Things I know for sure...

I may not know a lot, but these things are tried and true.

You can pull off an entire roll of toilet paper and still find room on the floor to empty out the all the contents under the sink.

One squirt of Windex makes a mirror shine. Fifteen squirts equals foggy glass.

Makeup on a baby girl isn't as cute as on her mom. That goes for the floor as well!

You can drop a carton of a dozen eggs on the floor and still find three not cracked.

Milk will turn into a tofu type substance in a hot car in just a few hours, or hiding under a bed for a week.

You can never take to many baths in a day. That would be for the kids, I am lucky to get one in.

My girls do not like Pop Tarts. No matter how many boxes they pry open and flavors they sample when they bite open the wrapper, I will find uneaten tarts smashed and squished in the carpet.

They do like Fruity Pebbles. Not a great cereal for taking places and for eating out of the box. Just follow the trail to the culprit.

Yogurt covered raisins will melt in sun and hand. Not a good color on your husband's suit.

Babies can learn to say 'no' and 'don't' long before they can say 'hi'.

Trimming a mullet style hairdo even just one inch along the back, makes the whole over all look a lot better.

Plants will die with no rain, sprinklers or water while you are away for ten days in Utah. Oh my poor planters and baskets!

Perk- grass does not grow either. No lawn needing to be mowed. (I think we have only mowed it 5 times all year.)

A straight line of ants in the wild transporting food is fascinating. A straight line of ant coming out of pin size hole in the counter- nauseating!

Six gallons of milk a week for my family is just not enough!

A child can fall asleep in bed while watching episodes of Jimmie Neutron on a smuggled Gameboy.

You can type on your blog with little serious damage done to carpet, furniture or walls by your children. Usually.

You can drift off to sleep for a moment in the middle of the afternoon with five kids running around beside you, TV blaring and Kaitlyn pulling your hair.

Earrings accidentally left on the night stand will soon disappear forever.

Fingernails seem to grow at a rapid pace and it's hard to keep up. Hate sending them to school or Primary looking like a witch.

You will feel drugged when the alarm goes off at 6:45 AM if you have a hard time getting to bed before midnight.

You know you are living with little boys when the container of Flart noise putty is the hit of the afternoon.

You know you need to get rid of cable when you find yourself humming the theme song from Hannah Montana!

Children can clean up an entire basement with the right motivation and a timer encouraging them to finish.

A second grader can and will have at least an hour of homework each night from Veterans Park Elementary.

The same Capri Sun can be recycled in a lunch bag everyday for a week without breaking open or getting drunk.

Eggo waffles make suitable food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ask Matt.

A bottle of spilled milk in the carpet will stink on day 2 even if you sprayed spot cleaner on by the gallon and used the carpet cleaner immediately when it happened.

You can pull apart a Crayola marker tip with your teeth and the ink will run out like water onto your lips, shirts, hands and arms.

You can not make a 17-month old wear a hair bow if she doesn't want to. I haven't found a proper distraction yet.

Hermit Crabs are a really fun pet.

I love a good deal. Couldn't pass up $1.72 swimsuits for Brynn and Kaitlyn at Target today. What a steal!

Blogging saves me money. I am online just as much, but am typing instead of looking at websites.

The best way to grow long hair is by getting a seriously terrible hair cut. Then you avoid cutting it altogether. Thankfully my last bad one has finally grown out.


I'm sure I'll learning something new tomorrow!