We have been watching our own kids this weekend and we have had an addition of a few more added to the mix. My brother-in-law has been helping his wife that is sick and in the hospital and we volunteered to take the clan of kids. That adds another 5 year old and six year and the coup de gras is the fact that they also have 4 month old twins. Yes, it feels like a war zone here and we now realize why we decided not to have more kids. It’s nice to have some other kids for our kids to play with but I’m glad we don’t have to add four more college funds to the program (actually we haven’t started the four we need). I mentioned that we had eight kids 8 years old and under to a client today and the response? Whoa. Yeah, it’s a typical reaction. Wish me luck.

The fourth year of the The 2007 BoB Awards are off and running and taking nominations.  Right now we are missing many of my Mommy Blogger friends and Daddy Blogger friends so make sure you get over there and nominate your favorites and even nominate yourself.

Our kids have never been kids that go to bed easy.  They obviously take after their insomniac daddy.  We start the game the same way every night.  Their bedtime is 8:00 every night.  By 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. they may finally succumb to sleep.

I have tried no naps (not recommended for a work at home parent) and have tried wearing them out at the park, (not a productive exercise for daddy’s work) and have even tried waking them up early.  Most of all of these things make for a cranky child.  Not real sure how to overcome the problem.

They need me to sit in the room with them and remind them every 30 seconds to close their eyes and go to sleep.  I’m wondering if Nanny 911 could get them to sleep.  Probably, I hate that she is so successful with kids.

This is what happens when they finally succumb to the sleep fairy.

Sorry Blog for I have sinned it’s been far too long since I last posted.  It was four years ago that I began my blog on my birthday March 1.  Actually this year I was able to celebrate my real birthday which is February 29th!  I will begin posting again here as I need to get back into updating what is happening in my life and the lives of my family.  I know that if you are in my family you have mentioned that I need to start updating again as well.  So I suppose I should get back into the ring and take another swing!