The Making of M.O.M.

Y'all, it snowed here again last night. Granted, it was just a "dusting" and as I sit here during naptime it's all melted away but still MORE SNOW.

Now, before you Northerners begin your comments of "Oh! We get 25 inches of snow per day and it's negative 80 degrees and I wear flip flops" let me just say,

SOUTHERNERS ARE FREAKS IN THE COLD.

I'll admit we ridiculously panic when the weather person calls for 2-3 inches of snow. With the forecast of snow looming over us, there's not a crumb of bread or drop of milk left on any shelf within a 40 mile radius of the television's broadcasting area. Schools have closed because of supposed inclement weather. I'm not even kidding.

I'm telling ya, folks. The quickest, most effective way to blow a southerners mind is to say the words freezing and rain in the same sentence as accumulation.

So today, when my Aunt posted a link to this video on facebook, I just about lost it. This lady is HYSTERICAL. Take 5 minutes and watch this.

My favorites:

"We don't know what's going on. What I do know that's going on is, THIS AIN'T COOL."

"If I was gonna deal with this kind of weather here, I coulda just moved to DC and been closer to the Obamas."

"TWO HOURS OF DUMB" - y'all, I lost it. That's hilarious.

"The Freedom Academy over in, uh, wherever it is over there in Atlanta, Georgia."

"Make sure you dressin' your babies appropriate for the weather, I don't wanna see no problems, then there won't be no problems. You understand what I'm sayin'?"

In other news....

"Stay off the crack pipe SIR!"

And, I'd like to close with my new favorite letter/blog/email closing:

"I love ya long and I love ya strong but please, don't be stupid."

~ Jessica

I am still perplexed as to why Noggin would choose to title their new cartoon, "Toot & Puddle." Maybe when they were brainstorming character names, a raging stomach virus was sweeping through the building. Still, every time my kids watch it, I giggle then resist a strong urge to run to the restroom.

I have no idea why Lucas' hair has chosen to take on a life of its own this week and mimic Ace Venture Pet Detective's signature 'do. It was crazy all day yesterday, then after bath last night, it popped right back into its new, altered state.

On Tuesday night, our friends let us watch their 3, very cool kids. Emily and I have always talked about the remarkable similarities between their 3 and our oldest 3. Bailey and Elizabeth are hardcore nurturers and the ideal big sisters. William and Ashlee are affectionate, passionate children with a zeal for life (although I doubt William has quite the dramatic tendencies that Ashlee does). The most similar are Jonathan and Lucas. Both boys are incredibly independent, high energy and ~~hard headed~~ determined. When they first arrived, I was busy getting dinner prepared so I pulled out some playdough and they 6 kids quietly sat down and played (I'm telling you, these are 3 VERY good kids...and then our 3, which at times are questionable). The funniest part was that the kids paired up with their "personality twins" and worked diligently together. It helps that our kids adore them and that they are awesomely patient with ours.

Bay and Biz

William and Ash

J-man and Lucas

It's hard to believe that my littlest boy will be NINE months old tomorrow. Time has flown by! Baby D now has TWO teeth and started army crawling last week. So I don't understand why yesterday, in the middle of the G.A.L. visit, he decided it was time to pull up, onto his knees. Seriously dude! You JUST started crawling. Let's only accomplish 1 milestone a month, mmkay?

Baby Girl is doing well, and her plan still remains TPR (Termination of Parental Rights). Right now, we are just waiting and waiting. With that said, someone PLEASE tell me why it could take up to a year for the courts to get their ducks in a row so that she could legally be free for adoption?

Yeah, that's what I said.

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