My daughter is constantly asking me about this or that and as she gets older, it gets harder to answer her question. So I always refer her to the Internet. If you look at her on-line searches of course my space and y-tube is on the top of the list but then comes ask.com and wiki as she is always starving for statics. So the other day she was asking me about something, I can’t remember what it was but I told her to look online as I didn’t have the answer. As she was researching her question she ran across this list of thousands of interesting facts and precedes to start reading them off to me, one by one. I of course was busy fixing dinner and was only half heartily listening to her. After about fifty facts that didn’t relate to anything I was currently focusing on (not burning the pork chops) I told her to pick her favorite 10 and write them down and I would read them later.

She did just that and a few days later I sat down and read her list. OMG is all I can say. To have the worries and interests of a 14 year old would be so refreshing right now considering the only facts or statistics my life revolves around are bills, budgets and how much I can actually accomplish in a 24 hour period.

Here we go – Kourtnee’s Top Ten Most Interesting Facts:

• There are 18 different animal shapes in the animal cracker cookie zoo
• There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos
• Most lipstick contains fish scales
• The first product to contain a bar-code was Wrigley’s gum
• Camels have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand
• Recycling 1 glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours
• More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones
• A person uses approximately 57 sheets of toilet paper each day
• Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping you up in the morning
• Your sneeze travles out of your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.

So there you have it, these are the things that interest out teenagers. I’m not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing. Thanks for the important facts Kourtnee, you have inspired us all!!

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As I mother I know that there is nothing more precious that my children. Only our children can create those magical moments we share with family, friends or co-workers and it’s those moments that get us through difficult times at home, a long day on the job or an illness we are fighting with all our might. I enjoy all the long “ghost under the bed” conversations and the make believe cupcakes baking in the fisher price plastic kitchen. But some of my most memorable moments with my children haven’t been so precious.

Permanent Sharpie Markers

This not so precious mommy moment was taken the night before my daughters first day of preschool. Yes her make-up was beautiful, I just wish she would have chose washable markers instead of the sharpie permanents!!

I let this be a Daddy Moment!!

This is a classic example of my son Jackson’s fascination with toothpaste. To all the autistic parent’s out there, I know you will appreciate this picture. This is one of those mommy moments I gladly passed on to Daddy!!

To all the mom’s and dad’s or grandma’s and grandpa’s I salute you. Keep those not so precious moments close to your heart. When your day seems like it just keeps getting worse reflect on those special moments and take comfort in the fact that things could be worse.
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This Poem is dedicated to all the mom’s out there. We have all been there and we will continue to go there throughout motherhood! We understand, respect and appreciate all that mom’s do now let’s just hope our kids recognize one day how much they mean to us and how much we do for them!

Our CRAZY DAYZ with
Frick, Frack, and Jack!

Big fart, skid mark, what do ya know!
Another beached whale in my toilet bowl!
Hot wheels, mom squeals! Stubbed my big toe!

Stop squeezing, no teasing!
Are your ears painted on?
Sometimes it feels like this day is too long!
Oh, I can’t think! Is that permanent ink?
Stop eating with your toes!
And get your finger out of the baby’s nose!

Crazy days, lazy days, out in the yard.
Laughing and playing, it’s not so hard.
Big hug, so much love around our home.
Who would of thought – look how we’ve grown!
Butterfly kisses, fountain wishes,
Our stars are so bright!
Mommy and Daddy, can I sleep with you tonight?

Author: Aimee H.

This poem was wrote by my best friends sister Aimee H. Now I have to take a minute and tell you a little bit more about Aimee, not only is she a wife, a mom of 3 boys and master of her universe but the lady has talent both with her hands and her heart. Have you ever met someone and thought to yourself wow what a nice person. That’s how she is. Aimee and her husband are the funniest, kindest people I think I have ever met. They are the type of people that you just want to be around. My husbands autistic nature doesn’t really allow him to be comfortable around new people or situations but from the first time we met Amiee and Mark he liked them, “they are just good folk” as he puts it. To Aimee thanks for sharing your poem with us because you are right “Every mommy needs a poopi poem!”

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