Miri found Pony.  Hurray (I say that in the most sarcastic way).  He was hiding in between the couch cushions.  Miri's whole face lit up as she pulled him out.  She was elated!  She hugged pony and said that she missed him.  Yay for Pony.  Looks like our daily pony hunts will continue on and on and on....

Today, Nina told Miri to stop "noisying" her.  (I think she met "annoying.")

Miri told me to go back to bed this morning: she was upset that I wouldn't give her more Frosted MiniWheats.  (Miri tends to eat only the frosting part of the MiniWheat.  I am sure she could down an entire box of cereal doing that, if I let her.)  So, I have decided to no longer buy Frosted MiniWheats.  I love them, but I am tired of seeing, and stepping on, half eaten MiniWheats under and around the kitchen table.  This has got to stop!  :)

Today's Meltdown:  Miri couldn't find her Lamby.  Lamby happens to be Pony's Mom.  Go figure.  If it's not Pony, it's Lamby.  If it's not Lamby, it's Horsey (Pony's Dad).  If it's not Horsey, it's Belle (no relation).  If it's not Belle, it's Flynn Ryder (Belle's Man).  If it's not Flynn, it's Pinky Pie.  If it's not Pinky Pie, it's Suzy.  Oh yes, and if it's not any of these, then it's her sippy cupp.  AAAH!!!! I think I will be the subject of tomorrow's meltdown.    


Today's Moment of Joy:  Ah yes, joy, joy, joy.  Three joys: one for each of my kiddos. (And another big JOY for my dear husband.)   I have moments every day...well, not every day, when I experience sincere joy and gratitude for my children.  Tonight, as I prepared a bowl of mashed up black beans for Weston, I looked at his eyes, then I looked over at Miri's eyes, and then Nina's eyes, and I thought:  Wow, their eyes are the same color as these black beans.  How I love their big black bean eyes!