Randomness: bald spots, golden bicycles, ants

• Whoever thought of making car horns into little buttons that you push with your thumbs instead of a big one in the center you hit, was not thinking the situation through.  
• I chopped it off.  My gorgeous full, silk locks are all gone.  JK, my hair is falling out and was so gross.  I even have a BALD SPOT!!!  Oh motherhood.  Luckily the bald spot is hidden, but the cut had to be done, what with the long strings of hair all over the house and all.  I was inspired by this movie, and this lovely lady.  Something that says the 20's in France.  I'm looooving it.  
• Is my daughter the only 2 year old that sleeps in her shoes, only wears a dress, and will not leave the house without a purse?  She obsessed with Disney princesses too and has never even seen any of the movies except Tangled.  What a girly girl.
• Ants.  On the kitchen counter.  Of third story apartment.  Whaaaat?
• I want a gold bike! (spray paint?)

"Time OUT, Mommy!"

I let Zoe pick out her own cereal and she chose the neon colored swirly Trix.  Well, she wanted to eat them morning, noon, and night; and nothing else.  So I made a rule that we could only have them for breakfast, and only one bowl.  After dinner she asked for a bowl and I shared with her the new rule about her cereal.  "No cereal until breakfast time."  She tried demanding it.  "Cereal.  NOW."  I held my ground.  "Mommy, time out! In one....two...three.  Time OUT!  I'm too heavy to carry you," as she points to the time-out chair on the verge of tears.  Jake and I on the other hand were on the verge of tears because of holding back our laughter.

It was so funny to watch her imitate me and try to put me in time out.  But like so many other times she has imitated me it has made me stop and think.  Is this what I sound like?  Is this the impression I want to make on my daughter?  Are the ways in which I react toward her the way I would like her to react toward others and myself?  While parents (and people who aren't parents) debate about parenting methods until they are blue in the face, I think everyone would probably agree that the best way to teach a child is through modeling.  If there was only one piece of advice I could give to any parent it would be to be, do, and say the things you want your child to emulate, and definitely do NOT be, do, or say those things you would not be proud of.  Having a toddler is like looking in a mirror that shows you the true self you never saw.  It's a bit funny, and a bit sobering all at the same time.

And because every post is better with a picture.  Here's my Zoe having (herbal) tea time with Mommy.

Quote of the week

My sweetheart brought me tulips for Valentines day.  I love the simplicity of a tulip bouquet.  I also have always loved this quote.  I've been watching a documentary series about the universe and how it works.  It's so complex......yet....so simple.  Amazing.

Love Makes the World Go Around

Happy (late) Valentines Day!  It was a rough day for me which included no husband (night classes), sick kids and self, a spilled a gallon of milk, broken glass, no nap from the toddler, and....wait for it...grocery shopping....dun dun dun.  I hate grocery shopping, especially with two sick tired kids.  On the bright side it also included flowers and painting little hearts on little nails.  

On another note: I made this globe for my kiddos recently and am very pleased.  I made one for my Niece a long time ago and it pilled at lot!  So this one has an ocean of cotton instead of acrylic felt.  The land is wool felt.  I'm working on a pattern for my (ever so empty) Etsy shop.  It's turning out to be much more difficult than I anticipated.

XOXO  to you all!

Quote of the week

Or should I say, quote of the year!  I also love the quote "a goal without a plan is just a wish", but this one is new to me and it really has a tough love attitude.  It's the truth.  NO EXCUSES THIS YEAR!  I'm working on patience and inner peace this year.  I hope you all had a happy new years day!

Blogger Journal

Oh gosh, it is a new year, and if you subscribe to my blog you may have gotten my accidental journal entry that was meant for my journal blog but then posted here.  It has been super convenient to use blogger as my journal.  I can journal from my phone anywhere I am, I can edit entries, add photos, scan old journal entries and post them, I have unlimited room to add updates to things.  You can make any blog private when selecting that only the author can view the blog in permissions.  Then with the touch of a button I can print it all out to a blurb book some day.  But now I've found the drawback...you could accidentally reveal your dark side to the world when posting to THE WRONG BLOG, oops haha.  

But seriously.  Blogger Journal.  It's awesome.

Randomness: milestones, biggest loser, and scrabble

I want to start doing a weekly post about well...my week and stuff I've been thinking about or liked...or....whatever.  Here's #1 in Weekend Randomness.  (title blatantly stollen from Jasmine Star)

• My baby's been rolling around for over a month now, but I never seem to catch him actually doing it.  I turn around for a second, then turn back, and there he is on his tummy pushing up and looking around.  Sneaky baby.
• I've been trying to "potty train" my toddler since halloween.  And with zero (yes zilch) successes all the rewards (halloween candy) have somehow disappeared! *Looking accusingly at my husband now*  Disaster after disaster in her bedroom at night, all ending with poopy messes on floors wall and furniture, have kept me strong in my drive to keep trying.  Note: these disasters are caused by her wanting to clean herself up without help.  Cute, but not so cute when I have to rent a rug Dr every week.  Guess what?  Success!  I made another prize bag and finger painting seems to be even better motivation than candy.  Throw in there some markers, nail polish and TV and we've almost got a full day of dry diapers! wooooot woooot!
• Santa brought me my present early after hearing about another one of the above mentioned disasters.  Hello iphone, I don't know how I have lived without you for my whole life.  
• I haven't done any Christmas preparations at ALL.  Feeling nervous.  At least I can find comfort in having canceled all cub scout meetings for the month.  A momma bear's gotta do what a momma bears gotta do.
• My two year old, Zoe, was running around the house chanting Christ-mas-time...Christ-mas-time.
• Do you think Accuvue will honor a rebate after a full year has past? 
• Neflix added The Biggest Loser to movies you can watch instantly.  I think this is going to change my LIFE! 
• I played my first 7 letter word in Scrabble and it made my week.
• I made ornaments a couple years ago to sell on Etsy and still have a few left.  I still LOVE the globes.