. But I know I must let her learn, and I know messes clean up. In fact the most recent mess resulted after we ran to the bathroom and as I was helping her get her britches down she plopped her foot right in the toilet! Boy was she surprised!! I love being a mom. Messes and all.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Just a "wee" note!
Don't want to jinx myself or anything, just thought I'd drop a little good news minute. We've had a couple of really good days in panties! Cora seems to like being a big girl. In fact, now when we run to the potty, she has taken to telling me "mom, get out, go play." So independent! And I, being a tad OCD at times, find it difficult to let her do it alone in fear of messes
. But I know I must let her learn, and I know messes clean up. In fact the most recent mess resulted after we ran to the bathroom and as I was helping her get her britches down she plopped her foot right in the toilet! Boy was she surprised!! I love being a mom. Messes and all.
. But I know I must let her learn, and I know messes clean up. In fact the most recent mess resulted after we ran to the bathroom and as I was helping her get her britches down she plopped her foot right in the toilet! Boy was she surprised!! I love being a mom. Messes and all.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Frazzled
WARNING: This is probably going to turn into a huge venting session solely for my benefit and therapy! Do not continue reading if listening to others woes makes you nauseous!
Now, after fair warning, may I just say that being a mother to a two year old is EXHAUSTING! Cora just spent a week with my mom and spent most of her time arguing with Karra or Levi. They find it hilarious to rile her up until she gives them the look of death and threatens to "spank you butt!" So now that we are home, Cora wants to argue about everything. I know a lot of this is just her two year old self testing boundaries, but I'd just like to publicly thank my little brother and sister for giving her that little jump start! I feel like my whole day was spent correcting behavior, when normally she is at least somewhat cooperative.
Hopefully we will settle back in quickly and get through this "phase," or whatever it is, before mommy loses her mind!
P.S. I love you Karra and Levi, but watch out when you have kids one day!!! Hehehehe!
I feel better now. Wow, cheap therapy!
Now, after fair warning, may I just say that being a mother to a two year old is EXHAUSTING! Cora just spent a week with my mom and spent most of her time arguing with Karra or Levi. They find it hilarious to rile her up until she gives them the look of death and threatens to "spank you butt!" So now that we are home, Cora wants to argue about everything. I know a lot of this is just her two year old self testing boundaries, but I'd just like to publicly thank my little brother and sister for giving her that little jump start! I feel like my whole day was spent correcting behavior, when normally she is at least somewhat cooperative.
Hopefully we will settle back in quickly and get through this "phase," or whatever it is, before mommy loses her mind!
P.S. I love you Karra and Levi, but watch out when you have kids one day!!! Hehehehe!
I feel better now. Wow, cheap therapy!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Balanced
It may sound slightly OCD but isn't there just something wonderful about a balanced checkbook and a successful budget plan? Maybe it's just me, but anyway...I feel great! Just thought I'd share that little bit of inspiration before I head off to bed. Happy balancing!
What the heck would YOU do?
So the title and picture are just a tribute to one of my favorite movies, but seriously, what would you do if the following TRUE story happened to you?
We have one inside dog (Jayda) and one outside dog (Shasta). When it gets too cold we let Shasta sleep inside but she has to be in her kennel because she is still a puppy and I don't like waking up and searching the house for things she may have chewed up!
We have one inside dog (Jayda) and one outside dog (Shasta). When it gets too cold we let Shasta sleep inside but she has to be in her kennel because she is still a puppy and I don't like waking up and searching the house for things she may have chewed up!
Anyway, about a week ago we were having a heat wave here in Hermiston so Shasta was sleeping outside. I woke up to Jayda growling next to me in bed. I told her to knock it off because I could hear it too...it was just the wind. Well she wouldn't knock it off and the wind was really blowing by now and getting really loud! Then all of a sudden I heard a whining coming from the bathroom so I sat up in bed and I could see Shasta cowering on the bathroom floor
. Jayda was growling at her, which is quite normal because Jayda is the queen and doesn't allow other dogs in HER room ;). Then as I woke up a little more I realized that this wasn't completely normal because Shasta was outside when I went to bed...right? Oh boy I must be losing it. Or maybe Greg is home REALLY early from work? What time is it anyway? So out of bed I go to calm Shasta and look for Greg. Around the house I go (which doesn't take long) and Greg is definitely NOT home, so how the heck did Shasta get in here? That's when I turned around and saw the back 
door in the living room standing wide open! Okay...that's creepy. So I close the door and dead bolt it, take one last look around, and head back to bed wide awake. The wind is blowing really hard, it probably just blew open. So I called Greg to tell him my tale. First he says "You got out of bed? What if there was someone in there?" Uh...didn't think about that. Of course, being a security guard, he also wanted to know if there were any muddy foot prints anywhere. Well I'm a hairdresser, not a private eye. All I wanted to know was if Greg was home and how the dog got in. That is as far as my investigation went! My conclusion is that the wind freaked our big guard dog out and she (with a little help from the wind) pushed open the door that doesn't exactly latch that well. 
. Jayda was growling at her, which is quite normal because Jayda is the queen and doesn't allow other dogs in HER room ;). Then as I woke up a little more I realized that this wasn't completely normal because Shasta was outside when I went to bed...right? Oh boy I must be losing it. Or maybe Greg is home REALLY early from work? What time is it anyway? So out of bed I go to calm Shasta and look for Greg. Around the house I go (which doesn't take long) and Greg is definitely NOT home, so how the heck did Shasta get in here? That's when I turned around and saw the back 
door in the living room standing wide open! Okay...that's creepy. So I close the door and dead bolt it, take one last look around, and head back to bed wide awake. The wind is blowing really hard, it probably just blew open. So I called Greg to tell him my tale. First he says "You got out of bed? What if there was someone in there?" Uh...didn't think about that. Of course, being a security guard, he also wanted to know if there were any muddy foot prints anywhere. Well I'm a hairdresser, not a private eye. All I wanted to know was if Greg was home and how the dog got in. That is as far as my investigation went! My conclusion is that the wind freaked our big guard dog out and she (with a little help from the wind) pushed open the door that doesn't exactly latch that well. 
I hope that I can count on our dogs in the future to be a little more reliable against REAL intruders. Perhaps on windy nights Shasta will start out in the house to prevent further false alarms!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sleep-eating!
Cora just couldn't quite stay awake...even to finish her tootsie roll! The funny thing is that her cousin Krystonna does the same thing in her car seat with her chicken nuggets!
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