Two parents, two kids, two dogs, too tired

Inspired by my literate coworker, Karen, I've decided to get back to blogging. It has been so long since I blogged that I completely forgot my password and had to have everything reset. But considering that I forget my Yahoo/Snapfish/Beneficial Saving Bank/PayPal/etc username and/or password at least once every six months, I guess the amnesia was bound to happen after a two-year absence.

Life has changed a lot since I last blogged in 2009. Facebook came along, which basically rendered blogging unnecessary for me -- although the character limits placed on status updates often yielded seriously truncated musings on important topics like, "Counting down to Duran Duran concert," "I just saved $62 thanks to coupons!," and "Pumpkin spice lattes are so yummy!"




We are now a family of four, thanks to the adoption of our son, Ayden. This has also rendered my screenname ("mommy2jake") sort of inaccurate, since I am now a mommy to two. For those who think it's funny to ask if we'll be trying for a girl, I bluntly offer, "No. We are done. Two parents, two kids, two dogs, too tired."

Our sons, who are now 7 and 5, are doing things like math, reading, and practicing death-defying (and mommy stress-inducing) wrestling moves in the hopes of being picked up by Vince McMahon for some sort of Jr. WWE circuit. They also alternate between telling us they love us and wishing that they lived in other houses. I guess this is the circle of life that Mufasa missed out on with young Simba. God bless Scar!

There is so much to write, but so little time, since I'm actually doing this on the work clock. Anyway, glad to be back in the digital world. Hope to interface with you all soon!