Once again, my heart is heavy due to recent tragedies. America deserves better. We deserve better. Please love and respect each other. Since I have zero brain power left after this week, I’m not going to write a traditional blog post, but rather list a few memorable things Taylor has said. I literally keep a running list on my phone because otherwise, I forget so many of her best lines. Jackson gets credit for one, too.

• The boys had a diaper explosion / peeing on their sheets issue which required me changing all of their bedding and shoving it in the laundry basket while I waited for the rest of the laundry to finish. Fun times. T came out of her room, looked at the basket, and said, “Uh, Mom? That laundry basket looks like it’s going to explode and erupt like a volcano. Shouldn’t you wash that stuff soon?“

• The kids were supposed to be cleaning the playroom but weren’t making too much progress. I heard T say “Hey boys, let’s go clean up. I don’t think the bones in your arms are actually broken so let’s go now.”

• While the kids were eating dinner, Taylor turned around and said “Mom, do you like having three kids?” I assured her that I, in fact, loved having three kids. She said “Well, are you sure you don’t want to get rid of Joseph or Jackson? Then there won’t be three. And you really aren’t going to get rid of me, right?“

• We were having popcorn and watching tv one night and Taylor said “I have a popcorn ‘internal’ stuck in my mouth.” She meant to say kernel and I found that to be so hilarious and sweet at the same time.

• Tonight, the kids were all taking turns gassing us out of the house. I looked at T and said “Taylor, do you have gas?” She replied with “Nope. It wasn’t me. But I just saw a skunk walk by.“

• The kids and I were coloring with chalk. Jackson, very sweetly said “I love you!” I said “Aww! I love you too, buddy!” He looked at me bewildered and said “No, mama! I saying I love you to Joseph!“

• Tonight, I sneezed twice in a row and Taylor yelled to me and said “Mom! You shouldn’t be sneezing like that because you will be getting sick. You know what you need? You need sleep and rest. Your body needs to rest.” Thanks, kid. I’ll let you know how that ‘rest’ thing goes in about 16 years.