• @ryancordell is going to be so excited to come home to find out his sons know all the words to Step By Step by NKOTB. Thanks Just Dance! #
• They also can sing Who Let the Dogs Out! Lol this game is hilerious. #
• Dancing kids http://yfrog.com/jybjcj #
• Rory cried for about 2 hrs last night. Yesterday he had drool running down his face all day. I'm guessing molars? Does that happen at 2? #
• @cvcvo you would think I would know this since I have two older girls in reply to cvcvo #
• @ryancordell I just let them put Rory on the boat #
• Banana pudding… #
• And peach cobbler #
• @ryancordell @rustinc he does lose peach cobbler all gone. Pretty sure the kids will eat all the pudding before u get back tonight in reply to ryancordell #
• Last night Jo was the night owl. He had a fever though. Molars? Swimmer ear? Infection? Why do these thing happen when @ryancordell is away? #
• Took jo to the train station to pick up @ryancordell. I don't know whether he's more excited to see the trains or daddy. #
• Darn next door neighbors put a password on their wireless internet. Used to be able to access their signal from our dock. #
• Deciding whether I should go over and asked for their password or just live another 4 more days without internet #
• Obviously I have an iPhone but SML only has Edge no 3G and honestly I'm not a fan of browsing on a tiny screen. #
• I am currently spewing a litany of curse words. I think my camera is broken. #
• It keeps given me a shutter release error. I've done everything I know to fix it. #
• Ryan is napping with the boys. I am taking a break. It looks like this. yes that is a kid jumping into the water. http://yfrog.com/n35t4j #
• Is thinking that 8 is a good bedtime for me. Spent way to much time in the sun today. #
• Braids http://yfrog.com/n1llvj #
• Downloaded angry birds for my iPhone yesterday. Now all children including the 2 yr olds steal the phone to play that game. #
• Whenever I find them playing with it I want to throw a tantrum. "Its my phone! Don't play my game! You are ruining it!" #
• Sadly enough I think my kids are done with vacation. I'm not. Heading back to WI in 3 days. #
• Will be in Cville tomorrow! I'm excited. Although this visit is probably not good for me. Feels like I'm going "home" not visiting. #
• Reading to many tweets about #Blogher10 Makes me want to go. Not because I'm a big time blogger but because it sounds like fing fun. #
• At UVA/Cville this is a bit hard for me, keep thinking im home but I'm not #
• Realized I am an alumni and therefore a potential million dollar donor where is the red carpet? #
• I did not play angry birds tonight. I went out. Drink lots of sangria. Ate good food. Saw Inception. Good movie. #
• Drink = drank … I drank a lot but not that much. #
• I love the heat. Yeah for sweat. Ducks the curse words and tomatoes. #
• Is directing the all the newbies parents to Newcomb Hall while waiting for @ryancordell. Shouldn't I be getting paid for this? #
• Bodos before diss defense. He's ready. @ryancordell http://yfrog.com/jns0btj #
• Desperately trying to log into UVA's system to print out @ryancordell's abstracts and another copy of his title page. System is failing me #
• Complete tech fail. No able to print out anything #
• @ryancordell is a Doctor now. Congratulations love! I'm so proud of you. #
• Welcome to the land of hiccups in paperwork filing. Running around UVA in 96+ heat is super fun. #
• Diagnosis on camera mirror isn't releasing need new body #

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• Aaarrrrggghhhh… I don't think we are ever going to travel with the boys again. We'll just stay home. The screaming isn't worth it. #
• They just don't sleep. Pack-n-plays are a joke no matter how well I pad them or lined it with things the smell like home. #
• Lakehouse schedule: eat, swim, eat, naps, swim, eat, put kiddos to bed, drink wine, play boardgames/wii, sleep – 14 days of this heaven #
• Lakehouse life = Kids smelling like sunscreen and living in their bathing suits. #
• Took the girls about 30 mins to jump in http://yfrog.com/5f8j8qj #
• Annual kid tradition swimming in pjs is about to commence. #
• Watching the #worldcup Go Holland!!!! #
• Holland my daughter turns 10 today. Please win the game for her. #worldcup #
• Played Catan till 1 in the morning with friends. Tomorrow is going to suck. Kids will be up by 7. #
• Since tomorrow is now today … 7 in the morning is going to suck. Anyone want to get up with 3-2 yr olds, 3-6yr olds, & 3-10 yr olds? #
• Trying to decide whether to drive the four hrs to DC to take my niece to see a few of the sights. I'm the only way she will ever see DC. #
• My sister has 3 kids and has pawned off all of them on other members of the #
• Bah! My sister has pawned off all her children. Poor things. If it wasnt for the kids I seriously wouldnt want anything to do with her. #
• I'm a bad person for telling Twitter that. Kind of fed up with watching her children suffer at the hands of her stupidity and meanness. #
• On another note facebook on my iPhone is broken. On edge doubt I could redownload it. Guess I am going to bed. #
• No DC trip. Going to stay at the lakehouse and chill while @ryancordell goes to 34566887552268964th conference of the year. #
• R just read the letters on my shirt "r-e-l-i-g-i-o-n that spells RORY" #
• I haven't been running once since we've been on vaca. Still two weeks before we head home. I need to fit it in. #
• "Dadda fish? Where are the fish? FISH!!!" http://yfrog.com/86aryuj #
• Pondering a trip to Cville tomorrow. Although solo sans stroller with 5 kiddos scares me. #
• @Marijean I know several that have one but I need a double and that is where it gets hard. The moms I know are actively using theirs. in reply to Marijean #
• @SparkleMamas it was bedtime for us 2 hrs ago in reply to SparkleMamas #
• @SparkleMamas YES! The twins were a bit more difficult they hate sleeping in their pack-in-plays. Swimming for 5+ hrs tired them out in reply to SparkleMamas #
• @SparkleMamas oh and we're on est time I think u are on pacific. in reply to SparkleMamas #
• Can't sleep although super tired. Also grumpy or in a mood whatever you want to call it … #
• I'm super supportive of @ryancordell's work but the traveling sometimes makes me super grumpy. Hoping @houseofmaps will make things better. #
• @houseofmaps bring bananas #
• The original fisher price little people – the boys live them http://yfrog.com/j9yagj http://yfrog.com/jd8a7lj #
• "where's dadda?" "Philadelphia" "Pildelfffeeia? Nooooooo!" pause "ok byebye dadda. He ride chocho?" "yes" "nooooooo" @ryancordell #
• Headache. Trying not to drink DPs. #
• @HouseOfMaps well hopefully you will have a girl child and then once married to one of my lovely boys that child shall be a Cordell. in reply to HouseOfMaps #
• Catan round #2 #
• My 9 year old niece cleaned the basement toy explosion w/o being asked. Can I keep her? Of course the boys are now destroying it #
• A week from today @ryancordell and I will be in Cville sans kids. I am making a list of places I have to eat at. There are to many …. #
• @Marijean thanks for asking around. Spent the day watching the older kids swim from the house while the babies destroyed said house. in reply to Marijean #

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• so I guess the good thing about WI is that I have only had to turn on the air twice since we've been here #
• @HouseOfMaps please don't die in reply to HouseOfMaps #
• @houseofmaps are you alive? #
• Didn't plan on going to bed wanted to read my book. J decided he didnt #
• C wants to go running with me this morning. She said she'll do the same week that I am in couch to 5K. #
• C ran with me. Did a GREAT job. So proud. #
• planning our trip back home to VA. Heard there are excessive heat warnings. That's great since I have been cold since we got to WI. #
• Epic trip back to VA commences #
• Ryan had his GPS set to avoid highways. Trip time 15 hrs! Ugh #
• Traffic woes http://yfrog.com/mj7iij #
• Bet your iPhone didn't come with googly eyes http://yfrog.com/jceiptuj #
• I know an octupus that would make some delicious calamari. #worldcup #
• Keeping myself entertained sock puppet with her bff iPhone http://yfrog.com/85xrpj #
• Ok so as much as I hate to admit it the DVD players for the van were an amazing purchase considering the length of these trips #
• We got to pay a $1 to drive on the worst road in IL toll road fail http://yfrog.com/iy4wuxj #
• Traffic galore. At a stand still now. http://yfrog.com/2m1w9zj #
• Listening to the game on the radio. Problem I don't know the players names. Go Germany!! #worldcup #worstfanever #
• @SparkleMamas damn straight down with Spain! in reply to SparkleMamas #
• Is 1/2 hour away from family drama. Ugh. #
• @ryancordell R is STILL not asleep. How's J doing? #
• It's 11:30 my babies are still not asleep. I AM NOT please about this. #
• Haven't been home to celebrate my dads birthday in 15 yrs. Making him goulash. Bought him 2 – 6 packs of beer & a German chocolate cake #
• I win best daughter award hands down. #
• I really hope the my kids are all friends when they grow up and live a reasonable distance from each other. #
• @houseofmaps whats up for lakehouse weekend? Ryan is leaving for Philly Thurs night. I need you. #
• Em's hand is looking better. I wish she wasn't such a drama queen about the stitches though. She freaks out whenever I go to clean it. #
• Need to go to bed. Have to drive 9 hrs tomorrow. Or rather @ryancordell has to drive. #
• Love for the donuts http://yfrog.com/jtyzijj http://yfrog.com/5ns0vqj #
• Now if only I could find a drive through Starbucks #
• Rain, rain, rain. We have never once made the trip from KY to VA and vise versa w/o it pouring on us #
• Not the best coffee in the world but you can always find one close while traveling http://yfrog.com/2mw8dkj #
• @HouseOfMaps @ryancordell it's not a dh conference. in reply to HouseOfMaps #
• Silly dog http://yfrog.com/85g7nj #
• Half way to lake house fun! #
• My niece is going to be go through some culture shock. My parenting style is very different from my sis. For starters no R movies. #
• @HouseOfMaps potential? He gots some deals goin down? Holla! in reply to HouseOfMaps #
• Passed a horrible accident. Car flipped. Watched as people pulled a family out of the wreckage. They all seemed ok. #

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What Ryan and I had to sing to costumers on their birthdays when we worked together at Ponderosa Steakhouse …

“HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  WE’RE SO GLAD YOU CAME! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! FROM THE PONDEROSA GANG! YEAH! ”

or

What my father would sing to me. This is probably where all my issues stem from …

“Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. You look like a monkey and you smell like one too!”

or

Traditional. What Ryan’s family probably sung to him …

“Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Ryan Happy Birthday to you.”

or

The Blues Clues version – what the boys would sing to Ryan …

“Have a happy Birthday You! We’ll have a great day too! Everybody play, It’s Ryan’s special day. Happy birthday!”

Happy Birthday husband dear. You are now 30, which isn’t quite as over-the-hill as you would like to believe. I know you loved that I posted this for the WHOLE world to know.

Smooches and kisses,

your lovely wife

• @houseofmaps http://bit.ly/a04A0q #
• @HouseOfMaps we split because its two of us … at $125 a night not so bad in reply to HouseOfMaps #
• Goooooooaaaaaallllll!!! We love you Donovan! #
• #worldcup #
• @HouseOfMaps so emptied out my photo bin organized half of them into boxes … found about 15 unused cards … expect a bevy of cards in reply to HouseOfMaps #
• Emptied my 12 gallon tub of photographs. Organized half of them into photo boxes by year. Will tackle the other half tomorrow. #
• fed the boys green beans and donuts for dinner. I'm a great mom! #
• Mass is no longer possible with the boys. That was embarassing. Not that I heard more then the opening prayer before I had to take them out. #
• By out I mean outside the church because they couldn't even behave in the narthex. No cry room. #
• making breakfast at 2 in the afternoon. Pancakes, sausage, strawberries, scrabbled eggs … yum! Wish I had some oranges #
• I'm being crafty and I gotz a rotary cutter. Beware!
  http://bit.ly/biKiQu #
• @ryancordell brought me a blizzard bonus points for him! I'm going to make him a crayon roll, too! #
• 1st sewing project ever!! It's crooked but functional. http://yfrog.com/0a38cvj http://yfrog.com/jyn86j #
• Just did week 3, day 1 of #c25k with @couch5k! #
• How it should have ended … http://bit.ly/aevu0q Lost that is. #
• @ryancordell just think one day you'll have a J-Lo butt … LOL well maybe not #
• @KellyCrash HAHA that was suppose to be a direct message to @ryancordell have to return stuff to Lands End but its 20 mins away in reply to KellyCrash #
• is it bedtime yet … for my kids? #
• @HouseOfMaps you going to Houston still … hurricane? in reply to HouseOfMaps #
• On my run this morning I saw written in chalk: "Jacob & Edward sukz. We luv Justin Bieber 4vr." #
• I had to think a while before I realized who Jacob, Edward, & Justin were. #imgettingold #
• R says, " I hav the best Belly ever!" #
• @babyrabies thats amazing! Great job K. I've decided that my twins will never be potty trained. in reply to babyrabies #
• Great the neighbor across the street is shooting off real fireworks. WTF! #
• By real I mean not sparklers but big ones. Not to mention his 2 year old is running around while he does this. #
• Finished The Girl Who Played With Fire. Going to attempt to get the last book from the library tomorrow. They have it. #
• R has hit the 45 min mark in his tantrum spectacular. #
• We're at 55 mins of tantrum spectacular. So far I find the show loud and uninteresting. Although the girl are emotional over it. #
• An hour and three minutes into the tantrum and it is over with. BTW he spent 1/2 of the tantrum in his crib. #
• when I went to pick R up he kicked me and took half of the toenail off one of my toes. Momma doesn't play that game. He went into his crib. #
• Naptime for toddlers and for me. #
• banana pudding time #
• I just taste tested the banana pudding. It was not good I think I'll try it again. #
• Q #
• Not good at all … http://yfrog.com/1sie5j #
• @HouseOfMaps lollipops! Keep a package of dum-dum in your purse. in reply to HouseOfMaps #

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• Going strawberry picking in June. Seems strange considering we left VA as strawberry season was ending. #
• loves 1-3 siesta hours at casa cordell #
• @rustinc @ryancordell absolutely not. end of story. in reply to rustinc #
• @ryancordell is wearing athletic socks and shorts to mow in. He's an old man. Would take a picture, but I value our relationship to much. #
• is packing my baby up for her first sleep away camp. I'm going to totally embarrass her with my amount of tears tomorrow. #
• @houseofmaps Ryan suggest that we talk to each other while we run. bahahaha. #
• i'm an awesome mother. R is taking a bite of his soup and then letting our dog lick his spoon. repeat. repeat. #
• i'm also an awesome wife serving the wonderful father of my children @ryancordell warmed up pizza for father's day. I get 500000 points! #
• I need to amend by previous tweet. @ryancordell warmed up his own pizza and I stole his Dr Pepper. I get 50000000 more points. #
• @KellyCrash lol definitely not me though we just got home and I served warmed up pizza for lunch. in reply to KellyCrash #
• @KellyCrash that's a little bit eerie in reply to KellyCrash #
• @ryancordell's Father's Day just got better. All the stores he wanted to go to are closed (bike shop & hat shop) so we're going to Sams Club #
• people keep posting about food its making me want to vomit. not feeling to great #
• sent Cadence her first "bunk note". Can't believe my baby is at sleep away camp for the next 5 days. Hope she is having a blast. #
• Starting week 2 of Couch to 5K. I get up early so I can run without the entire neighborhood watching me look like I am about to die. #
• DMV failure! Wouldn't let me get a license but let me register and tags for the van … #
• E-ism: During our games of Uno every time she got a good card she would yell, "Two smacks on your butt! That's a good card!" #
• @Doug_Burgess you need to have a cake day! in reply to Doug_Burgess #
• Cheese hats a new low http://yfrog.com/7h50thj #
• Toddler reading hour failure #
• E-ism "But mom I am a very good forgetter. I cant remember anything you tell me." Well this is why you get into trouble daughter. Fix it! #
• My boys are playing in the sandbox. The kids left it open yesterday and it rained like crazy last night. Use your imagination on the mess. #
• @ryancordell said I was stinky from my run so i rubbed my stinky, sweaty body on him. He then told me to go take a shower #
• one way to empty your inbox … have your twins delete the whole thing! #
• This is crazy USA. Get your asses into gear! #
• USA you've got 4 more mins. SCORE AN F'ING GOAL! #worldcup #
• FINALLY!!! GOAAAALLLLLLL!!! #worldcup #
• Any tips for buying good running shoes in Green Bay? Places to go to get fitted? #
• @Doug_Burgess I want to go to Ragged Mountain Running Shop but I'm only 17 hours away from it. in reply to Doug_Burgess #
• Vehicle is legit now. It has WI tags. #
• Let it be known that @ryancordell ate at a vegetarian resturant. This is nothing short of a miracle. #
• @SDJenn does the fried butter have crushed oreo in it? in reply to SDJenn #
• Now that my body is getting used to running every other day it also demands that it be fed almost constantly. I'm hungry. #
• @KellyCrash whatcha waiting for? Stove repairman was just here for us. Came at 9:45. Only 45 mins into the 5 hr window in reply to KellyCrash #
• Reasons why I SHOULD get a job: I could hire someone else to clean my house. #
• I love this house. http://bit.ly/9Rt7e2 #
• This one too http://bit.ly/ctCVLL #
• Just did week 2, day 3 of #c25k with @couch5k! #
• is taking a nap be back in 3 hours. #
• there is a bunny near my garden … might be having rabbit stew in a few days #

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Oh crayons. In all your marvelous colors.

Why are you the bane of my existence?

Why do my boys believe that any surface is a palate made for them to create on?

And Why OH Why do I persist in buying you?

Even after I have thrown out millions of you in frustration.

Perhaps because this time I have bought washable ones …

A few months ago my bff sent me a text message that said her boyfriend’s mother had asked him if she,  “was the woman of his life”. Ryan and I got such a big kick out of it that we now constantly refer to each other as the ‘woman’ or ‘man’ of each other  lives.

He does the dishes every night after dinner. He makes me go running. He argues with me. He supports me and pushes me. He has patience with our children when I’ve run out of it long ago. He changes diapers. He plays with his kids. He’s addicted to technology. He loves his quiet time. He stays up late playing video games. He encourages me to go out with friends and he doesn’t ever ever call me to tell me things have gone crazy and he needs me to come home. He loves his kids and he loves me.

R and 3 week old C.

R and freshly born E.

R and J & R – NICU babies Day 29

• @KellyCrash Sunday. Taking stuff to his office. Yeah Sunday weird I know. Especially for a Catholic college. in reply to KellyCrash #
• in a weird situation. The twins the girls made friends with are here. It's 6:13. Their parents aren't home. Who's going to feed them dinner? #
• Of course, I'll feed them, BUT I will be talking to their parents. Who leaves two 9 year old alone?! #
• @KellyCrash I'm not sure. This really bothers me. They got home around 6:45 or so. in reply to KellyCrash #
• @KellyCrash posted the story on the board. in reply to KellyCrash #
• This Southern gal might shrivel up soon if the temps don't go up in WI. Now through Tues forecast for low 70s to high/mid 60s. #
• Other than being cold and missing friends it's okay here. Trying to be positive. Winter scares the bejeezus out of me though. #
• is super jealous of all the tweets about going swimming/spray water parks. To cold. Still. #
• Watching Eng vs. USA #
• Hope USA scores many more times mostly because England's goalie is HOT. #
• Forcing the kids to watch soccer. I'm so mean. #
• @ryancordell does not think Engs goalie is hot or that my tweets are classy. To bad #
• England's goalie may be hot but he's not as good as Tim Howard. Go USA!! #
• @Marijean It blows my mind that they didn't think to inform parents that it is co-ed! in reply to Marijean #
• @SparkleMamas I tried to drink a beer someone had brought over during our move in to get into the spirit. Forgot how much I detest beer. in reply to SparkleMamas #
• about to go to Target for like the 5th time this week. #
• Didn't make it to Target probably a good thing. Although did make it to the Piggly Wiggly for a few groceries. #
• @HouseOfMaps hell yes. in reply to HouseOfMaps #
• FINALLY did the first Couch to 5K workout this morning. I want to die. I hate running. Plus my headphones didn't want to stay in my ears! #
• Chicken Noodle Soup is death to the soul. Spilled three cans all over the microwave. It dripped into the food pantry cabinets below. #
• Soup on, in, and under the microwave. I proceeded to burst into tear. Seemed like a good time. #
• tears … not a tear … many tears. #
• Turned around and saw that the boys just dumped their whole bowls of soup onto their heads and were happily splashing in the remains. #
• and Jo just split half a gatorade on himself, the table, the chair, the dining room floor. I'm done. #
• part 4: apparently I didn't think to buy anything to CLEAN floors with … now what? #
• oh and I just found a puddle of pee. Probably from Jo because I had to take his diaper off … it was full of soup. #
• @ryancordell things have exploded there is chicken noodle soup, pee, and gatorade all over the kitchen. I have no floor cleaning solution. #
• Girls have taken pity on me. Took the boys downstairs to play so I can wallow in self-pity and clean. #
• ARGH! Bird was in garage. Shit all over boys double stroller. #
• If I had a gun I would have shot it and fed it to my dog. #
• R keeps asking to go to the potty. I don't really want to potty train him yet. #
• Catching up on Friday Night Lights. Love this show!! #
• got the medical bills from my foot … I'll be taken donations. #
• Hates roundabouts #
• Come on Celtics! #

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