Lately...

* We've been working on our manners around here. I am sick of being bossed around by my 2 and 4-year old. About a week ago I started refusing to do anything that I was asked to do if they didn't use their pleases and thank-you's. It's working!! You should hear the sticky sweetness in Alex's voice lately- love it.
* So maybe we were robbed. A couple of weeks ago Alan had some late-night visitors to the office. They took 13 grand worth of stuff. We were able to watch the entire thing since Alan has surveillance cameras throughout the office. IT SUCKED. But Alan is discouraged by nothing. How does he do it? He was mad for literally 5 minutes. Then he was figuring out how to pull it all together before his huge open house next week. The good news: they didn't touch his computers or his server. What a huge relief that was. Also? He's getting ready to open Curtis Orthodontics Location #2. I'm tired when I think about his life.
* Am I bad mother if my my 4-year old knows every single word to Fergie's "Big girls don't cry?" We had a great duet in the car yesterday, Alex and I.
* Yesterday Alex made an announcement: "Mom, I will not be living with you forever. When I grow-up I am going to be a cowboy. And my job will be to put all of the animals in their pens everyday." I will miss you more than you know, Alex.
* I stabbed myself with a steak knife. Fourteen stitches and a week and a half later, I'm pretty sure I have gangrene. Can you get that from a stab-wound? Did you know that being a mom is a hands-on job?? I am useless without my hands.
* While driving in the car, I was chatting with Alex and called him baby. Will was furious. "He is NOT a baby, I'm da baby Mommy!" Good to know that everyone knows their role in our family.
* We got into an elevator today. A man and his daughter stepped in behind us. The door shut. Will looked up at the man and said, "My mommy is so beautiful." Thank you baby, but can you say awkward??