WHAT NOT TO EXPECT

Today, Number 2 asked "mommy what does gay mean"? Feeling confident, I gave her what I believed to be an age-appropriate response for an eight year old and proudly responded "it means you're happy". She looked at me convinced, so I exhaled and patted myself on the back for my quick-witted response. At that moment, she turned to me and proclaimed "I'm so gay today mommy". Great....

TESTING THE WATERS

Well, I've taken the plunge and joined the masses out here in the blogosphere. I'm not really sure why - I just thought it might be a fun and hip thing to do!

My neighbor has two beautiful teenage girls and she cracks me up because each time she speaks of them, she fondly refers to them as Number 1 (her oldest) and Number 2 (her youngest). For the purposes of keeping my family safe out here in cyberspace, I am going to steal her witty reference to her children when naming my kids - with the addition of Number 3.

About the picture in the header. Yes, it's outdated (2005); yes that's an orange in Number 3's hand and so what if his tongue is sticking out! I guess it's time for another family photo shoot soon. I'm off to a great start.....