right now

I am listening to Maddie laugh right now. Her laugh is so contagious and beautiful. You cannot be sad, worried or stressed out when Maddie is laughing. I don't think there is any better sound in the entire universe. I love you, my darling second born child. Thank you for laughing {for me} today. You make my heart smile.

not kidding

You won't believe what I made last night... I'm barely believing it myself and I did it. I made a Halloween costume for a banana. Yup... a banana. Marky came home on Monday with a competition "assignment" - to dress up a banana with a costume for Halloween - due Thursday (along with regular homework). So... we made a "banana bride". Are you KIDDING ME!?????
And HOW can you expect anything less than her (my?) best on this project... sigh... tonight we, I mean she, is going to finish the project by making a shoebox scene to accompany the banana. She thinks that she is going to make a church. I can't believe that this is my life :). I mean her life.

Pumpkin Patch fun

Today, Meredith and I went to the pumpkin patch for a field trip. Her preschool class was supposed to go on Friday, but it was way too cold. She handled the disappointment pretty well, knowing that the trip was rescheduled for today. Michael stayed at home with Daddy so that I could go along. We had a great time together - hayride, corn maze, picking out a pumpkin. It is so much fun doing things with Meredith for school. I can't believe that she's old enough to be on a field trip!