:) / :(

Fun:

• Watching the kids bounce and giggle on the new giant trampoline out back.
• Devynn finally going poo poo in the potty.
• Hearing Andrew's teacher rave about how smart he is and how he is such an exemplary student.
• Watching Rylee and Devynn get excited in the mornings when we watch "Baby Caleb".
• Watching Baby Caleb all day and not getting spit-up on.
  
• Hearing Devynn name all of her baby dolls either "Lisa" or "Caleb", depending on the day and her current mood.
• Watching Rylee practice writing her letters, and seeing how much she wants to learn.
• Having friends and family over for Fight Nights.
  
• Having Jessie hang out with us all weekend without having an attitude or hiding away in her room all day.
• Finding patience I never knew I had.
• Watching Jessie cook all by herself, and seeing her enjoy it.
• Seeing the squirrels run along the back wall all day.
• "Loco Legs" by the JumpArounds on Nickelodeon.
  

Not So Much Fun:

• New neighbors with yappy, barking, whiny dogs.
  
• Devynn's huge meltdowns and mood swings.
  
• Whiny kids who don't like to take baths/showers.
• Having to watch what I eat and bust my butt working out because I'm not so young anymore.
• Slow computers.
• Pulling all the weeds in the backyard.
  
• Cordless phones that always seem to be lost or have low batteries.
• Having a face that breaks out more now than it ever did as a teenager.
• TV networks that cancel all the good shows.
• Pulling 4 teeny, tiny dead baby mice from the pool. ("At least they died together" said Jess.)