SPRING!!!

Yikes...I haven't posted in over a month! What is wrong with me? Not too long ago my husband would have told you I was addicted to my computer, but things sure have changed around here. Could it be these two 9 month olds that are taking up all my time???

Today was a gorgeous day and I've heard tomorrow is going to be even better. I put a blanket on the grass and the babies LOVED being outside. Oh goodness, I am so ready to have weather like this all the time. Aunt Rea and Clay came over too!Can I just tell you that the babies LOVE their big brother?!?! Lane will especially get so excited when she sees him - kick her legs really fast and squeals - it's so cute!I will tell you that last weekend was probably one of the worst of my life...seriously. The Clardy house was hit with the dreaded stomach virus and it was absolutely horrible. It started Wednesday night with Max throwing up in his bed, in our bed, in the bucket, etc. and then ended on Sunday with me doing the same thing. In between me and Max I was dealing with two babies throwing up and having horrible diapers. I gave Abe 5 baths on Saturday and he still had horrible diaper rash. I felt so sorry for him. I have a new daily prayer...Lord, please let that nasty bug never get in our house ever again!

This picture was taken right before Max went to bed and then woke up several hours later covered in nastiness. You may be wondering what Don and Max are doing. Well, Max has to do leg stretches because he walks on his tippy toes pretty much all the time. So, while they're doing leg stretches Don will read to him to keep him entertained. So cute.The next morning. Max was so sick he could hardly talk...it was pitiful. I had them on the floor because I was changing the sheets on the other beds.And here are just a few random pics of the babies. The first is my sweet Lane. She's finally getting more hair so I think a bow is in her future. Oh, and her eyes are still blue...so strange because Don and I both have brown eyes.Handsome Abe. He left that puff on his face forever. How do you not realize you have something like that on your face?And Abe got his first boo boo. He pulls up on our brick fireplace all the time so we knew he would eventually fall. Poor little guy skinned his nose.

So that's it for now. It's 8:45 and it's getting close to my bedtime. Those babies sure are cute but boy do they wear me out!

The Politician

For the past few days my children have been sporadically fed and bathed. I may or may not have showered. Laundry has been piling up. Phone calls have not been returned. Why you ask? Because I've been reading this book...


I tried to buy the book when it first came out but Barnes and Noble was sold out so I had to wait. Well, it was worth the wait. Let me tell you, I felt like I was reading the latest storyline to Young and the Restless. I mean, a politician having an affair is not that big of a surprise, but the lengths this guy went to to cover it up was absolutely unbelievable!

This guy (with his wife who went along with the scheme) was the guy who wrote the book and the one who claimed to be the father of Rielle Hunter's baby. Now, he's a jerk too but after reading the book I can kind of see how he got caught up in the whole cover-up.


I swear, after reading this book I don't trust ANY politician. Seriously, I feel like it's one big power trip for all of them. I think that a lot of them start out with good intentions and really want to make a difference in the world, but then they get caught up in the whole power and money thing. In addition to that, once they get to a certain level of power the people working for them are afraid to tell them no or that they're wrong. And, a politician is always thinking about getting reelected which influences almost every decision they make. UGH...I'm so over politics! (well, until it gets close to mid-term elections in November and I can't help but get caught up in it again)

Anyway, if you're looking for an easy, People magazine-like read then this is the book for you!

P.S. Obviously I've been infatuated with this story for quite some time. Check out THIS post I did back in 2008.

100 days of school

Can you believe this 100 year old man had to go to kindergarten this morning?


Oh goodness, his back hurts so much! How will he ever play on the playground today?


Better sit down and rest his hip. By the way, did the teacher say he should look like a 100 year old man or an Amish man?


Either way, he's still pretty cute today!

Sniff, Sniff (not really)

You know what the below picture is?


That, my friends, is all my kids packed in the car. One going to kindergarten and the other two going to their first day of PDO (Parent's Day Out)! That's right, every Thursday I will have 5 hours (5 HOURS...count them) to be by myself, run errands, do nothing, meet friends for lunch, not change dirty diapers, etc. I know some may take offense to my excitement and some may question my lack of crying as I walked out the door yesterday morning, but you know what, I'm okay with that. My sweet friend, Kristi, just did a post last week about sending her 2 year old daughter to PDO for several days a week (I would link you to her blog but it's private). Poor thing, she must love her daughter more than I love my kids because she had a much different reaction than me.

Seriously, having this one day will be so nice and I'm thankful my husband agreed. Like I mentioned the other day, I don't get out much so this will be my opportunity to get some stuff done without doing it after 8:00 at night. So, what did I do on my first free day you ask? Well, I drove to the car dealership to get my oil changed but the wait was too long so off I went. I then stopped by the mall, TJ Maxx (bought a purse but don't tell Don), Goodwill, a consignment shop, Duke's Sandwich Shop, Barnes and Nobles (completely sold out of the book about John Edwards) and then ended my day with a run through the Chick-fil-a drive thru to get a coffee. Starting next week I will actually try to use my time a little more wisely.

Oh, and let me tell you who's taking care of my babies. Well, it's at our church and they are in a room with only one other baby AND they have two sweet ladies tending to their every need. I walked out of there yesterday feeling so relaxed with no anxiety whatsoever. Wait, did I say walked out of there? I meant RAN!

Speaking of my sweet babies, thought I would throw in a few pictures I took yesterday afternoon. I personally don't think they look offended about me leaving them. Well, maybe Lane does a little.
Smiley Abe!Lane with her favorite (and cheapest) toy...the Tylenol bottle!Please note the thing dangling from Abe's mouth. That would be this little horse that was attached to a play mat I bought from a consignment store. Yes, I know that's nasty because some other child probably had it dangling from their mouth before Abe, but he loves it! He will scoot around the floor playing with all his toys and he'll be just a sucking away on that nasty thing.
Oh, and a shout out to my niece, Lily, who turns 10 today!!! I can remember getting the call from Andrea in the early morning telling me they were on their way to the hospital. So, I rushed over there and was able to be in the room when she was born...with a head full of dark hair! Happy Birthday Lily Pearl!

Groundhog Day, Walmart, etc.

This "holiday" was made for me. Seriously, I have said on many occasions lately that every day is like Groundhog Day for me. Maybe other moms aren't like this, but I feel like I do the same darn thing at almost the exact same time every day. Honestly, with twins I really do have to stick to a pretty tight schedule...works better for the babies and for me. I know this stage will pass and I'll have more flexibility but right now I'm pretty much a slave to this house. Oh, and are we really going to have 6 more weeks of winter???

With that said, the only time I can really do my grocery shopping is at night after the kids are down. So tonight I went to Walmart and guess who works there?
That's right folks...Johnny Weir (US ice skater) must be hurting for cash because I swear I saw him/her working at the Walmart on Wade Hampton Boulevard in Taylors, SC.

Facebook. Yes, I'm on Facebook and that's probably why I've neglected my blog. Facebook is mindless and doesn't require as much brainpower as trying to put together a blog post with pictures and witty thoughts. Not an excuse, just the truth. Anyway, I have been laughing so hard at what everyone is calling "Doppelgänger Week." Are you kidding me? Did you REALLY just put a picture of Pamela Anderson on your profile and say people have told you you look like her???

Max has been sick the past few days so I've been letting him sleep in our bed. Well, last night as I was watching TV downstairs I heard a loud thump. I ran upstairs and found Max on the floor. He had fallen off the bed and was still asleep with his thumb in his mouth. I had to pick him up and put him back in bed. How do you do that and not wake up??

So tonight while I'm at Walmart Don heard another noise come from upstairs. He goes up there and Max is standing beside the bed and told Don he threw up. Don asked him if he had been coughing and was that why he threw up. Max said no....he said he stuck his fingers down his throat and that made him throw up. Why would he do that?

And lastly, is it wrong that I want to buy the book "The Politician"? This whole John Edwards thing is truly unbelievable. I watched this Andrew Young guy on 20/20 the other night and I can't decide how I feel about him. Anyway, still trying to determine if I want to give him some of my money or not.

Ok, enough random thoughts by me...off to bed I go.

SNOW (well, sorta) and a few other things

Another picture post. Here we go...

This was just one night last week about 6:00...probably the WORST hour of every day. The twins are tired, starting to get hungry but yet it's too early to put them down and too early to feed them. So, I pull out all the stops...there is no baby contraption I won't try! And thank goodness for big brother Max...they love watching and laughing at him.I told Max to give Lane a kiss. Of course, I didn't realize he was going to cut off oxygen in doing so.My sweet Lane. Poor thing, for the past 6 weeks or so she has either had an ear infection or bronchial/junky lung issues. This past week she was on an oral steroid and and we're still doing breathing treatments. But, for the past 24 hours she seems to be feeling a lot better (longer naps, not crying/whining). So, hopefully she's on the mend.Thought I would put a few pics in of Don feeding the babies today. They eat baby food and drink a bottle for breakfast, lunch and dinner and then we also do a bottle before bed. They're eating all kinds of vegetables and fruit and the only ones that they really don't like are peas. Abe will start to gag and then he will do the big shiver...it's hilarious!Contrary to what you would think, our girl is the messy eater.Abe eagerly awaits his next bite...And this is why Abe is not a messy eater. He opens his mouth so wide that not one part of the spoon actually touches his mouth.I know he's mine, but he is so cute!And then yesterday we had our big snow day. Well, it was actually about 2" of sleet/ice which made for some good sledding though. Once again, the one time it snows Max is sick. He had a fever of 101 and a horrible cough but we loaded him up with Tylenol and let him sled for a little while. Thankfully school is closed tomorrow so maybe one more day of rest and he will feel better.Yes, that would be me taking a turn and it was FUN! If it weren't for the twins I think I could have stayed out there all day long!Don't you like the fancy snowflake editing I did on the next two pictures? I know...cheesy. I put two of my hats on the twins...Lane wasn't amused.
And lastly, my sweet boy who has on more than one occasion today coughed up a lung. Nice bed head, Max!

So much for New Year's resolutions...

So I told myself that I would start blogging more in 2010....hmmm, let's hope those other resolutions fair a little better than this one. I have so much to post, but just can't get the motivation to put it all together. So, this post is just going to be pictures of the twins...remember them?

Oh, but first off, how about a cute video of the munchkins doing a little giggling today?



Don't you love it when you walk in to get a baby after a nap and they start kicking and smiling when they see you...always good for a mama's ego! Poor Lane has had a double ear infection going on 5 weeks and is now on her 4th antibiotic. The doctor said if this one doesn't work then we're headed to the ENT. So, we'll see what happens.Abe is usually Mr. Smiley too, but he has had a cold for the past few days. Don't you love the snot running out of his nose?Looking at their sizes, can you guess which one LOVES to eat? That's right...Abe is my champion eater (weighing in at 21 lbs). I only wish I had the willpower to turn down food like Lane does...is she already working on her figure? Actually, I think a lot of it is because of her ear issues so hopefully eating will improve once we get that figured out.Look who's getting up on his knees and rocking? This boy will be crawling soon!Lane's always several weeks behind whatever Abe is doing. She rolls all over the place to get to whatever toy she's after but no trying to crawl yet. Lori, they love this ball you got them!Abe is a take no prisoners man...even if it's his poor sister.Let me tell you, these babies (not the cute kids...the exersaucers) are my BEST FRIENDS! You know, I used one with Max, but with twins they're almost a necessity. You always need a place where you can contain one while you're doing something with the other one so these are the bomb. Oh, and they love watching Baby Einstein in them too!And the Boppys are my friends too. What did people do 20 years ago without all these neat baby contraptions we have?Is 6 months too early to have your own cell phone?This child will put anything and everything in his mouth...including Lane's head, your finger, his toys, etc.
Well, that's it for now. Hope everyone is having a good 2010 and here's to more blogging this year...WOOHOO!!!