Because I said so

There is a such thing as guest etiquette my dear friends but I don't believe any of you know how to use it. Sure everyone knows that you should ask before doing almost anything in someone else's home but what if you are a regular? What if this home was your home away from home? Do you think that the rules no longer apply to you? No? Well you're wrong. No matter how many times I go to my "in laws" I always put my coat, bag and daughter's things in one particular spot in the living room by the door. Although they sometimes take my coat and hang it up, I personally do not like to go into people's closets to insert or retrieve anything because once something is out of place, you're the first person they look at. Not at all implying anything bad towards my "in laws" because I love them and enjoy their company BUT it is there home and I am a guest so I act as such. Did you know that you should take your shoes off when you coming into someone's

My daughter is fourteen weeks old today and on this day she drank four ounces of breastmilk from a bottle! It has been torture but I have been pushing a bottle down her throat twice daily since she refused to eat in my absence on Saturday. I don't want my baby to starve but I do want to be able to leave her with family while I take a few hours to better myself. So I had to do it and I am very pleased with her today, lets just hope she continues on this path in making life a lot easier for Mommy.

So we all know that sometimes our eyes are much bigger than our bellies and we sometimes ask for more than we can eat. But how about when our hearts are much bigger than our hands and we bite off way more than we can chew? This past weekend I babysat three of my six sisters. Now mind you, I have a three month old at home so one child would meet my quota but they come in a package and just one is not enough. The three sisters are Erin, my favorite sister, who is one and a half years old and my eleven month old twin sisters, Aaliyah and Aniyah. Whew, just the thought of them took me back and gave me a headache. Erin wasn't bad at all, she listens, understands and tells you when she has to use the restroom. Those twins though, in their crawling, walking, whining, begging, playful stage proved to be way more than I can chew with my cry baby in tow. But it was fun and I was glad I could help but Lord knows that won't happen again anytime soon. Maybe when my baby is able to crawl or