On a cold day like today, I'd just like to curl up with a heating pad, a stack of magazines, some good music and a cup of tea.
I guess that I sort of got to have my ideal day if you put on some very rose colored glasses. I had the seat heater on while I drove kids to various appointments, read a stack of "I can read books" to my daughters, listened to the baby's classical cd and sipped a cup of coffee from McDonald's. Yes, I tried a latte from McDonald's. I don't even like coffee, but with an outside temperature of 16 degrees, coffee can't be all bad. Add an apple pie to your order and it makes the coffee even more bearable!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Potty Witch
Well, as most of my blog friends know by now, my three-year-old speaks her mind, and it's not always full of intelligent, caring thoughts, but I am outsmarting her, at least for now.
Let's go back eight months. That is when I began the process of potty training her. I'm now thinking it would have been easier to potty train a litter of cats, and I don't mean domestic ones.
Here's just a synopsis of what has gone on:
I've given every incentive I can find, tattooed her with Cinderella, Snow White, Dora, Aerial - you name it. She's so inked up that she is starting to look like she should be hanging at a triker bar instead of preschool.
I may soon lose my library card due to the fact that my reading list contains more books that contain the words "poop" and "pee" than are allowed.
She now has a plain potty seat, a Dora potty seat and a Princess Throne potty.
She can take off and put on her own pull-up.
Oh and my favorite, she's eaten her weight in M&Ms.
In other words, she has the upper hand. It's not pretty, Dr. Dobson wouldn't be proud, neither would Dr. Spock for that matter.
A few months ago, we hired the potty whisperer to come. On the phone, she told me that for $60, she would have her fully trained by mid-December. She came the day before Thanksgiving and we are still wearing pull-ups.
Said daughter did not like the woman and it was very obvious. After an hour of bathroom torture, my precious little girl changed the Potty Whisperer's name to Potty Witch. Soon after, she got on her broom and flew away - never to return! That money was down the toilet - at least something made it there.
Well, now I get to the good part, the part where I have the upper hand. I have recently discovered that all I have to do is utter the words "potty witch" and whatever she is doing wrong is automatically corrected.
If she needs to clean her room and won't do it... I no longer resort to singing that silly song, "Clean up, clean up" I just softly whisper "potty witch" and reach for the phone. She goes into speed cleaning mode.
If she won't eat her dinner, the same trick can be used. We've had a clean plate every night for two weeks!
Hey, I may not have gotten the promised goods from the P.W., but I'm getting my money's worth!
Let's go back eight months. That is when I began the process of potty training her. I'm now thinking it would have been easier to potty train a litter of cats, and I don't mean domestic ones.
Here's just a synopsis of what has gone on:
I've given every incentive I can find, tattooed her with Cinderella, Snow White, Dora, Aerial - you name it. She's so inked up that she is starting to look like she should be hanging at a triker bar instead of preschool.
I may soon lose my library card due to the fact that my reading list contains more books that contain the words "poop" and "pee" than are allowed.
She now has a plain potty seat, a Dora potty seat and a Princess Throne potty.
She can take off and put on her own pull-up.
Oh and my favorite, she's eaten her weight in M&Ms.
In other words, she has the upper hand. It's not pretty, Dr. Dobson wouldn't be proud, neither would Dr. Spock for that matter.
A few months ago, we hired the potty whisperer to come. On the phone, she told me that for $60, she would have her fully trained by mid-December. She came the day before Thanksgiving and we are still wearing pull-ups.
Said daughter did not like the woman and it was very obvious. After an hour of bathroom torture, my precious little girl changed the Potty Whisperer's name to Potty Witch. Soon after, she got on her broom and flew away - never to return! That money was down the toilet - at least something made it there.
Well, now I get to the good part, the part where I have the upper hand. I have recently discovered that all I have to do is utter the words "potty witch" and whatever she is doing wrong is automatically corrected.
If she needs to clean her room and won't do it... I no longer resort to singing that silly song, "Clean up, clean up" I just softly whisper "potty witch" and reach for the phone. She goes into speed cleaning mode.
If she won't eat her dinner, the same trick can be used. We've had a clean plate every night for two weeks!
Hey, I may not have gotten the promised goods from the P.W., but I'm getting my money's worth!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Top 10 Holiday List
Top 10 favorite things about the 2008 holidays - in no particular order:
1. Seeing my three-year-old so excited about Christmas. She genuinely thought that Jesus was going to show up for his birthday party at her school, after all who wouldn't come to their own birthday party?
2. The Ped Egg. Yes, it really works. I love the fact that I can scrape my feet and take off what looks to be about 8 oz of Parmesan cheese for $9.99! Sorry, Joe/pedicurist, but I won't be seeing you as often - I've found myself one good egg!
3. Seeing my family. Spending time with my parents was great, and we also saw my sister, nieces, nephew, aunts, uncles, cousins and made great memories as we stuffed ourselves with great food!
4. The kitchen... not just any kitchen, I'm talking about "the kitchen." Santa brought the girls the nicest play kitchen I've ever seen and it is being used far more than my own these days!
5. My new craft room. Yes, I am getting a craft room built in the basement! I asked hubby for it for Christmas and now work has begun on my new, little room. Watch out, my creative side is about to have its own space!
6. Getting to feel the sunshine again without whipping winds. After such a brutal winter already, it was so relaxing to feel 77 degree weather again!
7. Seeing all of the cute pictures of everyone on the many Christmas cards that came in the mail. It was really nice to get to open all of the cards, too. I hadn't really thought about it, but we don't get that much mail anymore - well, the kind where your name is spelled right and they aren't just writing to offer you a credit card.
8. The after-Christmas feeling that I actually did ok, I think people were basically pleased with what I found for them. I like to think that they aren't just going to throw it in the back of the closet, but that they will use it, love it and know that they are special to me.
9. My new favorite find on the holiday aisle this year were the candles that run on battery instead of an actual flame. I've seen them before, but I actually tried them this year. What a score! They give the same ambiance without fear of children or pets knocking them over or for fear of forgetting to blow them out!
10. Well, I'd be neglectful if I didn't mention the food. I'm not that crazy about turkey, but the other stuff... yummy! My mom made the best meals all week - even my favorite egg custard pie! And neighbors and friends brought yummy goodies and had us over for dinner over the break, too. I have to say that tasting all of those familiar flavors that we partake of during the holiday season gives me a warm and satisfied feeling.
1. Seeing my three-year-old so excited about Christmas. She genuinely thought that Jesus was going to show up for his birthday party at her school, after all who wouldn't come to their own birthday party?
2. The Ped Egg. Yes, it really works. I love the fact that I can scrape my feet and take off what looks to be about 8 oz of Parmesan cheese for $9.99! Sorry, Joe/pedicurist, but I won't be seeing you as often - I've found myself one good egg!
3. Seeing my family. Spending time with my parents was great, and we also saw my sister, nieces, nephew, aunts, uncles, cousins and made great memories as we stuffed ourselves with great food!
4. The kitchen... not just any kitchen, I'm talking about "the kitchen." Santa brought the girls the nicest play kitchen I've ever seen and it is being used far more than my own these days!
5. My new craft room. Yes, I am getting a craft room built in the basement! I asked hubby for it for Christmas and now work has begun on my new, little room. Watch out, my creative side is about to have its own space!
6. Getting to feel the sunshine again without whipping winds. After such a brutal winter already, it was so relaxing to feel 77 degree weather again!
7. Seeing all of the cute pictures of everyone on the many Christmas cards that came in the mail. It was really nice to get to open all of the cards, too. I hadn't really thought about it, but we don't get that much mail anymore - well, the kind where your name is spelled right and they aren't just writing to offer you a credit card.
8. The after-Christmas feeling that I actually did ok, I think people were basically pleased with what I found for them. I like to think that they aren't just going to throw it in the back of the closet, but that they will use it, love it and know that they are special to me.
9. My new favorite find on the holiday aisle this year were the candles that run on battery instead of an actual flame. I've seen them before, but I actually tried them this year. What a score! They give the same ambiance without fear of children or pets knocking them over or for fear of forgetting to blow them out!
10. Well, I'd be neglectful if I didn't mention the food. I'm not that crazy about turkey, but the other stuff... yummy! My mom made the best meals all week - even my favorite egg custard pie! And neighbors and friends brought yummy goodies and had us over for dinner over the break, too. I have to say that tasting all of those familiar flavors that we partake of during the holiday season gives me a warm and satisfied feeling.
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