Let's play a game. It's called "Compare Your Week"

I'll go first:
Overall.
We've all either had one cold after another, or one cold that is morphing, but we've all been snotty and coughing for 4 weeks now. Haven't had a good night's sleep since I don't know when.

The Joshua incident.
Rachael's teacher stopped by the house Thurs afternoon. I was supposed to go to a parent teacher conference with her the Thurs prior, but my babysitter (aka Deren) showed up right about when I was supposed to be at Rachael's school in Dallas. So Rachael's teacher offered to stop by the house for the conference. I had taken Abby & Daniel to Target, and was going to vaccuum and straighten up right before she was due to arrive. But the best plans of mice and men.. (or women, should I say). Here's the blow-by-blow: Joshua got home from that school that day and decided potty training was overrated. Right when Rachael's teacher was due to arrive he pulled down his pants, and pooped and peed in the hallway. Then he decided that was totally gross (he doesn't like messes you see.. Ironic, huh?), and he ran to the laundry room, took all the clothes I had just folded off the washer and dryer and started to attack the poop on the floor. Then he tracked through the, uh, excrement, and trailed it across the back part of the house. Can I once again just say "Thank God for laminate flooring?!" So Rachael's teacher was at the front door, and half the house (including Joshua) was covered with, uh, excrement. Rachael's teacher stayed in the living room and played with Rachael while I cleaned floors, cleaned 2 bathrooms, the laundry room, and Joshua. After that, I ran into the living room to talk with Rachael's teacher. While we were talking Jacob, Rachael, and Abby came into the living room, all covered in chocolate, and "THANKS BE TO GOD IT WAS CHOCOLATE!" and not something else! They had broken into the Halloween candy I had picked up from Target, and were shoving chocolate in their mouths as fast as was humanly possible.

For the next couple hours the kids proceeded to run around like little demons, smacking and screaming at each other, disobeying about every instruction headed their way. They were sugar possessed monsters. I told Deren I wanted to leave. He said "Oh, you want to take Daniel and get away for awhile?" I said "No. I want to leave and go somewhere by myself. For a *long* *time*!"

The Abigail incident(s)
..always plural with Miss Abby. She has no concept whatsoever of safety. Matter of fact, she thinks is funny to run away and hide from me when we're out in public. Can only imagine what other people think as I'm standing in stores, bellowing "ABBEEEEEE" at the top of my lungs..

The Jacob incident
Actually, this is second hand. Jacob's teacher emailed me and asked if we had any toy tool sets at home. I said "yes" but that the girls hoarde most the toys and won't let the boys play. Well, apparently Jacob is trying to empower himself at school, because he tries to tackle any classmate that gets near the toy tools at school. I said as much to the teacher (while I was laughing).. don't think she thought it was too funny..

Rachael. Have to brag on her. Other than the chocolate exorcist moments, she's been working on being nice to everyone when she gets home from school. Even though she's tired after a long day, she gives her sissy a hug :-)

Daniel. Has his first sign. He signs for his "crunchies", which he prefers to his baby food that I mix up for him. Tonight it was spinach, kidney beans, rice, acorn squash and apples. He really wanted his crunchies afterwards!

Oh, and the Deren incident.
Well, we got a car in September, a Toyota Sienna. So we were once again a 2 car family. Well, until today, that is. Deren totalled the taurus in a wreck. So it's back to house arrest until we find another car.

So, it's been a banner week. If anyone can beat this, by all means share. The winner will receive whatever chocolate the kids left behind (excluding Joshua, that is rofl!)