sick kids are fun because...

I get to cuddle for HOURS with them.... seriously. I love that.

THIS is why I love Dennis

Ok 1st of all the boys are all sick... bronchitis, sinusitis, & ear infections! (well lucky for Dennis he is the only one w/o an ear infection!)
Anyway last night I was sitting out on the couch with Dennis and One last night.
I told Dennis that eventually when I get a job as a police officer (b/c he has now said he is ok with it and will let me have my police clothes.) I will have to go away and sleep at police school for quite a few nights but get to come home and cuddle all night with him on the weekends.
I told him that was how I would learn to be a good officer. He says "Are you scared Mama?" I said I was a little bit because I had never done it before and he told me that when I go he will buy me presents and send me pictures all the time. He also said "Don't be scared mama. I will buy you a present and it will be ok"

He is precious.

SO at 5:30 I was getting ready for work and the boys were all coughing and did not know I was listening and I hear "Daddy you know when Mommy goes to Police School I am going to buy her presents and make her stuff" It totally made me smile huge...
I love that kid.

running

I started running again yesterday. Nothing impressive. In May I am doing a 5k...
I hope I make it without embarrassing myself lol!

ohhhhh shopping carts are dirty???

Today while shopping with a fellow Public Safety person at a well known big box store Dennis was sitting in the cart. She and I were smelling candles and One was sleeping in the sling as he is pretty sick :( ANYWAY a kind man (rolling my eyes) informs me Dennis has his mouth on the edge of the cart and it is dirty. I said "Oh it is? Oh thats ok, he has a SUPER immune system but thank you for being so worried." I asked Dennis why he was chewing on it and he informed me he was very hungry.
I bought him some chicken.

Poor One would not let me put him down at all today... EVEN in the shower... poor baby..

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!

Look I wore green!!
(and have a green stone in my nose ring!)

May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go,
and guide you in whatever you do--
and may his loving protection be a blessing to you always.

That's the rules.

"Naughty Boys can't watch fighting shows.
Good Boys can watch fighting shows and I am a good boy. Thats the rules." - Dennis.

Dennis : "Why is the moon following us?"
Queen : " I am not sure, do you know why?"
Dennis: " Yes. The moon is hungry. "
Queen: "Really? What does the moon like to eat?"
Dennis: "Do you know? It's chicken fingers. And Chocolate Milk."
Queen: " Just like you..."
Dennis: "YEP!"

"I can climb on the trash can to get my own food out of the cupboard. I am 4 now."- Dennis.

"When I am 5 I will sleep all by myself all the time. Thats the rules." -Dennis.

There you have it. A day of Dennis.

and just 1 more reason NOT to call 911...

Just in case you were wondering... don't call 911 when you find ketchup on the ground. Even if there is a lot of it.

Thanks.

Got my date...

I officially start the reserve officer course May 5th! My goal is to apply immediately the next time the department I want to work in is hiring.
Crossing my fingers... it will be hard to be away from the kids for the actual 18 week academy but in the end it will be worth it. Did I mention how excited I am??
I have always known what I wanted to do.. way back when I would sit at my mom's desk and she would tell me not to look through her papers and of course I would...

new wisdom from dennis

In the car today:

Dennis: Mama if bad guys ever came to the house and took you and Liam and daddy know what I would do?

Queen: What's that Pumpkin (b/c per yesterdays request I am to call him Pumpkin all the time)

Dennis: I would call the Police AND the Ninja Turtles.

Queen: Good Idea Pumpkin!

Cinderella Shit

Hopefully too many won't be offended by my language here... *insert me rolling my eyes*

The other night I was hanging out at the PD and one of the guys asked me why I had not baked the cupcakes (instead I bought some and brought them over). I said " I already spent the day doing Cinderella shit and didn't feel like adding more to the list"
Some of the guys laughed. One even said he was going to steal that.

SO I just wanted to define Cinderella shit for anyone who wonders what falls under it.

Cinderella shit is as follows:
Cooking
Cleaning- like real cleaning not just surface stuff.
Sewing
Ironing
Laundry
Taking care of the animals.

Please be aware that tending to the kids does not fall under Cinderella shit. That is under domestic goddess work.