I live...and to the fullest, I might add.  Life had been a whirlwind recently, but all for the better.  I am finally headed in the direction I should be headed.

 

Yesterday was my baby's birthday.  All of my chldren are now officially double digits.  His two favorite gifts?  The BINGO cage we got him as well as the plastic cups.

 

You heard me right.  Plastic cups.  But these are not just any old set of plastic cups.  These are a $30.00 set of plastic cups.  You can't even drink out of them.  They have big holes in the bottom.  I suppose that is to make them easier to stack and unstack.  Have you heard of this sport?  There are world champions at this, and DANG they are FAST.  These kids can stack and unstack a set of 12 cups faster than you can blink.  Don't believe me?  Check out the video clips at the Speed Stacking website: http://worldsportstackingassociation.org/

 

 

My two boys have been doing nothing but stacking cups since the box was opened last night.  This morning they were racing each other and my younger, double-digit and slightly-slower-stacker son said, "THAT'S NOT FAIR!!" 

 

"Why not?" asked the speedy, older double-digit son.

 

"You're going too fast!!!"  Crocodile tears welled up in his eyes.

 

The older double-digit son has a birthday coming up in a couple of days.....I wonder what he'll be opening up?  (ponder, ponder, ponder....)

 

Later in the morning we heard the younger saying, "STOP FOLLOWING ME!!"  Sir Mighty Rhino opened the bedroom door to see a non-chalant older boy casually leaning against the wall.

 

"I'm NOT following you."

 

"Yes you are!"  (Well, perhaps he's just following the PLASTIC CUPS and it's not really you, young son...)

 

Clearly, it was time for Sir Mighty Rhino to step in.  "Stop following your brother around."

 

"I'm NOT!"

 

"Yes you ARE!"

 

To which my oldest daughter and mother-in-training said, "KNOCK IT OFF!!!"

 

All arguments ended.  That's m'girl.  *beams*