If you didn't hear Cory's scream tonight after the Cubs eliminated the Braves from the playoffs, it's probably because he muffled it with a pillow so he wouldn't wake Cole. My sweetie was a nervous wreck even though the Cubs had a four run lead in the top of the 9th. I'm thinking of going away for a while during these upcoming games with Florida so I spare myself the stress of watching Cory stress out during the games :) Okay, it is pretty darn cute, and I can't blame him since this is almost a century in the making.

Accalia was thrilled to go outside and look at the stars tonight, although her biggest criticism was, "We need to get rid of the trees so we can see." I had originally asked if she wanted to go out so we could see Mars and a few other really bright stars, but she didn't really care about those. We found Cassiopeia right away again, and then Accalia was pretty convinced she saw Cygnus (the swan), although I was having a hard enough time finding the Big Dipper! I need to get a good star chart so I have some idea of where more of the constellations are located. It was so cute watching Accalia out in the dark, sitting on our yard and thumbing through the book of connect the dot constellations that I made for her.

Cole is going through an extremely jealous phase right now. It doesn't matter who it is, but if I hug or kiss or hold anyone, Cole immediately lets out a yelp and comes running to me to take his place on my lap. Sometimes he'll just get a goofy grin on his face if he sees Cory and I kiss or hug, but usually he wants in on the action. What a hardship to have to shower an adorable 13-month-old with hugs and kisses, huh?

If everyone could just take a few seconds to send lots of really positive thoughts my way for tomorrow - positive "both kids will nap at the same time and for a couple of hours so Amy can work on LLL things" thoughts - I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!