1. On Friday we visited my brother and his family. There are 6 kids between our two families, ages: 10, 6, 6, 3, 19 months and 4 months. Yeah. It isn’t quiet.
2. The four older kids all sleep in the same room. It takes like 3 hours and 12,000 threats of varying intensity to get them to stop giggling [and actually sleep]. I want to get mad, but I can’t, because I remember doing the exact same thing with my cousins. And it was like the best thing in the world.
3. My insomnia has returned, which is weird, since I still hate her. You’d think she would get the message that she’s unwelcome in these parts. But no. She has no manners. Consequently, I sleep 4-5 hours a night and pretty much want to cry every morning.
4. Georgia has hit the “no” stage. Isn’t  19 months a little early for that? Our favorite game is to ask her “Do you like saying ‘no?’”, to which she of course responds “no.” And then we ask her “Are you a ‘no-no’ girl?’” and she says, yeah you guessed it, “no.” I don’t know why, but it’s funny like every time, even though the results are rather predictable.
5.  A few days ago at the gym I asked my husband when he wanted to leave. He said “ten minutes.” I asked “are you going to shower here?”, he answers “no.” I ask “oh, you’re gonna shower at home?” He answers “I’m not gonna shower.”
6. No really. Why are they so disgusting? WHY?
7. Georgia has also learned to move the kitchen table chairs all over the kitchen so she can access the counters. I’m considering getting rid of all kitchen chairs. We can sit on the floor, or kneel, or stand. Or never eat again. Or move out. BECAUSE I CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE.
8. Somebody please explain to me how it’s possible that I gain like TWO POUNDS just by eating crap for TWO DAYS. I hate being not-22. When I was 22, I could eat grilled cheese and Top Ramen and rum & coke all day and remain skinny. Now, I eat crap for TWO DAYS and my pants are tight. It’s so uncool.
9. Have any of you ever noticed that Phineas & Ferb is actually a pretty intelligent show? The other day the kids watched an episode that talked about existentialism and mentioned Sarte and Kierkegaard. I realize kids (and many adults) may not know about those guys, but it’s pretty cool that their names popped up in a cartoon, especially for a Super Geek Literature person like me. Plus, the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz is ahmazing. No really, it’s a smart show. Check it out.
10. Not that I let my kids watch T.V.

Have a great week, friends!

Also, wanted to thank everybody for voting for me for the Circle of Moms contest. I haven’t made it in the top 25, which is no big deal at all — I can’t compete with the big-shot bloggers! And that’s cool. We’re all hipster and shit – you know, the blog you’ve never heard of. HAHAHA!

But thanks again everybody. I love you people.