Rob Could have Been an Electrician

Rob has started to take on some household projects that he has never done before. It gives him a sort of high to learn something new and then carry out a project until it’s finished. It’s a quality that I really love in him, and that I’m hoping will rub off on me one of these days. He recently took on one that has made a surprising difference in the house. It only cost about $20.00 and it has taken about 20 years off the look of the walls. He changed the light switches and some of the plugs from the old beige ones to sparkling new white ones! He turned off all of the circuit breakers one at a time and made his way through the house. So here’s a tip for anyone wanting to contemporize their home without spending a lot of money. It sounds like a little thing, but I’m telling you, it makes a huge difference. Thanks sweetie!

Stay tuned for his next adventure in wiring…

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A new window for less than $20.00

I found this site, wallies.com, that has all of these fun designs you can put on your walls sort of like wall paper. I thought the fake windows are the best. There is a fancy word for it that I don’t know how to spell (tromp loy). I think they are very fun. I especially thought of my Dad who has an office in the basement with no windows. What do you think? Which one is your favorite? I think I like the Tuscan Arch best.

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The Ultimate in Bedtime Manipulation

We have a real problem with getting Sabrina to sleep at night lately. She has been staying up later and later regardless of the loss of a nap or anything. She will sit with us for hours and not want to go to sleep. We tried a couple of weeks ago to put her down awake and let her cry it out. She cried for about 15 minutes and then Hunter came out and told us that she had thrown up! We thought, “she’s sick, that’s the problem.” But then a few days later we tried again, and same thing. I have tried skipping food at dinner and just having formula, maybe her tummy was too full. Nope. I tried only giving her bland foods all day long, maybe she has a food allergy. Nope. We tried turning the lights off, maybe she’s over stimulated. Nope. She has done it at least half a dozen times now. When she does it we have no choice but to clean her and her sheets up and hold her until she will sleep again.

Last night we put her down after she had fallen asleep in Rob’s arms. She slept fine for about half an hour and then we heard her cry. We waited to see if she would go back to sleep on her own, and after only a minute, I heard that dreaded gagging sound. She did it again! The weirdest thing about it is that it never happens during the day for naps, only at night. Any ideas or experience with this issue? I’d love to hear any theories.

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Why do I want to wear these?

About two weeks ago, I decided it was time for Hannah to be potty trained. She seems aware of when things are happening and has this obsession with all things princess. So this should be pretty straighforward right, she’ll want to wear the big girl princess underwear. I took her to Target and let her pick out several packages of underwear. We came home and the first day went pretty well.

Over the last two weeks things have gone downhill fast. I had to switch to pull-ups because our house is completely carpeted and I don’t want it to smell like a barn. But with Sabrina underfoot, and the kids school, homework, and even just my everyday responsibilities, I kept forgetting to put her on the potty, and the pull-up was just the same as a diaper to her. If I remember to make her sit on the potty every half hour or so, she is bound to have some successes, but that is just not possible for me to keep up. I even bought M&M’s and told Hunter and Emma to announce when they were going potty, and have Hannah see them go in and come out, and then come to me to get their M&M reward. They loved the idea, but with Hannah, no go. She still doesn’t really care. So, I think I’ll give it up and try again when she’s more interested. What do you think? Does anyone have the magic technique?

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Before you get that nose job, watch this

Ok, this is a video that is part of a Dove campaign for “Real Beauty.” The next time you wake up, look in the mirror and feel depressed by your reflection, think about this: The models in the magazines and stars on TV wake up looking like that too.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huXSVh4zXPM

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