Do you know what it’s like right now? It’s like I still need to do everything I did before AND lose my mind at the same time. I make the beds, breakfast, off to school, work, run, shower, dinner, errands, bath, bed time, pay bills, answer email, laundry…you name it. These are the things I have done all along. “So what has changed?” you may ask. I now get to do them with BOTH a non-stop commentary delivered by a 5 year old who, I am sure, is the un-official world record holder for most words uttered in a single afternoon…AND a 2 year old who has recently decided that screaming until his face turns red is hysterically funny. And can you ever get enough funny? Apparently he thinks not.

Who ever would have thought it would be possible to love someone so much, when they spend every waking moment of their day talking…or screeching even? No one tells you this before you have kids, and if they did, would you believe them? In the moments between reaching for an Advil you may actually love them even more, because really the chatter is kind of cute. Not so much the screaming, but what can you do?

Kiss silence goodbye my friend. And while your at it, say farewell to half your IQ. I can feel the brain cells oozing out of my ears as I listen to At-man spin winding tales of blue Power Rangers and how peanut butter is made while Em channels a Kabuki style tale of a cat being skinned alive.

I know, I know…I’m only a few more years away from a post in which I complain about why my sons never tell me anything. I will be sorry I didn’t appreciate car rides filled with chatter about “When can we go to Cocoa Beach?” and “What is Bologna made of?”, “If Spiderman wears black, is he then a bad guy?” and my favorite… AAAAKKKKKKKKAAAAKKKKKK!!!!!! (from Em).

They are both sound asleep now, quiet except for Em’s snoring. He has an ear infection which always causes some serious log sawing. They are all sweet and snuggly and silent and when they’re quiet like this it’s easy to think that all the racket isn’t so bad at all. Sometimes I actually miss it.

I really do intend to write more, really. Today I promised myself that I would get on the computer tonight and I actually did it! However, I HAVE to buy the new Shins album on itunes, I need to place an order for a friends online book show, AND I need to get serious about where my little At-man will attend kindergarten next year because his base school is quite frankly, my worst nightmare. Luckily we can cool our heels at our current school as a fall back plan. Anyway, thanks to everyone for stopping by to watch as my life spirals out of control. Hi Vicky, I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to say hi. Thanks Jan, I am very flattered and I promise I will try to drop the “F” bomb a bit less. Coming from a working class Long Island home it’s a bit difficult. And thanks to everyone who still checks in. I cannot promise I will write more frequently but I can promise that when I do, it will only get more interesting. Please pray for me that it gets interesting in a positive way. Also, At-man got one of them, fancy-schmancy, kid style, digital cameras for his birthday and I am going to try to start posting some of his pictures. He and Em have been shooting some pretty good stuff.