Happy Birthday to my kick ass husband who works hard, plays hard, and treats me and Ava like we are the center of his universe...well unless he is playing hard. I'm laughing, but you all know it's true! Love you honey!

And now, here is ava.... mn k khd kgghjvvjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjgfdifgvoiffoggggggggggggggg
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Well, that's about as understandable as her babble.

Happy Birthday Dejan. Thanks for all you do for us and especially for loving us as much as you do.

Why is this?

Seeing as Dejan and I don't go around hitting ourselves when we get mad or frustrated, nor do we spit our drinks onto the floor, why is Ava doing this? It's like children are animals. They poop and pee on themselves, throw up wherever is convenient, have this never ending dripping snot, spit everything out of their mouths, throw tantrums and hit things. Why is this?  :-)

Potting training is well underway, the snot has stopped for the moment (but I have purchased stock in Kleenex Brand Tissues), I have designated a sponge to cleaning the floor (you know, for all the liquids Ava decides to spit out), the tantrums get ignored to Ava's aggravation hence the hitting herself (I guess to get my attention), and the idea of doing this all over again makes me shutter...don't ask me about another baby and don't ask me what I did all day, I might just hit you! Oh wait; maybe I just answered my original question.

PS. Don' let me fool you, Ava is my biggest love and I'm enjoying every gross, hitting, tantrum. If she's the only child I get, I am the luckiest person alive!

A Prairie Home Companion

Garrison Keillor made me laugh pretty hard Saturday night and two quotes that keep sticking out in my mind...

"God created marriage so we don't have to fight with strangers" and

"When you die you either go to heaven with your wife's family or purgatory with your friends"

Thanks to Iowa Public Radio for working so hard to get the show to come to Des Moines...it's the only odd ball stop on their list. ha

Dejan may be gone all week, but Jenn and I start drinking wine every night at 5pm to make ourselves feel cool. I am so thankful she and the kids came up to spend the week with Ava and I, we have been having fun. As for the wine, bottle #2 starts tomorrow.