My youngest daughter by three minutes has demanded to wear socks on her hands for the last three days. Yesterday when we got to church, she cried when I made her take them off. (What was a fashion-conscious mom supposed to do--they didn't match her outfit!) She wore two pairs of socks to bed last night--one on her feet and one on her hands. She gave me the biggest giggle when I put a pair on her hands after I put her in her crib.

Yes, we're almost 2 1/2 and still in cribs. That is about to change, though... I've been dreading the day.

This is a story about lawyers AND fried catfish. For our firm's Christmas party, we went to a cajun restaurant. My boss's husband (who is from Oklahoma) teases me A LOT about being from Arkansas. When I told the waitress I would like a catfish dinner, he mumbled in a disparaging tone, "Arkie." When the waitress took his order and he ordered the same thing, I mumbled back, "Okie."

Ok, so maybe this post wasn't that funny, but if you have some good Okie jokies, I'd love to pass them along!

Have a great day!!

I was surprised and disturbed yesterday when I discovered my e-mail interface through findlaw had been changed. At first I thought the good people at findlaw had deleted all my e-mails, folders, and addresses I had saved. I was devastated since that was the only place that contained addresses of 50 of my closest friends and e-mails with research and "job kudos."

Depressed, and pretty sick with a head cold, I went to bed. This morning, I discovered the e-mail fairy had come. She brought back all my addresses and saved e-mails. I found out I have a lot more storage on the account as well. Thank you, findlaw fairy, thank you.

Yep, today's the day. I realized I haven't written anything in SO LONG. I hope to write more soon, but now I must pay bills. Oh what fun...

Imagine a slide that is 10 feet from top to bottom and slants at a 45 degree angle. Now think of a seven-year-old boy sliding down it. Then, picture two-year-old twin girls chasing the boy and cannonballing down it without fear. This was our play time yesterday. I just am still in awe. Last summer, the girls would only go down our two-foot-tall slide on their bellies. They've lost all the fear.

Here's to living our lives boldly and without fear!

"Why is there a potato in the bathroom?"

"Please, stop licking the fireplace."

"We don't put our airplanes in the dishwasher."

more to come....

After a long, frustrating day juggling a sick husband, cranky toddlers cutting their two-year molars, cranky people looking for attorneys, and a pile of paperwork four feet high, I called my Mom for some comfort.

After some discussion about what I am doing with my life, my Mom gave me some sage advice: "you're doing what you need to be doing right now or you'd be doing something else." Thanks, Mom.