It’s becoming apparent that weekends are made for Mimi lessons…

– Playing in the rain is encouraged by the parents as the children are occupied, safe and getting cleaner, despite mimi’s concern of ‘catching a cold’ – heck it’s FLORIDA for goodness sake Mimi… not Massachusetts

– Remember that 2 year olds are little tape recorders and will come back with ‘DANGIT’ a few days after you say it… causing the parents to question who he’s been around, and then having to confess to becoming frustrated with the 7 year old…

– There is nothing quiet about children – not eating, dressing, bathing, playing… did you know that even putting a puzzle together requires singing or ‘beatboxing’ (yes, I had to look it up)..

– Taking pictures of the new tooth erupting is ‘cool’!

– Sometimes discipline is harder on the parents/mimi than it is on the child… it’s okay to let them know it hurts you too

– Small humans can create more decibels per lb than an adult human ever thinks of or can absorb…

– When you have a headache and are doubting your sanity, GO FOR A WALK… don’t question it – just go! (Make sure there’s another adult watching the kids first…)

– and somehow through it all, the automatic vacuum just keeps going, and going, and going… just like the energizer bunny!

– and the infant sleeps through all of the chaos (until 2am)…