providers around Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. One of their big customers is Ohio Heart and Vascular Group. DPS shows their support by purchasing a table at the event. I, of course, was thrilled. It was black tie. Not a typical evening for the two of us. I really didn't care that I wasn't going to know anyone there, besides a few couples Taylor works with. It was a blast! There was a silent auction--Taylor was a little nervous when I made a couple bids--I didn't win any of them. Dinner was good--dessert was better. The best part of the night--call me mean--was when this man at the table next to us got his hand stuck in the railing(not sure if that's the right word or not) of his chair. For about 30 minutes, his hand was stuck! I think they had to rub butter all over his hand to get it out. Funny, funny!! Worst part was running into an old family doctor of mine. I loved him in a clinical setting--and since he's left the practice to take a job at a hospital I've always been bummed b/c he was a great family doctor--the kind of doctor that handed you samples when you needed antibiotics b/c he just knew you didn't have time to drag 3 kids to the pharmacy--Taylor loved this guy b/c he went to Michigan State for college. So we were naturally really excited to see him at the Heart Ball. We casually walked up to him to say hi and let's just say he wasn't too thrilled that we interrupted his conversation with someone else. I was completely shocked at his demeanor and I'm now very glad he has moved on to other things...and convinced that he has serious social ettiquette problems.

More happenings coming soon......!

Mommy's Face

This is my sweet little boy...the baby of the family...Sammy Bones...Sammy Kinz...Sammy Sam. You would naturally assume that he loves me and thinks I'm the best mommy around all of the time. This is the face that always smiles and loves me no matter what, right? This morning Sam figured out something about his mommy and it went like this:

Sam: "I want to play Webkinz. Can you help me start it?"
Me: "When I am done unloading the dishwasher, I will help you."
Sam: "Mommy, you always wear your pjs and glasses together when you unload the dishwasher."
Me: "Yes, Sam, I do usually wear my glasses and my pjs together. But sometimes I am dressed in regular clothes and don't have my glasses on when I unload the dishwasher."
Sam: "Your face looks funny in your glasses."
Me: "What did you say? My face looks funny in my glasses??"
Sam: "Wellllll, when you are dressed in your clothes....your face looks GOOD, but...when you are dressed in your pjs and wearing your glasses, your face doesn't look good!"
Me: "Thank you, Sam, for that nice compliment about mommy."
Sam: "I just like your face better when you are dressed in regular clothes."

Evidentally Sam has found out fairly young about the value of a pretty face. He knows what he likes and he won't hesitate to tell you. Don't worry. He WILL be receiving a lecture shortly on understanding how beauty comes from within. And maybe this is a lesson for myself that I shouldn't wear my pjs until 12 noon everyday.