Five Brown Kids

I'd been drafting a post in my head about modesty for men when I came across this article  - When Suits Become a Stumbling Block .  It's everything I wanted to say;  just better - much better.  So read it and then come back and add to the list. Here's what I'm adding 1. No backward caps 2. No arm cleavage (t-shirts that are just a little too snug on the biceps) 3. No buff men cuddling babies or pushing jogging strollers 4. No black men on bicycles Tyrone and Scotia - BYU 2008

The three oldest went to a friends lake house for a 24 hour birthday party and left Tyrone, Blythe and I home alone in our own little house.   By the time Tyrone got home from church Friday eve the house was clean, the babe was in bed and we didn’t have to fight anyone for the couch, the blanket, the movie or the ice-cream.  We didn’t have to tuck anyone into bed.  When we woke up no one was fighting over the TV, no unmade beds, no kitchen mess.  I ran while Tyrone took Blythe to Trader Joes, she napped and I did too, we swam while Tyrone played ball, Tyrone and I mowed the lawn while she took another nap.   The floor stayed clean, the sink stayed empty and it was quiet.   Heavenly!  Most relaxing day in a decade. A 24 hour vacation in my very own house. And the kids had fun too!

She's scooting backwards on the floor until she gets stuck in a corner. Crawling can only be days away.... The cutest faces Two bottom teeth Long eye lashes

Taye has a chess class this semester at school.  Dad's table is finally going to get a workout.

I've heard a few people mention that they think being a nurse anesthetist might be boring - just putting people to sleep all day. From the sounds of it, it is anything but. Tyrone did a crash c-section one day and he came home still going over the numbers..... woman arrives in OR at 8:38 without an IV, he gets an IV in, starts drugging her up and is sliding a breathing tube down her throat at 8:44 when the surgeon starts cutting, baby out at 8:45.  That will take your breath away. Some nights it is so quiet he sleeps all night and sometimes he works non-stop from arrival til departure. Some days he is charge CRNA and then instead of putting people to sleep he is managing a huge staff of anesthetists and making sure every OR has coverage when and where they need it - Right now!  He says the charge phone rings every couple of minutes with a need and there isn't even time to breathe between demands. We all love hearing about his most interesting cases over supper..... e...