The Cabbage Patch

As Beautiful as Its Author

The blog that is.  Check out the new look at Alice's blog.  It's absolutely beautiful.

Let me tell you a quick story about Alice.  I've admired her for so long and longed to meet her in person.  The opportunity came up during our road trip as she lives close Ben's Aunt Vivian.  I was only able to meet up with her I although Ionged to meet two others in Long Island.  Alice and her girls were on the way back from a Latin mass where her older two girls sang (oh, my they have beautiful voices).  She dropped by for a very quick visit at Aunt Vivian's house.  You gotta love someone whose first words to you are "You're gorgeous!".  Alas, our visit was much too short as they had to leave for another engagement.  She is a beautiful person. 

Quite the Boom

A baby boom that is.  Congratulations to Melissa Wiley, one of my favorite children's authors, on her pregnancy.  Check out the links she has to all the other blogging mommies who are pregnant.

Happy 5th Birthday, Honey!

I can't believe she's already 5.  Where has the time gone?

Happy Birthday, beautiful girl! 

Another Announcement

Mary Ellen has some news!  Go visit and offer your congratulations and prayers. 

Finally, My Brother...

is getting married.  He's 36 years old and this is his first marriage.  My sister and I are still in disbelief.  We love his future wife, she keeps him so grounded and makes him happy.  My crotchety brother is actually happy.  The wedding is tomorrow at 1:30.

Double the Fun!

 Congratulations to Genevieve on the birth of her twin girls!  They're awfully cute.

Aaaarrrggghhhhh!!!

I had draft post on the start of my vacation.  It's gone.  This is the first time I've lost a post on Typepad.  Not exactly the one I'd like to lose.  So, I'll have to start over.  I'm never going to get around to telling you about my vacation.  Sheesh!

Dental Visit Times Four

We had four dental checkups for four kids this morning.  They all had zero cavities--this is a special concern as Ben has a ton of them.  Their cleaning could use a little help as the best grade for teeth cleanliness was a B+ by the two youngest.  In the future, though, we have two teeth extractions and sealant for 6 molars on two kids.  They've inherited my jaw, I guess, and their teeth are getting crowded.  Braces are in the future for these kiddoes.  Sorry, guys. 

The denist complimented me on the job I was doing.  I thought he was talking about the teeth, but he clarified that he meant on how well my children were behaving.  He said he's seen too many not so good ones come through.  I felt so good coming out of there. 

Overheard

Dozing in bed this morning, I heard Brother say, "I love sleeping next to Mom best."  Best words I heard all day.

Under the Weather

Right now, I'm on the road to recovery, but it's not been pretty.  I've finished unpacking the suitcases and most of the sundry bags of souvenirs and junk stuff.  The best way to motivate oneself in this process is to invite people over less than a week after arriving home.  Our twice monthly knitting class was canceled because our knitting guru's husband returned home from Iraq (Welcome Home, Frank!!!).  Oh, I think I have Typepad's new linking system worked out. 

Anyway, I know I'm rambling but I'm behind on posting.  I'm hoping to post about the vacation:  the wedding, the places we've been, the wonderful people we met.  Since I can't seem to get going, I'll tease you with a few photos from the wedding.

Doesn't Sister look beautiful?  Where did my baby go?

Cutie pie!

Another cutie. 

My handsome boy (an usher at the wedding) throwing something green into the air.