Today's Best Gifts: Welcome Back!

Yea, so May is a busy time for busy teachers, especially those of us who decide to pick up the coaching of middle school tennis. But hey, no excuses, God still does good things when we don't write blogs. So how 'bout some catching up...

Husband's

#1 - The gift of potty training success - Our number 1 post in terms of viewer feedback was our adventure with Big Son and pottying. Guess what, he's completely in underwear now during the days and actually pooped in the toilet 3 days in a row. It was so cool-cool that we had to call all the grandparents one by one to get congratulations.

#2 -The gift of hot and sexy listening skills - Wifey, I know that we have big decisions to make. Are we going to move? Do we need to move? What about the houses we've looked at? What about you working from home? Will we get to see each other if you do? What if? What's important? I love you for discussing, disagreeing, and pretty much always being right :-)

#3 - The gift of a quick swatter - Yep, got home yesterday to an infestation of ants on the inside of our bedroom window. How was this a gift? I got to feel useful! I swatted and swatted and swatted. Then I sprayed and sprayed and sprayed. Then I caulked and caulked and caulked. Then I swept and swept and swept. Two hours later... no more bugs in our sleeping space! OK, I'm tooting my own horn, but I felt like your big protector, especially considering how you curled into fetal position on the bed at the sight of just one of the little buggies...

Wife's

Potty-training...an elephant?!

So, only read the following if you haven't reached your max of potty-training stories yet. (Sorry, when it's your kid, it's pretty much what your life revolves around at the time.)

While I was getting ready for work one morning, Biggie was reading one of his favorite books, "Colorado Adventures." This was a Christmas gift made by a pair of his relatives, that happen to be Colorado residents, and shall remain nameless:) Anywho, Biggie is reading away and chatting away, and then starts thinking out loud as he reaches a certain page in said book. At this point, he turns to me and says "When I go poopy in the potty, I get the Shaky Shaky Bridge (of Thomas the Train celebrity). So, this elephant will get the Shaky Shaky Bridge, too. He went poopy!" You know your family is truly loved when a picture of a defecating elephant is included in your son's homemade Christmas gift!

To the unnamed authors of "Colorado Adventures," please deliver a brand new Shaky Shaky Bridge to the elephant at the Denver zoo, with our congratulations. We'll pay you back...

So...
Any spring critters saying hello at your houses? Any busy news for us to catch up on? Had some big poops lately you want to share with everyone? Any new music to share with us... we're reveling in The Civil Wars right now (see above video). Thanks to all of you that came back and for posting comments!