NO, NO, NO!!!

I just found out that there are plans to close our local public library in February 2010!! And we're just now hearing about it!

Our library is always packed. Any season, any time of day. Kids that live right around it still bike to it. They have story times that are attended by tons of people. Schools go there for field trips. We're there at least every other week, more often in the summer. How can they take that away from our community? I understand it's about funding and everything but shouldn't there be options to save it? I don't know if there is but I'm sure gonna try to find some way to try. If you have any ideas please let me know. HELP!!

Why is is

when the Mommy is continually bothered by the children it's okay but when it's the Daddy it's a huge problem? I'm.just.saying!

An Eventful Day

And I missed hearing all about it in person because I was at work.

I did however get a blow by blow description (no pun intended) of Belle's "massive" nosebleed and Hayden's "horrible" bleeding mouth followed by another lost tooth over the phone.

Sometimes (read: most of the time) I hate having to work and leave the family at home!! I love when I pick up the girls from school and I get to hear all about their days! Of course that is when the bickering starts; but it's also when I get to reconnect with my girls, hear about their day, school, their friends, lunch, tests, problems, accomplishments, issues, etc. It is our time and when Andy asks how was your day and they say "Ask Mommy" I know how their day was.

Please let that continue into their middle and high school years! And please let me not miss too much on my work Wednesdays!

Update

No chirping tonight.

Zora ate that chirping sucker today.

Thank goodness.

Aw man!

I worked this weekend.

Zora needed more crickets.

Andy and the kids went to get them.

The crickets they got chirp.

Not a big fan of chirping crickets.....in my house.

The good news:

1: I didn't have to go to PetSmart to get them.

2: They got them predusted with calcium (keeps me from having to dust them every day).

3: The way Zora's been putting away the crickets they'll be gone soon.

Oh my!

Insomnia is working overtime tonight. Watched The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Wow! That show is a total train wreck. All I can say is: Oh.my!

Seriously?

I've found that in the past 2 weeks I have learned more about bearded dragons than I ever thought I needed to know.

I know about basking lights, UV lights, night lights, cool zones, basking zones, rocks for their toenails, newspaper over sand (can give them an impaction when they're little; just in case you're wondering!), thermometers, hydrometers, crickets, calcium, Flukers, food, lizard poop (only every other day; sweet!), holding times (can't hold them after they eat; messes up their digestion!), misting, soaking.

You name it, I've learned it. So it was with great pride and joy that we noticed that Zora was shedding her tail skin.

Yes, this is a good thing. It means she is growing and happy. It means I'm doing a good job taking care of my daughter's lizard. So imagine my laughter when we're discussing her growing and being healthy and Hayden turns to me and says, "I guess I'm a really good lizard keeper". Seriously? Of course I looked at her with a perfectly straight face and said, "Yes honey, I guess that means YOU are an excellent lizard keeper". Mom of course is just chopped liver!