Check this out...

Kind of last-minute and the good ones are gone, but worth checking out. Spirit Airlines is running another huge special and most of the Detroit flights are either a penny or 8 bucks.

Josh & Adam with Elmo

Sesame Street Live

Why I'm not nice

I've been working on a project with my sister the past week that has required some extra work. Bleary-eyed @ 3am last night, I realized that between my old job and my new job, I've put in 25 hours so far this week.

Oh yeah, and on top of that, Nate is off being eaten by bears in the woods for 5 days.

So I'm a workaholic man-cation* widow. Yup, that explains it - no wonder I've been such a flaming bit** this week.

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*Man-cation: This is a Nate word for a men-only vacation that involves immense amounts of sweat, beer, and the Great Outdoors.

More Karaoke Dance Party

More video of Joshua dancing can be found here on YouTube.

Trust me - it's worth taking a few minutes to check him out. American Idol, here we come.

Let's Do the Numbers Rumba

A la Hanson, Josh says Run Bop.

He's baaaaack!

My long-lost good napper is back. I have to say, I thought he might be gone forever...the funny thing is, he spent a weekend @ my sis-in-law's house while Nate and I went to GR (Grand Rabbit, as Josh says) to see the Blue Man Group and have some child-free downtime (much needed, much loved).

I was afraid that the whole change of environment would totally weird him out. Turns out it had the exact opposite effect - he came back WAY better than he went. He is now walking into his room and getting in bed - JUST BECAUSE I TOLD HIM TO!!! And staying there.

Hallelujah!

Go before you go...

If you wanna save a little CO2, use the airport lavatory, not the one on the plane, since the fuel used for every mile-high flush could run a car for 6 miles.

Each lavatory visit emits 5.6 lbs of CO2 due to energy used flushing the toilet (airplanes use powered vacuums, not gravity like toilets at home). Hold it right there - go earlier, and skip cramped, nasty-smelling airplane bathrooms.

On short trips, flush before you fly, simple as that.

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from wwww.idealbite.com

Catching Fireflies

Catching Fireflies is one of my favorite stores. Not at all child-friendly (trust me) but très charmant and definitely worth wasting an hour on a lazy afternoon...if you ever have one of those...

They give away a $100 gift card every month if the last 4 digits of your DL # match a randomly selected set. So in the interest of someone, someday winning, I'm posting this month's winning number. If you win I want a cut.

2246

Your child is 28 months old

Hello, Sarah!

While your child is learning better motor skills these days — stacking blocks, turning pages, even standing on one foot — he may not have as good a grip on his emotions*. At this age he's still prone to a fair amount of pushing, yelling, and throwing tantrums at the drop of a hat. When he's upset, remind him that talking gets better results than acting out, and remember to praise him when she makes an effort to communicate with words.

Learn more fascinating facts about your 28-month-old's development.

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Umm, yeah. Duh. I've noticed.