A Few Random Observations

As many of you know, I am the proud father of triplets.  This is both a blessing and a curse, as you can imagine.  Here are a few random thoughts I've found myself having recently, which are more or less a result of my progeny...

1.  I desperately need to renew my Sam's Club membership.  Now that the kiddos are potty trained, we are going through a TON of toilet paper!  It seems like I have to buy a 30-roll MEGA pack once a week.  Actually, I should probably conduct a study and determine my monthly toilet paper expense...it will probably be so much that I need to consider it a separate "bill" in my household budget.  *sigh*

2.  I desperately need to renew my Sam's Club membership.  My kiddos eat SO MUCH FOOD.  A loaf of bread might last two meals.  A pound of bacon?  ONE MEAL.  They LOVE bacon.  Actually, I'm thinking I might need to purchase shares of farm animals instead.  The kids would LOVE it, until they realized the sad truth that we eat farm animals.  Their stuffed animals that they sleep with are a cow, a pig, and a sheep, so I know this would be difficult on them...

3.  Pedal-less bikes WORK.  Last weekend I was kiddo-wrangling solo, so I took them on a nice long walk / bike training session.  For their birthday, I got them a Strider Bike.  Imagine a small bike with no training wheels, drivetrain or brakes.  Just paddle your feet on the ground Flinstones-style and go!  It's supposed to teach the critical skills of bike-riding first (balance and steering) so that you can skip the training wheels entirely when your kids are big enough for a "big-kid's bike".  Anyway, one of my boys ROCKED the bike-training!  I'm fully convinced he has learned how to control his lateral balance, and will have no problems handling a regular bike when the time comes...  The other two kiddos will take a bit longer, but I'm confident it'll work for them too.

As an added bonus, I also got to go back to the doctor's office just a few days after going in for the infamous CAT BITE.  Apparently, I am having an Ear Infection Revival.  In honor of my early childhood (which I have no memory of...another story yet to be told on my blog), my ear canals decided to both get infected, which renders me borderline deaf, and can also make my head feel like it's going to explode.  Anyway, my normal doctor couldn't see me when I needed to go in, so another doctor had to provide the diagnosis.  I was a little disappointed, though, because she didn't even mention my cat-induced wound (it was in my chart!).  I was FOR SURE the ear infections were a rare symptom of Cat Scratch Fever.  In any case, I got yet another prescription for antibiotics, so I'm pretty much going to be bacteria-free for the remainder of my natural life.  I couldn't even tell you how many days I've been taking the stuff!  On the plus side, I did actually have a diagnosable condition, so I at least felt justified in this week's trip to the doctor.  It's much more satisfying to pay those medical bills when you know you actually needed the help!

Anyway, I'm sure I'll have more interesting things to tell you soon...stay tuned!