Colt has seemed sick for about three weeks.  By "seemed" I mean that he has not had any true symptoms. He has just looked sick and been more tired than usual.  He was home from school all last week and then on Saturday, he started to get a cough because all the tight junk in his head started to release.  Finally, we thought, this thing has run it's course.  By Monday I was sure I would have him back in school.  Except that on Saturday night the cough was so bad it was keeping him awake and so after an hour of rocking him, I gave up and put him in my bed.  Sunday night was the same and so clearly he didn't go to school.

THEN, yesterday a disgusting goo started oozing from his eyes.  JJJ aka: Depends on my mood.
What I love:He looks good in a cowboy hat or a business suit and wears them both daily. But not together, that would be creepy.
Hobbies: Building furniture, remodeling homes, playing sports with our kids, laughing with me. Seriously. took one look at him and said, "Oh boy.  His eyes are going to be swollen shut in the morning."  What?  I have never heard of such a thing.  Sure enough.  This morning he woke up looking like he was ready to go as Baby Egor for Halloween.

Clearly this comes from the MULLEN side of the family. Which is a very exciting thing for me and here is why. The first time I ever met J's family, was at Thanksgiving.  His sister hosted all ten Mullen children and their children.  That's right, my husband is one of ten.  He is the baby, oh and did I mention he's a twin?

Anyway, we flew to Indiana for Turkey Day and his sister hosted and cooked for all of us. There must have been 300 people (That might be a gross exaggeration, but it felt like I met that many people).  The turkey was moist, the sides all warmed to perfection.  The smells of dessert wafting in as they cooked perfectly while we dined.  We sat down to a candle lit dinner together, ALL OF US AT THE SAME TIME and no one was so drunk they fell backwards in the chair AGAIN this year or punched me in the arm or told inappropriate jokes about boobs in front of the kids.  It was perfect. 

Then, after the dishes were cleared, and I AM NOT KIDDING HERE, his brother sat at the piano and played Christmas carols and we all sang together for hours.  Right out of a Norman freaking Rockwell painting and all I could think was, "Wow, this is just like my family." 

So, FINALLY and I mean FINALLY, a Mullen family flaw.  I am going to call it The Mullen Family Egor Eye.  I love it.

UPDATE: ColtonColton aka: Moose, Duece, Colt, CJ
Age: 3
Favorite Word: Fart
Hobbies:  Playing in the dirt, setting off fire alarms at preschool and bossing people around.
Best Qualities:  The sweetest disposition this side of the Mississippi. has a sinus infection and two separate kinds of eye infections.  I didn't even know that was possible.  Nice by him.  I don't know where the hell you people go to vote for mother of the year, but you better get their fast if you want to be able to say you were the first person to nominate me.