No Secret Santa Secret Valentine Secret Leprechaun gift has arrived for me yet!

Maybe Secret Easter Bunny?
 

So that's what those dignitaries look like without a purple nose!

http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=48647

I visit these boards because, well, for obvious reasons, but this thread was just too much to pass up. When is too far, too far? 

Sweet frickin' relief...I finally have kleenex. Those paper towels were harsh!
However, the cold's gone from annoying to downright painful. Sinuses are all wacky and my brain feels swollen.

And to top it all off, the 2-year old had a 101 fever last night, so now she's got something. However, she sleeps like a rock, so not a peep from her all last night, though the 10-month old decided she wanted to "play" at 2 am. Sure I have a miserable cold and all, but I still pity my poor wife home with a sick 2-year old and a sleep-deprived 10-month old.

Ah, just in time for the weekend. 

Yup, the 10-month old has had a cold since Sunday, and it hit me last night. Luckily, no sign of colds with the 2-year old or the wife...yet.

I ran out of kleenex at work, so I've had to resort to paper towels.
Scraaaatchy. 

Our home is extremely small and old, so our electricity bill has never been too bad. We pay 11.4 cents per kwh, and electricity for December cost us just under $23. However, since the natural gas prices spiked in November, our total energy bill was nearly $140 in December ($170 in November). That's quite a bit considering the mild winters we have here.

First choice would be a 1957 GMC Suburban. However, I'd take whatever money left from the $100K to update the engine to something a little more fuel efficient. Blasphemous, I know, but I can't justify poor gas mileage.


Second choice would be a 60s-era VW beetle. Again, I'd update the engine. 

Yep, the man-to-man vs. zone defense is the precise reason we're done at two!

And I'd also agree that it all goes by too fast. I already miss the little baby stage when you can just put 'em in one place and they stayed there. Now our nine-month old won't stay anywhere...except in her crib, though I fear she's going to be one of those death-defying crib climbers that like to escape.

Having two is so precious. Our two-year old likes to imitate mommy so much. She nurses her bear and is practically our youngest's "second mommy." In fact, she'll try to mommy just about any baby she sees. She's kissed so many babies, sometimes you'd swear she was running for office.