A few weeks ago we took the boys to the Fort Worth stock yards and went to the rodeo. I had brisket at Coopers, the boys were clad in the appropriate attire, including cowboy boots, and we had open minds about the experience. The arena was pretty clean. In fact, I don’t remember smelling any horse toots. I was happy to be at the rodeo with the Lion, who is a cowboy deep down in…

My last trip to Ikea was circa 2005, so a few things have changed since I last visited one. Yesterday, I took the boys to look for playroom furniture (which I found- the Trofast storage system seems perfect), and I realized Ikea is the most mommy-friendly store. There was a huge cafeteria which served three item meals for $2.49. There were free diapers in the clean, family bathroom, which had a low toilet seat for…

Saturday night, we attended mass at St. Gabriel’s in McKinney. Hubby dropped us off at the door and went to park. I carried the Lion into the service and Gadget sat next to us. All was well for about five minutes, and then the Lion started talking. He was not using his inside voice, and he was asking a bunch of questions just as the homily started. I asked nicely for him to be quiet,…