Is is 102 degrees.
My children and husband are in the neighbor's pool. (Not Ernesto's, I guess he decided not to keep it up now that he's in the big F)
All of my neighbors are drinking heavily and I am sipping Hint water in the house because I can stand the heat for about 3 minutes and then I get "witchy"
We had grand plans to grill but I just ordered pizza.  The thought of Will melting his face over the grill...guh.
It's the 4th of July everyone!  Boy is it great not to have a drink on the 4th of July!
Apparently now that we are in the heat of the summer, I am craving alcohol.  Shit.
It was bound to happen. I went 13 weeks (ok 7 if you don't count the five and half weeks, I didn't know I was pregnant) and now I just want to guzzle wine.
Look, I think this is better than craving dirt or charcoal or PAPER like some pregnant women do...at least my craving is something you are supposed to consume!!
Keegan is in a very difficult phase right now and I almost hate to write about it because inevitably the "Perfect Parent Brigade" is out there just ready to pounce on the fact that their children "Never do anything sassy or turd-ish." They have allllll the answers.
Well, I don't want to hear it.
My son is being a crab and we are trying to de-crab him.  Our way.
So he has been spending some "quality time" in his room.
Screaming.
A lot.
Shit balls. I need a drink.
Today Will put him in his room after he talked back. He screamed "DAD!!!" for 10 minutes and when Will allowed him to come out Keegan mumbled weakly:  "My voice is losing power..."
No kidding. You just screamed bloody murder for 10 minutes. I bet it's losing power.
Keegan is one of the most "bright light, funny, smart" kids I know.  He is clever and witty and his smile lights up a room. But Keegan wants to be in charge of EVERYTHING and at 5, that just ain't happening in our house.
When he goes to college, he can make his own decisions...kind of...but at 5, he is not going to call the shots.
I admire his tenacity, but I am hoping the "time outs" in his room will help the situation.
It is exhausting disciplining because good discipline requires well, DISCIPLINE.
 It means remaining consistent and look, right now, NOTHING about ME feels consistent.
It is not easy to be pregnant and deal with this as well.  I am just being honest.
The good times still completely out weigh the bad, and I can say this truthfully because right now, his father has him over at the pool and the house is completely quiet!!!!
The blessing is that this is just a phase. Just like allllllllllll the other phases we have been through in five years......but I am not going to lie, I liked the Cars phase a lot better.
Well, the pizza's almost here, and I have a few more minutes to sneak in the last episode of Real Housewives.  (Pure heavenly crap tv)

Here I am today at 13 weeks.
Here is Maren modeling her 4th of July dress.
Keegan is not pictured, but earlier today he was wearing a batman cape and track pants.
Perfect clothes for a 102 degree day.
We didn't let him OUTSIDE in it!!!!!!! Don't worry!!!!!!!!!
More later!