I heard a thump...........

"Mom I heard a big thump." Dougie.
"What was it?" Me.
"You falling down the stairs." Dougie.

Yes I have had yet another one of my great "Kate" moments. Little did I think that walking down the stairs would take concentration on my part Saturday night. So I took a flight down the steps and landed bounced then landed, (that is what Doug said), but hey I didn't break anything so nothing to bad. At least that is what I think, Doug and the boys however have decided different. Doug has come to the conclusion that I fall down stairs an average of every six months, and now has threatened to put a gate up at the top of the stairs to keep me out.... He also has had to point out that Connor, Dougie and Daxton haven't been walking as long as I have and they don't fall down as much. The boys however have taken this serious and are now escorting me up and down the steps over the last few days. Their always saying "Don't fall down mom." or "Hey she didn't fall down this time." I would just like to point out that they have fallen themselves and my flight the other night wasn't anything. Just a banged up mother is all they have to deal with this week.

So as you can tell Dougie has turned into quit the little comedian this week. He's been cracking jokes about everything. Now that his little cough and cold is gone he's back to being his stubborn self. He is relentless at his perssual of making me play his Nintendo game. I tell him to be quit about it, and ten seconds later he's back at it again. His new thing is he comes up really into telling me about playing Zelda and says "Guess what." ever other word. I try not to laugh at him but, I really wish you could all see him when he's gotten into his story telling. I do have to admit that when I have played the game and lost, I have said a couple of cuss words. The other day when I said "ass." Daxton said it, then Dougie calmly stated to Daxton. "That's a bad word, you can't say it your too little, even I can't say that word yet. We have to get bigger first." Yeah I don't know what to do about that one... I'm taking the blame for it though...

Daxton has been just as funny to listen to lately. I have heard him say to both Doug and I. "eyi eyi, captain, Thank you sir." and yesterday I heard him running around saying "Ladies and gentlemen." I'm starting to believe that he would love living in the circus world. Although he's been in trouble with us today at the store. I have never seen a kid who defy us at every moment possible out in public the way he does. I'm hoping that this phase will pass and he can make one day not throwing himself on the floor or playing dead weight.

Connor has caught the cold that Dougie has had and has been sleeping at night. Yeah, I know what the crap it takes him getting sick for him to be able to sleep all night.. I guess we just can't have everything. Connor is still picking fights with Daxton and thinks that he's such a tuff kid. But, he does like his oldest brother a lot and follows him around. He's even sometimes makes Dougie give him a hug before he leaves for school. That's when Dougie doesn't like Connor so much (That's how I know Dougie's my kid, he's not a hugger either). Last night I caught Connor leaning over Dougie and staring at him while Dougie was asleep. It was funny and creepy all at the same time. Oh well someday I will bring this up to him when he's mad at Dougie.. That's the kind of mother that I am. I am remembering everything that way I can make sure that I will be able to hold things over them when they are being stubborn teenagers. It's all out of love.

Doug's had his hands full the last few days, taking care of his gimpy wife and his three minions. I do have to point out that they do listen to him better than they do me. I will never understand that.. But I will just let it be just as long as they are listening to someone.........