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October 17, 2010
Pearl wanted to go on a girls-only walk today. She patiently waited for me to take a nap... 1 1/2 hours of pure bliss which almost made up for getting up at 3 a.m. with Cole because he peed the bed then 4 a.m. with Pearl who peed the bed then 6:30 a.m. with Cole who peed the bed - see the running theme here? We even took the pink stroller (those cheap umbrella strollers that every parent over 4 feet tall hates). Along the way we picked up an assortment of items for our collection just like Don on Dinosaur Train. And we made several "observations" just like Sid the Science Kid does on TV. We also had a long conversation about bees, pollen, and nectar as explained by the Cat in the Hat.
By the end of our quick walk, I wasn't sure if I should be proud of Pearl for being so smart or mortified that everything she's learned has come courtesy of PBS.
October 16, 2010
I instigated a girls' afternoon of Halloween craftiness today. My mom, sister, and sister-in-law all got together to make candy corn wreaths. Don't get any ideas that any of us are that crafty. In fact, for the longest time Jeff teased me about my lack of craftiness and signed me up for a Relief Society Super Saturday (basically an all-day craft party with the ladies at church) without my knowing one year. And he made me go. I broke my project the moment I walked in the door... good thing for hot glue.
But I had seen these super cute candy corn wreaths on this blog, who had seen them in the Woman's Day magazine. I figured if it was on a thrifty home decor blog it couldn't be THAT expensive or THAT hard to do. Uh... had I known how much Styrofoam cost or the near fight I had with my sister over who got to make the rectangle wreath vs. the circle one (not to mention who got the black ribbon vs. the orange ribbon), I might have rethought this plan. But I'm glad I don't craft often enough to know how much things really cost... or how long it takes to hot glue about 3,000 candy corns on a wreath because was totally worth it to spend all day with some fabulous women in my life! Now if we could just convince the men in our lives that these are NOT edible advent wreaths!
October 15, 2010
I cheated on my picture today. Cole had a fever all day and wouldn't let me set him down for 10 seconds to even pee. When I did finally get my chance to pee, Pearl snuck herself a little treat... one of Jeff's Kit Kat bars that had been sitting on the counter. She was so proud of herself, shouting to me through the bathroom door, "Mom, I did it! I got a candy that you break. They are my favorite!"
Hmmm. Luckily she countered her sweet fix with about five apples today.
So as I was um, er borrowing a photo of a Kit Kat bar from Wikipedia, I learned some interesting facts about this classic Hersey's treat. Like, did you know it's the #1 selling candy bar in the UK? It's origins extend all the way back to 1911? It was first call "Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp?" And it's made in 17 countries? Of course I skipped over all the nutritional facts...
October 14, 2010
These two here elastic-gun slaying cowpokes are the "rootinest-tootinest cowboys in the wild, wild west." At least according to the little lady.
I'm not sure Heavenly Father cares about Halloween or what costume a kid wants. But he does care about a mom who's on her last straw. The way it's been going the past couple of weeks, I thought a three-year-old's persistent pleas to find a Jessie the Cowgirl costume from Toy Story might have done me in. Pearl's finally at the age where she gets holidays. And there was no use trying to talk her into wearing a princess dress we already have. Hence, the whisperings of the Spirit which probably saved me from having a nervous breakdown and Pearl a lifetime of disappointment come Halloween. I had this quick thought as we were driving home to stop by a Halloween store, just in case they had anything that I could convince Pearl would work for a cowgirl costume. Heaven smiled down upon us! We walked in and BINGO! An authentic Jessie the Cowgirl costume just like Pearl wanted. She was giddy and doing a little jive in the dressing room as we tried it on. I was giddy that it didn't cost a small fortune... much cheaper than anywhere I'd seen online.
What I didn't know would come with this costume was three welt marks on my rear end from being stalked while giving Cole a bath. Luckily Pearl giggled as she and her dad sneaked up behind me which gave me a few seconds to brace myself for impact from the shower of elastics aimed at my dairy-air. I'm telling ya, these here cowpokes better watch out because I have my own arsenal of weapons!
October 13, 2010
You know those "boo-ed" things where you get a goodie plate left on your doorstep with a paper ghost attached saying you now have to "boo" someone else with a treat? Well, Jeff's coworkers do this every year and he got "boo-ed". He thought it would be fun for me to try out at my building and was nice enough to even make me treat bags.
So I enlisted Pearl's help. Mostly to keep her from asking me one more time if she could eat the candy. I told her we were going to be sneaky and leave a treat on someone's chair at mommy's work. She didn't really get the whole idea but had fun coloring the ghosts and then whispering (as loud as a 3-year-old does) up and down the cubicle maze our plans to be sneaky. I'm sure it won't be hard to figure out that it was us, especially considering we weren't that sneaky and one of my friends we "boo-ed" has kids in the daycare with Pearl and there are NO secrets there. Of course me posting it on my blog might be the final giveaway but hey, it was fun and I'm excited to see just how far this goes!
October 12, 2010
I sure hope the REAL school pictures go better than my lame attempt this morning. I figured when it came down to the actual school photos Pearl would be screaming in protest, Cole would poop through his clothes, both would be crying, or Pearl would have her eyes closed so I tried to capture a less chaotic moment before we got to school. It didn't work... obviously.
Honestly though, I'm just happy Pearl wore one of her nice shirts and she let me use the flat iron on her hair. Granted we told her it was a Jessie the Cowgirl shirt to get her to wear it. It sort of made up for her insistence that she wear her ugly, pink flip flops. Guess you can't win all the battles.
October 11, 2010I really think I'm a good luck charm for the Aggies. I mean, I go to the USU vs. BYU football game, my first in years, and they spank those zoobies. Then today, I went to the Coaches Luncheon with Jeff and he wins an Aggie license plate holder. He goes to these things all the time and it's the first time he has won anything in the raffle. I'm telling ya, I'm lucky!
October 17, 2010
