Gulp...

well, let's see if i can manage this additional priority on my ever-increasing to-do list, shall we?

ok, it is 10 pm, the house is quiet, and i am actually attempting to start a blog when i really should be writing my story.  argh!  i blame silent peer pressure, jeff and wendy!  hee hee!

BIG NEWS OF THE DAY:
nate no longer uses his bed rail.  he now has the official, grown-up, big-boy bed.  ya-hoo!  he loves it, although it did take a little convincing at first.  now ethan wants to get rid of his, but i had to convince him that he is still a little boy and still needs it. 

OTHER BIG NEWS:
steve and i attended our very first parent-teacher-conference today!  he is adapting so well to his new school and we are very proud of him.  his teacher, mrs. hansen, spoke very highly of him and commented on his love of regimentation and rules.  sigh.  yes.  engineering or military, here we come...  his language skills are phenomenal these days, and he is even trying to help ethan articulate sounds!  ("ethan, say d-d-d-d-daddy!")

ethan's language is also growing at a rapid rate.  he likes to sing along to his favorite song, "chicka chicka boom boom", or as he calls it, dee-dop-moom-moom.  too cute!  "wheels on the bus" and "eensy weensy spider" are also huge favorites with him.  and don't even get him started on The Goodbye Song unless you want to sing that a few times.  the "ooo-bye" song is sung each day at the end of preschool, and is to the tune of "goodnight ladies":

Goodbye ladies,
Goodbye gentlemen,
Goodbye everyone,
We hope you had a good day!

and on that note, it is time for momma to go to bed.  wish me luck that i'll remember to write another post soon!