Tuesday Sound Out

Yeah, yeah, better late than never, right? I've been so busy. It's hard being a stay-at-home mom in the summer. I mean, I have to get up at 10:00, put sunscreen on 6 kids, make a cup of coffee, drive a whole 5 blocks to the pool, and lie around for hours on the lazy river. When am I supposed to find time to blog in all that??? Without further ado, here's my sound out.

what's a tooth go for these days??? I'm sure you've spent tons of money on teeth with 6 kids. lol
Well, in these here parts, teeth go for $1.00. Unless, of course, the tooth fairy forgets to make an appearance and has to leave a $2.00 guilt offering the next night. And when the tooth fairy forgets 2 or more nights in a row...well, let's just say I'm still paying off that loan.

Ok, I need some tooth advice (although is Lex destined for braces with a tooth growing in behind or does it move on its own or?...): Mister Man has his very first loose tooth. How long before it comes out? What do I do to ummm encourage him? How long before the next tooth comes in to replace it?
Yes, I bet few of you know that I'm not just a mom, but I'm actually a dentist in my free time.
Ummm, Lexi's teeth will hopefully all move and line up nicely. If not, I'll have to take her on the road as "The Amazing Shark Girl" because Savannah already used all our orthodontic insurance.

You may have mentioned this on your website before, but I flipped open my Parenting (School Years) magazine and saw your face and name on the GoodNites advertisement for their new LiteNights campaign. I'll have to check out that site to read more about it (it's an issue 2 of my kids struggle with). You don't have to name names, but have any of your kids had night-time issues with staying dry??
Absolutely! We had nighttime wetting here for a looooong time and just recently, Clay has been having issues with occasional wetting after being completely dry at night for well over a year. The GoodNites NiteLite Panel has been talking about bedtime routines and things you can do to enjoy some special bonding time with your child before bedtime. If you want to join the conversation about bedwetting and things you can do to ensure your child has a good night, come visit the Special Bedtime Moments page on Gather.com HERE.

I haven't been to your site in forever (it's the ADD in me), but a friend recently loaned me her copy of your book, so I'm visiting and laughing.
If I send the book to you with a SASE with my friend's return address on it, would that just be crazy? It's not signed, but she loves your site and your book.
Nope, I've had several readers send me their books to be signed. :) If you sent me, say, a rubber chicken, that would be crazy.

PS- did you get a new couch? I like it! (ok- I know, I really don't know you since I've only been reading your blog since "the" Ebay auction- but I just thought you had a beige couch- sorry if this sounds too stalker-like!)
LOL! It always amazes me how closely you guys pay attention to details! I'll have to keep that in mind should I ever need to dispose of the evidence couches.
The couches are the same, but I do have different slipcovers on them. They used to be tan.

Gotta love it when you find something that knocks them out :) Do you want me to tell you what time my wee ones are asleep each night? ;)
Go ahead. Want me to tell you how late mine sleep each morning? ;)
(I'm a night person, remember?)

Gorgeous pic! I have one of my daughter on her back fast asleep with her legs UP against the wall pointing outwards.
How do they DO it?

I have no idea. Lex is especially good at dong stupid human tricks with her legs...

Why would you need California pizza when you have perfectly good Chicago pizza?
I know, right?! I have this debate often with my friend Denise, who lives on Long Island. I finally sent her some Lou's one day so she could see for herself how awesome Chicago pizza is. She called me up and asked, "Why did you send me a casserole?" She called Lou's pizza a CASSEROLE! :::shaking head:::

SSO: I have a 6 & 5 yo and it really bothers me that a lot of older kids(and a lot of adults too) now a days have no respect when adults and little kids are around and they are always cursing. I usually get up and leave with my kids but I'm sick of it. What do you usually do in these situations?

I just say, "Do you &$#* mind??? There are little kids here! Now shut the *&^#$*&# up!"

So has Savannah always liked shopping with you? If not when did it start?

Savannah has always liked shopping with me. In fact, I think everyone but Austin likes shopping with me. When Austin goes with me, to liven things up, we just try to out-embarrass each other. I'll hold up a pink dress and say loudly, "Austin, I'm not going to buy you this. Everyone will make fun of you if you wear this to school. Can you just pick out some boy clothes, please?!" He'll wave and say, "Hi!" loudly to everyone we pass. And we don't live in the south where people do that sort of thing. He just gets stares and looks of pity from the passersby.

No comment on the loud music in Hollister? The one here in Georgia that my daughters feel they "have to go to" plays music SOOOO loud that I can't hear a word they say for the next 2 weeks! It's horrible!

Yeah, I guess I left that out, didn't I? The part where I said, "Can you tell me if you have this in a large? What? What?? WHAT DID YOU SAY???"

"Oh, this IS a large? Where's the rest of it?" I eyed the shirt and decided that I must be in the toddler section.

I walked over to the next rack and pick up a cute headband. I slipped it over my hair and smiled at Savannah who rolled her eyes and told me to take the bikini off my head.

"The bikinwhat? This headband is a bathing suit?!"

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