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special order

Ever have one of those days when you wish you could order an extra-whip, double-caf, mocha, vodka latte and actually get one from the local coffee shop? Yep, it's been one of those days for me.

This morning I found the boys spitting all over the couch and then trying to suck it up with a toy vaccum. Pretty funny, at first. But no laughing matter when c1refused to stop doing it even after repeated requests to cease and desist. The rest of the day? The same 10 times over.

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sound of silence

Who are you and what did you do with my kids?! The house has been quiet for 10 min. C1 is in the rm above the garage watching his all-time fave Einstein video, "Numbers Nursery" and c2 is in the family rm playing quietly with his mini mighty machines.

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demise of the poolhouse

C1's poolhouse. Constructed with precision and care. Brought down by a single hand-swipe by c2. C1 wails at the injustice. Can you blame him?

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loopy tuesday

The boys resurrected their hot wheels track after lunch. It's surprising how many cars can't make it around the loop.

C2 gives his car a helping hand. Eventually, c1 gave up too and started running his trains along the track, instead.

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i slept with tiger

Uhm ... Tigger, the bouncy, bouncy tiger that hangs out with Pooh. Not the other famous one.

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smile my alligator

"Smile my alligator! Smile my alligator!"

What's that screaming child? Smell your alligator? Did you have a poop?

"Smile my alligator! Smile my alligator!"

Translation: Take a picture of screaming child in his alligator pajamas.

Now, go get yourself a cup of coffee ... or four.

2 of each

Parenting fact or fiction? If you have 2 boys close in age, you must buy 2 of everything to avoid squabbling over the item you have only one of.

FICTION - Take this as an opportunity to teach your boys about sharing. Besides, remember the time the 2 argued over who was allowed to turn on/off an imaginary light switch. They will fight regardless.

FACT - F*ck the fiction argument. Live with fewer fights. Buy 2 of everything!

C2 was clearly the victor in this battle. Can you guess what they were fighting over?

crushed

A bit of brotherly love proved too much for c1. The 2 boys were sitting side-by-side when I last looked. I came back to this scene and c1 whining. My explanation that c2 was just hugging him was met with, "OKAY, but he's crushing me." Poor guy.

oh, christmas branch

I love the way kids decorate christmas trees. No matter how tall or short the tree (3' in our case), the ornaments always end up hanging in clusters near the foot of the tree. One branch received a lot of love from c2.

roar

Spent part of the morning making puppets with the boys. C1 made a dragon and, of course, c2 had to make one too. Roar!!!

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