Before you can even say it, Mama knows…it’s been WAY too long. However, this thing called “life” has finally caught up with Mama and getting to the computer to share Mama’s every little thought and moment has proven way more difficult than when there was just two of them. Now, there’s no such thing as a free hand…they’re busy…all the time until finally…finally they all go to sleep and even then Mama falls asleep herself with a blinking blank screen before her. But now….it’s SUMMER time around here and Mama is vowing to get back on track in all aspects of life.

We had a graduation…a big graduation. Lily-girl is no longer in sweet kindergarten but is now in the big time — first grade.

Baby Boy is finally in his big boy underwear — it’s still a work in progress…#2 has proven very difficult for him and Mama should take stock in Target underwear.

CeCe at six and half months has learned to crawl — baby-proofing is on the agenda.

It’s been changing times around Mama’s household but yet…they still manage to amaze Mama every single day. Let’s take a look, shall we?!

It’s amazing that she’s only six, yet has the attitude of a sullen fourteen year-old. Every day brings a new challenge, yet this amazing attitude and all-around sassiness has really thrown Mama for a loop. Isn’t it something that is gradually supposed to happen and not all at once?! In fact, today Mama saw her do “three snaps in a ‘Z’ formation”…remember that from In Living Color (when J.Lo was just a fly girl…gosh, Mama is OLD).

It’s happening right before Mama’s eyes and well, the other half is happening on the playground at school. Oh, yes…the things that she has learned from the playground are astounding…and well, let’s just see what she’s been hearing in the last week.

She learned the word – PENIS. Yes, a part of the male anatomy but clearly not something they are teaching in kindergarten science. Mama asked her where she heard that word (hoping it was from us) and she said her friend at school said it. Playing it cool, Mama asked her if she knew what it meant, she did because she used it in the right context. Fine, it’s true your brother does have a PENIS and yes, you did in fact “sit” on it but let’s try and use it sparingly and preferably not in public, okay?!

Then came the word…SEXY. She could not possibly know what this word means and where did she hear this one. The playground again? Or was she reading Mama’s Fifty Shades of Grey book (please be the former…otherwise there are worse things in there than just this word)? In fact, a mom at school came up to Mama and said that Lily-girl called her son SEXY and she had to explain to him what it meant. Uh-oh. Mama asked and she again, said she heard it on the playground. Mama asked her if she knew what it meant — she didn’t really because she said she was going to have a “SEXY Summer.” Not quite Lily-girl. Mama proceeded to give her the talk about not using words that you don’t know what they mean.

Next on the famous word list was…JUST SAYIN’. Really? Mama does not use this saying at all. In fact, Mama finds it absolutely annoying and almost would rather hear her say the “S” word than this. While, it’s not technically bad, Mama said just don’t say it. Period.

WHAT THE…? Yup. That was next on the list. Innocent as it may seem since the sentence or question as it may seem doesn’t really get an ending. The expression again, Mama finds quite annoying, could be finished with any matter of words — the “F” word, hell…Mama prefers it not be said at all. Mama asked where this one was heard — a movie that the grandparents let her watch. One animated movie rated “PG” apparently. Note to self, find this movie and toss it in the trash. It’s bad enough refereeing all the words heard on the playground and now an expression from an animated movie — Mama must make her walk around with earplugs from now on. Mama told her there will be penalties if this is used again…

There are more from Lily-girl but now Mama turns to Baby Boy…

Baby Boy: “Mama, my pee-pee hurts!”

Mama: “Do you have to go to the bathroom?”

We scramble to the bathroom…

Baby Boy: “Oh, Mama look…it’s BIG!”

Trying to ignore the obvious, yes it was “up.”

Baby Boy: “I have MORNING WOOD!”

Awesome…where did he learn that?

Baby Boy: “Daddy taught me that!”

Oh boy, a Mama’s job is never done…is it? Thank goodness the littlest one can’t talk yet but you never know, her first word might be one of these if we’re on the playground long enough.