Brown Beans, Not Black!

October 24, 2013

Dear boys,
   You are sleeping downstairs with your daddy, first time in awhile!  I was so excited to see you both yesterday.  Now that I don't get to take care of you it seems, well, it is fact, we have less time together and I miss that.  Yet, I am thankful for so much time we had while you were still pre-schoolers.  I was looking through my videos trying to delete some since the computer  is full!  And can't possibly delete the two of you when so small running along the boardwalk at Hellcat Swamp Trail singing "A little bit of this, a little bit of that" like that guy in the dancing video (can't think of his name- Christopher Walkins! Thats it!)
    Last night was Game 1 of the 2013 World Series Red Sox vx. St. Louis Cardinals.  Red Sox won 7-1.  I didnt' watch, went to bed!  Uncle Joe watched it alone and your dad watched it while in bed with you guys downstairs.
   We had chicken wings and whole wheat macaroni and cheese I made with Velvet cheese, broccoli and beans.  Dylan asked for brown beans, not black, Noah then complained at dinner that he wanted back beans, just to be contrary, although he is my biggest fan of my BROWN baked beans mixed in with mac n' cheese!  The little shit! The two of you!  I had to put Noah in time out because he blew out my candle on the table deliberately, no apology when i gave him the evil eye, just laughed.  You're in a stage of lots of grabbing of things, turning lights on and off to be funny, throwing things around, a little out of control.  Your dad needs a few lessons in behavior management.  I have some old material from my college days I am going to give him.
    So some interesting things are going on in your lives right now, some good, some not so good.  Noah told me that your Mom and Adam have been fighting, screaming at each other and Noah has to shut the door in his bedroom.  I told him that me and Uncle Joe get mad at each other sometimes too but he said they were REALLY mad.  Also, your daddy has had a few dates with a woman named Stephanie.  This is probably the longest relationship he's had since your mom and after that Stacia which was also about a month like this one.  I hope it keeps going.  She sounds perfect for your dad.  She showed up on first date with a backgammon board!  We'll see!