Brilliant people support Obama

I just returned from my monthly adventure at SAM'S CLUB! The car parked next to me had many bumper stickers on it so right off we know they are liberals. One among them was an Obama sticker. The one that caught my attention said "Boycott Wal-Mart" Duh. As I said, brilliant people support Obama.

One thing I am thankful for..

Magic erasers that made my white doors and baseboards look decent. Now I don't feel like I will have to repaint them when the time comes to sell the house. Check that project off the list!

Potty Trained!

 

 

 

 

I had grand visions of potty training Waverly back in the fall when the boys headed back to school. I got lazy and did not want to deal with the hassel of it, so I did not. I even talked to Tam about the miracle 3 day system she used for Nicco and really considered paying $35 to read about how to potty train a kid despite having accomplished the task 4 previous times. This was in November and I decided I would wait until January after the holidays to deal with this. Thanksgiving week I put her in panties and never looked back. She only had one little accident ever! I can take her anywhere and not even worry about it. She is really good at telling me when she needs to go potty and unlike her mother, can pee on demand! She does wear diapers at nap time and bed time, so I guess I am not totally diaper free, but I am darn close! She is very picky about which pair of panties she puts on in the morning. It drives me crazy! She lost a lot of girth when she stopped wearing diapers so now pants that used to fit fall off. She has a tiny bum and the smallest panties are too big. I am sure that problem won't last forever! She is the first one of all the church kids around her age that has potty trained. She has encouraged her friend Emma, so now there are two of them. She was the easiest of them all. I love not dealing with diapers and diaper bags. One big milestone of babyhood gone forever, and that is ok with me!

The Threat of Snow

 

 

 

 

The first winter we were here we really laughed at the over reaction to the threat of snow and even actual snow, since 2 inches of snow is a blizzard and shuts down the state for days. Now we still laugh but find ourselves thinking and acting and reacting like all the other North Carolinians. It has been really cold the last few days and it is supposed to snow late tonight into tomorrow morning. The weather people have not even given an approximate amount yet. All I have heard is a dusting to 3 inches depending on where we live. The snow is only supposed to last until about 10:00 and then become rain. Madsen and Sullivan have, or should I say HAD, dental appointments scheduled for tomorrow morning at 8:00. I changed them because I don't want to drive in the snow storm. And if the schools go to a 2 hour delay (which I believe is highly likely) that timing just won't work. The dental girl asked if I wanted to change them to 10:00 but then Madsen might as well stay home and Madsen can not afford to miss school right now. So, like a true Southerner I changed the appointments all together. Now Sullivan goes on Monday and Madsen goes on Wednesday when they are out of school so he won't miss anything at all.

Now I need to go to Wal-Mart to get my sisters Christmas present things and eggs to finish my ravioli and mouth wash for Declan to add flouride to his screwy tooth. I will then need to get to the post office to ship sister Christmas presents and get back home where it is safe and warm before the storm hits.

2 years down...

 

 

 

 

Happy birthday to my Waverly girl! She is the best ever unexpected blessing and surprise. I am not sure one little girl can be more loved than Waverly. She definitely made her mark in our home. She is so cute and silly and fun. She is the girliest little thing. She loves pink and purple and jewelry and sparkles. She dances to all music. She loves to make animal noises and play with animal toys. She is a cute little mommy to her "white baby". She likes shoes and bags. She likes to eat chocolate and swing on the swings. She teases her brothers a lot! She went through a naked phase, but that has mostly stopped, for now! She likes to swing her head to feel her hair flowing around. She loves her brothers but mostly her Daddy and her Mom. She just recently potty trained which is awesome! I can't find panties tiny enough for her little bum. She climbs out of her crib and knocks on the door until someone lets her out. We will be celebrating her tonight with fried chicken for dinner and chocolate carmel brownies for birthday treats and presents to open. We all love our baby girl who is not so much of a baby any more!

Leaves

 

 

 

 

Leaves falling while I am raking sound like rain.

Spider Bites

 

 

Yesterday afternoon, Waverly and I were outside on our driveway enjoying our lovely november weather when I was bitten by a spider! It hurt, I saw the culprit, stepped on it and then kind of freaked out! It was a brown spider which made me worry that it was a Brown Recluse, whose venom is more potent than a rattle snake I discovered! My toe swelled and turned red. I was talking to Sheila on the phone and did not know what to do! I was quite freaked out for a while. I googled spider bites and discovered that I needed to wash the site, ice it, elevate it, tie a bandage tightly to reduce flow of venom, and seek medical attention. It was bad timing. I decided to wait and see if I developed a pus filled blister, fever, nausea, headaches... Fortunately, nothing happened. The redness and swelling and pain went away. I had saved the squished spider in a baggy just in case I need to take it to the doctor with me! I have since thrown out the spider. Matt asked if I was bare foot, no, I had on flip flops and they are shoes, sort of.