Quiet on the homefront.

My two middle daughters have been gone all week. They went to spend some of their all too short summer vacation with my mother at the other end of the state. Occasionally I think of how peaceful life could be without kids but just having three in the house as opposed to the five I have been accustomed to for the last year feels empty and awkward. I haven't called every day to check on them because I don't want to insult my mother but I feel their absence in every minute of the day. People say I'm crazy for having so many children but maybe I just thrive on chaos. I've always enjoyed being around interesting people, different people and living with 5 developing individual and enthralling personalities is the realization of that joy. Who could ask for better than that?

Here on the homefront we are again experiencing the repercussions of teaching matching skills. Moira refuses to put on any two pieces of clothing that don't contain the exact same shades of color. Light pink with dark pink doesn't do the trick. And all hair bows have to be held up to the clothes for an exact comparison. Not exactly what I'm accustomed to getting from a 3 year old. I'm off to dress Vada for dance class now. What moron created the hair bun?