Jennifro

Here Comes the Sun

Little Darlin'

Man I'm happy! Like practically giggly. I'm sure it has lots to do with Spring and the sun shining hot but there's plenty of good stuff putting a skip in my step starting with baby Jocelyn up there. She's three weeks old and is absolutely beautiful. What an awesome surprise for Johnny and Kelley after three boys. I am thrilled for them and love that little doll.

Or perhaps it's my new poison. I've been taking this for a week and feel like a new woman. Who knows, it could be my new bra, but I feel great and figure this must have something to do with it. Anjie, our resident health care technician, swears by it so I jumped aboard. She knows her stuff and so far so good. I'm cleaning fast and furious and feeling energized. Buy it here and it's two for one.

Did you know baby sister is moving East? She's bringing her husband and kid along and is ready to make her way on the opposite end of the earth. We are more than willing to bring another into the fold, making the score 4:2 East Coast sporting a healthy lead.

Only nine more days till Ma and Pa land. Hopefully they won't be carrying any measles or swine flu on their person. I'm just curious as to whether or not they'll still be wearing their masks when they kiss the kids.

In order: Jill, Kelley, Kolette and Jen. Today was a fine day for laying out. That's right. I plugged in some 80's tunes, made salad and we sunbathed like schoolgirls on the back lawn. It was a fabulous afternoon if I do say so. We so modest.

We met Joan and she proved to be the accordion teacher of our dreams. She said that Nicholas is very talented and will make a fine little music maker. Mitch, who is mocking our choice of 2nd instrument, suggested bagpipes in lieu of the squeezebox. He said Nicholas is on the fast track to this if I don't reconsider. I beg to differ. Accordions are making quite a comeback my sources tell me.

Nick started carrying a purse. He hasn't lost his wallet OR his lipstick in days!

STATE OF PLAY. Though I am an ardent lover of Russell Crowe ("Maximus stop!") I do not have much hope for the movie. We just finished this BBC miniseries and it was so awesome! I would definitely watch this over the new one coming out. We loved it and stayed up late, late, late to finish. Super fast paced, complex plot...way good. Read more here.

Puppy love. Just not on my part. Little chick is loving every minute of her life watching Aunt Natalie's new pooch. Gracie is Darcy's replacement who was squished in the road about six weeks ago by her own dad. Sad but true. The little puff is nuts and sounds like a hysterical, suffering bird when Natalie leaves for school. When Nat plays the flutophone (which is what we used to call them) I mean the recorder (per her correction) she howls like a coyote on helium. Pretty funny. But the best is watching Camille slyly pick up her little cigarette turds with bare fingers and run them to the toilet before her mean mother can see what's happened. Atta girl. No squeamish kids here.

And last (but certainly not least) you can kiss your Kotex good-bye with the final item on my happiness-inducing list. I daresay nothing's come out this innovative since the Norelco Body Groomer. If you are a stranger to the Menstrual Mooncup, click here. Due to the private nature of this item I won't mention any names (anjie) but my good friend recommended this to me and from what I can tell it's a brilliant contraption. Not that I've ever used it, but with the going green movement growing ever stronger, I'd imagine it's the way of the future...

Sun, sun, sun here it comes!