Rage Against The Minivan

I have enjoyed using my neti pot ever since Dr. Oz and Oprah told me I should be doing it. (Because I do whatever Oprah tells me I should do). I gotta tell you, though, if you haven't tried it, you should. It's amazingly refreshing. And did I mention OPRAH does it?So anyway, I've been deaing with a nasty cold for weeks now, and yesterday I was looking forward to giving the system a little flush. Jafta was at preschool, and India was hanging out with me in the bathroom. I prepared my pot, tilted . . .

There is no freedom of speech in this house. My kids inherited a Winnie the Pooh book, and I felt it was a little too scary. The Heffalump threatened to eat Winnie. To "gobble him up", to be precise. The horrors! Way too scary for my kids. So I decided to cross that line out with a Sharpie. I am ever the over-protective mother.My kids took immediate notice to the editing I did, and now every time they read it, they scold me for having "colored" in their book. And my husband mocks me for . . .

Jafta's 4th birthday was yesterday. It was a full day. In the morning, Jafta decided to try riding a bike without training wheels. As you can see from the video, he wasted no time! I kid you not, he was speeding down the street on his first try. What Jafta lacks in fine motor skills, he makes up for in the gross motor department. In the video, you can hear him yelling LOOK AT ME!! He was pretty proud of himself.We spent the morning at a warehouse full of bouncehouses, and the kids jumped until . . .

Hope yours is great!! We had a fun morning doing Christmas as our family. Here is a little video of the discovery. Please enjoy Jafta's "kicks of joy" as he sees the toys. We just got a few toys, but the one WE were most excited about was this keyboard/mixing table from V-Tech. Mark was "testing it out" last night while we set up the toys. For about a half hour he pretended to be Fatboy slim. You know, just to make sure it works and all. I mean, sitting there playing with your own kids' toys is . . .