Happy Memories Are Worth More than Diamonds...

Yesterday we had Jason's family over for the day and for dinner. We had the BEST time-I don't think I've been to a happier family gathering in my life! This holiday season is sure to be the best yet! We are all very excited for this Thanksgiving especially because Jason's brother Marco will be with us. He's a Marine and has been stationed in Japan. He will be leaving for duty in Iraq right before Christmas for a seven month tour. We will all be praying for his safe return. He'll be here for about one month, so we hope to see a lot of him! Having everyone back together again will be even better than yesterday-which is really hard to imagine. It's so relieving to have a happy memory that I can store up in my mind and keep forever-and many to look forward to in the future. Relationships and memories are the most precious of treasures.

Illegal use of commas,

Monday through Friday I get up, throw on my clothes, eat with my sons, bathe Michael, get both boys dressed, get Philamena up, dressed, and fed, do her 'do, get her to school, take the boys to the park, come home and eat a snack together, take a nap together, fix lunch, have playtime, go get Philamena, have another snack, more playtime, Jason gets home, one of us makes dinner, we eat as a family, more playtime, bath time, help with homework, bedtime routine for kids, and then Jason's and my eyes simultaneously roll back into our heads as we go unconscious! I only wish kids would sleep in on weekends!

Getting Situated...

Hello to everyone. I did a silly thing. I started a blog and then we moved. Every time the kids do something hilarious or I take a picture of them I think to myself, 'That would be a great blog.' So now that the dust is settling I will be able to get back to sharing my frequent outbursts of comic relief as presented to me by my three silly children. Hm-it must run in the family! (If you think I'm exaggerating, take for example, Michael's new hobby of wearing Andrew's spider man underwear on his head. When I get a picture of this I will post it here and you'll all be laughing-not only for obvious reasons, but he'll sit there on the couch with one eye peeking out a leg hole and the expression on his face is one of nonchalant superiority. Oh my! He's convinced that he too can be a super hero with only the right underpants). Andrew has not used these undies yet-in case anyone was getting grossed out!