I don't know about anyone else, but it seems to me that almost every day, something happens in my life that is either funny, shocking, or just plain interesting.  (Something particularly amusing happened this morning that got me thinking about sharing it)

I decided that it may be fun to see if other people have little stories that they would like to share as well, please feel free to share your fun or interesting experiences with the rest of us!



Lets get the ball rolling:

This morning, I watched a cop pull over someone just outside our house (Routine traffic stop.)  Since the windows in our house were opened, it was pretty loud, and my twin two year olds rushed to the front door, pointing through the screen and yelling "Choo!  Choo!"  (They are obsessed with trains.)  as the cop stepped out of his car and walked to the other car to deal with  whatever he stopped the man for in the first place.  The whole time, my boys are glued to the screen door, letting out an occasional "Choo!  Choo!" at the top of their lungs.  Once the person who had been pulled over had started to leave, the officer, instead of heading for his car, walked up to our front door, looked my boys in the eye and said "Trains go Choo, Choo.  I'm a police officer, I go Woo!  Woo!"  Then, with my boys still going "Choo!  Choo!" with even more enthusiasm than they had only moments before,  the officer smiled and chuckled, returning to his car without another word. 

And this is why I love living in small town America!

Ah thats a nice story. It explains to me why people love U.S.A. ( not entire American continent I believe ). Where I live, $1 is worth 3 times the currency we have.

GateKeeper_A :  Dude, I know I'm not contributing to your thread, but when I saw "twins" I had a quick peek at your profile (sorry ) saw that you were my age so I just felt compelled to reply.  Wifey and I got our twins 2 weeks ago  I can only imagine that your life must be interesting all the time with them around.  What a joy

SoL@R :
Twins?  That sounds like a story of your own to me!  And a pretty amazing one for that matter! 

You're probably going to want to sleep in shifts for a while!  A lot of nights, my wife would go to bed early while I watched the kids into the late evening, then I would go to bed, and my wife would get up whenever the kids made their fuss next. 

One thing we found helpful when our boys weren't sleeping very well:  One of us would load the kids into their car seats and take a drive for an hour or two while the other one got a little sleep.  The cost in gas put a pretty big strain on our budget for a while, but the uninterrupted sleep was invaluable.

And don't hesitate to give each other a break once in a while if you are able.  A few hours of relative quiet and lack of responsibility can be surprisingly refreshing when one of you feel a little run down from all the feeding, changing, and crying. 

Good luck with your little ones!  The first year can be pretty overwhelming  at times, but once they start communicating a little, and playing with you on the floor, its a really incredible experience!