May 2013
14 posts
Happy Friday
…so projectile vomiting certainly is one way to start the weekend….
Ah, parenting!
It's been one week
I’m almost afraid to post this because the week isn’t over and I don’t want to tempt fate or anything…BUT, I just have to get this list out of my mind and documented so that one day we can laugh at it.
The past 6 days have included:
1 parent traveling for work
1 rear-ending accident which occurred in our driveway and involved both of our cars
1 infant who refused to...
One of my favorites
AJ goes through phases of speech, where she uses one particular phrase for a variety of things. Right now, that phrase is “one of my favorites” and here’s some of the mileage it’s seen recently:
One of our neighbors has a dog that keeps showing up in our yard/garage. We were taking him back the other day, and I saw that his name was Butte. AJ declared midway through the...
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April 2013
19 posts
To do list:
You may have noticed the torn up pictures of the laundry room…that’s just the beginning of my aim to freshen up that space of our house, which includes the back hallway to the garage, a half-bath and the laundry room. Right now, it’s a hot mess. But there are big plans a cookin’:
Laundry room:
Patch walls
Texture walls
Paint
Make curtain
Hang curtain rod
Repaint...
Heard around here lately
Recent conversations with my almost 3 year old, at least, two that I can remember.
Around dinner time:
Me: AJ, would you like beans & rice for dinner, or a peanut butter sandwich?
AJ: Mac ‘n cheese
Me: That’s not an option. Would you like beans & rice for dinner, or a peanut butter sandwich?
AJ: A jelly sandwich.
Randomly this weekend:
She runs to find me in the...
A few more insights...
I heard this quote the other day which I feel would be applicable here, given the praise I’m receiving in the comments from the previous post (unwarranted praise, I can assure you, but welcome nonetheless).
“You are comparing your blooper reel to everyone else’s highlight reel.”
The previous post wasn’t originally intended to be a highlight reel. It was actually...
You know your Saturday is off to a good start...
The washer AND dryer are both running before 8AM.
BAM! Take that, productivity!
Also:
- the baby’s ‘dishes’ have been washed
- you’ve put a primer coat of paint on the countertop you made for the washer and dryer
- sheets have been changed in the toddler’s room (a necessary step after the first set of sheets made their way to the washer/dryer earlier in the...
The Ranchpocalypse
Around here, getting AJ (and while I’m honest, ME) to eat veggies is a bit like driving the wrong way down a one-way street: it can be done, but proceed with caution.
And recently, due to the potty-training boot camp, our meal times have been a bit harried. They are earlier, shorter, and I don’t really have time to prep much (heck, like I’d prep much if I did have the...
The latest and greatest
So here’s the highlights/lowlights of the last 3 days of our ‘intense potty training’ regimen. I’ll let you decide which ones are highlights and which are lowlights. And I promise I won’t go into too much detail for those of you who might NOT want to get into the nitty gritty of this topic.
3: number of accidents thus far
2: number of times I’ve been peed...
March 2013
18 posts
Super fun weekend ahead, I'm sure... →
Potty training here we come!
Mornings around here...
Today, Anjali’s school is having an Easter party and Easter egg hunt. Everyone (parents) signed up to bring stuff, and for some reason, I signed up for the vegetable tray (and then opted to make my own rather than pay $8/each for the pre-made trays). I spent some time last night assembling my tray and then made sure things were all ready for us to go this morning (veggie tray, dip, Easter...
