Okay...I guess I am a big fat liar! I said I would be writing more often here, but as you can see...I have miserably failed. Here it is August already and I cannot help but wonder one thing....Where the HELL did the summer go?? Did someone push fast forward or somethin' ?

This summer has flown by and the only thing that does seem real right now is that ALL the kids start school next week. Can I get and amen and alleluia people???

As much as I have truly "loved" their summer time company each and EVERY day there is something amazing....totally completely amazing in the fact that soon I shall be Queen of the house again and perhaps if truly blessed I will be able to enjoy a few daily moments of FREAKING peace and quiet!!

I have learned a few valuable lessons this summer though. I thought I would share a few of them here with you. Shall we???

I have learned that the youngest child in the family will do anything and I do mean ANYTHING in order to impress and please their older siblings. I have learned that he will carry this out in the following ways:

A) By shoving a Lego deep within his nostril cavity on a dare that resulted in a trip to the ER and the grounding of ALL THINGS CHILDREN!!

B) He will allow an older sister to repeatedly dress him in drag and parade himself around the neighborhood causing those bothersome nosey neighbors to "whisper" every time they see our family.

C) He will be convinced by all of his brothers and sisters that by wearing his Superman outfit he is truly invincible to all the things they throw at him, spit at him, and trip him with.

D) He will refuse to eat ANYTHING green not because he doesn't like them but because "someone" has convinced him that by eating these items will result in him growing freaking mold all over his body!

E) He will endure countless wedgies for the pure entertainment factor it provides his siblings and all of their friends. Leaving me to wonder if he just puts up with it for the laughs or does he enjoy it???

F) He will refuse to sleep in his own bed because he was "forced" to listen to countless scary stories while his siblings were babysitting. He will now forever be dammed to sleep with every light on and force his parents to perform 85 GAZILLION under the bed checks for monsters, serial killers, Michael Meyers, and giant spiders!

G) He will refuse to go to the bathroom or swim in the pool or take a bath because after 7 days of shark week his "educated" brothers convinced him that sharks can be found in ANY kind of water and that they love to eat little boys best!

There are many more but they shall be saved for a rainy day. Let's just say that the older kids have spent a lot of time this summer up in their rooms "thinking" about what they have done to him. Yet, I believe this form of grounding only gives them more time to hatch more of their evil little plans. If only they could devout the same amount of time and energy into something more productive. I am convinced if they did they could end world hunger or discover the cure for every disease known to man.

All is well here. The summer has been busy, but truth be told a lot of fun. As much as I am ready for the kids to go back to school I will in some small tiny way miss them being around all day. Wait...what am I saying?? Was that my out loud voice???

I hope you all are doing well. I hope the summer has been kind and wonderful to you all. I must go...I think one of the wild beasts...Mmmm... I mean children are calling me. Take care out there...

Oh but before I go...is anyone else out there already wishing that High School Musical 2 had not been released? Have you too been forced to watch it 5 million times?? Do you find yourself singing the songs from the movies at weird times like while shopping? If any of you out there are suffering from this I am seriously thinking about starting a support group...just an FYI.

AM