An Averyism has been published

It was exciting news in our house…
A few months back (I thought I blogged about it, but  I guess I didn’t…oh well) Avery cracked one of her famous one-liners.  And now it’s out there for the whole world (sorta) to see! 
Encouraged by some of my friends, I submitted the story to Parents Magazine.  Never in [...]

I’ve been “In-Lawed”

Yes, you read that right.  I have officially been “in-lawed” …by Sam and Avery.
Yesterday afternoon, as we were driving home from the grocery store. I heard them exchange vows, while sitting side-by-side in their booster seats. 
And it’s a good thing I like his parents.  I mean, these are jello-shotting, beer-drinking relatives we have now. 
I love it. 
And [...]

Night Terrors? Or a really big Chicken Nugget?

I have to set up this story twice. 
First the chicken nuggets.  Avery likes chicken nuggets.  She usually only eats them with her friends – at McDonald’s with Sam.  Where she dips them in the Apple Dippers Caramel sauce. (Gag)  And when we go to Sydney and Ryan’s for lunch – where she dips them in [...]

Her Name was Lola…

she was a showgirl!  Come on y’all!  Sing it with me!
And Lola has been replaced.
Her name is Avery, she is a goofball.  (At least there isn’t a Ricco, to do the cha-cha)

 
Got this costume at a Mom 2 Mom sale awhile back – four bucks, maybe.   Best investment ever.  Well,  until she asks if she [...]

She’s Not Afraid

Avery is at work with me today.  She is making a royal mess.  It’s a fact.   She has destroyed the back room (although I just picked it all up) and she moved on to the front counter.
I asked her repeatedly to move her money (play) and crayons to the back of the store.  No luck.
Then [...]

Ladylike? Sometimes I wonder…

Yesterday after soccer, Hubby stayed behind with Avery so that she could play on the playground for a little while.   I went home to get ready for an evening out.
Hubby comes home about a 1/2 hour later and just shakes his head at me. 
Me:  What’s wrong?
Hubby:  You’ll never believe what Avery did to me…
M: Uh [...]

The Next Mia Hamm???

Soccer season officially started last night in our house. 
Avery had an absolute BLAST!  She chased the ball, kicked it into the net, ran a lap and had a “scrimmage”!  All of that in just a half hour. 
There was concern about there being boys on the team, but that quickly passed.  As long as there weren’t [...]

Sequins + Glue + Avery = Nothing Good

This isn’t what I  had in mind when she said she wanted to do a project.

And in case you ever run across this exact same situation, I advise not SHAKING the sequins off.  Soaking them in a sink of soapy water, then fishing for sequins with a tissue is much more effective.
And thus ends my [...]

She got skillz

Last night, after dinner, we put on our winter parkas (just kidding…) and went up to the Deluxe Dairy for an ice cream cone.  We did this frequently last summer, as Avery loves her cones dipped in blue rolled in sprinkles.
It was pretty much a given that every time we went, she’d be a drippy, [...]

Easter Fun

As I mentioned before, last week was Spring Break for Avery.  We kept busy with playdates and lunchdates and loads of fun things.   And of course, there was Easter thrown in there too. 
Here’s the lowdown on our Easter fun…
On Thursday I dressed Avery up in her Easter attire (a sundress in 30 degree weather…gotta love [...]