almost one!!

what a day today was.

we were up early waiting for our life insurance agent to show up to draw our blood/urine/etc.

giving blood at our basement bar, that's a new one.

our (fairly new) cleaning lady came at the same time.

mike was just arriving home from work, I was getting ready for work, kids needed dressed/fed/teeth brushed.

to top it off... ozzy had to go to the groomers. all before I had to work at 11.

and yes, I am lucky I have a cleaning lady. it is worth every penny to NOT have to worry about scum growing in my toilets.

but mass confusion in the morning? always.

ozzy cried all the way to the vets. and by cry, I mean phantom of the opera style notes in the back seat. I had to laugh out loud a little. stupid cat. he doesn't get out much.

ozzy's hair was beyond repair...so he got the opportunity for a fresh start today.

eli kept telling zoey all day ... "ozzy went in a cage and got his haircut all by he-self!"
so today...
daddy took eli for a $10 haircut
and ozzy... for $50.
3 cats for sale....for free.

 

eli and sam spent a fun day yesterday with wau-wau and little papa.

wau-wau makes them things like banana pancakes (YUM!) and little papa takes them on  long wagon rides.

eli loves when little papa comes over to play cars and trucks.
eli also loves "spicy crackers" -buffalo wheat thins- and foods that turn his tongue colors.

he seems to think food in an orange bowl will turn his tongue orange.

 

eli also likes pushing his brother down lately.

this poor little innocent boy gets bullied by his big brother.

I guess that's normal for a second child.

but I still feel sorry for Sammy sometimes.

other times they play so well together.

but mostly when mommy is around... eli is jealous and mean to sam.

however, the cute moments are the best.

the cute moments make the horrible moments worth it all, says the mom once the kids are in bed and things are quiet and peaceful.

pretty soon we have a special little sam I am... turning one.

it's so hard to believe it has already been a year.

it's hard to accept that this will be my last "baby".

turning "one" is hard on me this time.

it went waaaayyyy too fast...and I was gone at work the whole time.

I need a re-do on the first year. I want to make him small and helpless again.

I see now how people just keep wanting one.more.baby.
but see... I just kept getting one.more.cat...
and the last (third) one put me over the edge.
I have learned from my mistakes.