Fragment Friday - Visits and stuff

Fragment Friday - all the stuff too good not to mention. See lots of other fragments at Half Past Kissin' Time!

• My cousin brought her kiddos over on their way back to Wisconsin. These are all the current "great-grands", and they're all ours. We have tons of cousins, older and younger, but so far she and I are the only two providing Grandma with any greats! The funny thing is some of our cousins are younger than our own kids. We had a good time and I wish they could have stayed a few days instead of a few hours. Maybe this summer....
• I made lentil stew and it was super yummy. Well, if you ask me it was. Don't ask the kids.
• My house is still a mess, what else is new.
• I have made good on my threats - before Daddy gets back PM will be potty trained and JC will have teeth. PM has only worn 2 diapers (night time) in the last 2 days and I have not cleaned up one accident. Let me rephrase that, I had not NEEDED to clean up any accidents. Poop included.
• MDx's school has been closed for the last several days due to the town being nearly underwater. I truly hope they get up and running again soon. MAN can 5-year-olds TALK!! I remember being concerned that he wasn't.....
• I like booking weddings for the summer. So far I have only two, but I tend to get a few last-minute ones as well.
• I am this close <------> (see?!) to buying my first stash of cloth diapers. Any input from you cloth mommys would be appreciated :)

Thousand Word Thursday - Ignore the kitchen

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My sweet baby boy. Please disregard the cupboards hanging open and the breakfast stuff still on the counter. I was enjoying the kids instead. It reminds me of a poem MckMama posted a while back. In light of all the sad circumstances lately in the blogosphere, I hope you, too, are ignoring the dishes once in a while and soaking up the baby goodness!

Hope for PM

I was truly lifted today. A sweet girl named Molly messaged me on YouTube about videos of PM and that she herself also has hemiplegic CP. Sometimes I think about what PM will be like in school, or as an adult. I wonder if she will be made fun of, if she'll be excluded, hurt. It breaks my heart to think there will be those times, but even regular old kids have those times. I just hope that she will have the right attitude and support to get through it all. Molly mentioned that the Miss Iowa 2008 had CP. I didn't even know! SO I dug around and found this video. If this lovely young woman can compete in Miss America, certainly PM can. PM is such a princess already, I can see this being something she would aspire to!

I wanted to post this, and say THANKS to Molly for giving me a little encouragement that PM truly can do it all. I hope that PM will have Molly's spirit, actually I know she will.

My Kids are Stinkin Hilarious - Totally Talented Tuesday

My kids give me a good laugh. I nearly wet myself Saturday. I said nearly. We went to Pizza Hut to cash in on our free personal pizza inventory (Yay BookIt!!). After AM was done, she went to scope out the quarter-crap-machines by the door as the rest of us finished our lunch. She comes back with a plastic egg and tosses it to MD.

"I had to spend three quarters for this. It's a MOOstache for MD." I help them open it to discover a teardrop shaped piece of plush with a sticky back. What a racket, three quarters for THIS?? I help him apply it to his chin, telling him is was a "soul patch". It actually looked pretty good, and matched (sorta) his hair color. As I clean up the table, I overhear the two talking. AM is instructing him on the care of his MOOstache.

"It's made from a cow, so it's a MOOstache."

"And you have to keep your food off of it" she brushes some crumbs away. With her hands still on his shoulders she looks him in the eye, "And, MD, when you swim you have to keep it dry, so you have to swim like this..." she doggy paddles furiously and sticks her chin way in the air to keep it out of the water. She has several other tips for him, but I can't really hear anymore with all my snickering and snorting.

I am dying! She is so absolutely serious about the maintenance of his MOOstache (and she keeps saying MOOstache) I am in tears. It was SO worth the seventy five cents.

Have some talent in the family? Do your kids make you laugh? Go to Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House and share!!

A Thousand Words Thursday - Checklist

Why I hope my kids' friends never google them. Eh, who am I kidding, they will. Enjoy...

Winter hat - check
Big Girl underpants - check
Map drawn on belly - check
Dora backpack - check
Shirt in washer - check
Pants, too big - gone
I'm ready for pizza.

A Thousand Word Thursday is hosted by TheMomJen at Cheaper Than Therapy. Check out lots of other pictures there!!

Totally Talented - Etsy is here!

Totally Talented Tuesday is hosted by Dee at Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House. See what undiscovered talents lie HERE!!

FINALLY I've set up shop at Etsy and put a few items in. I have more to list and if you want something specific, please feel free to contact me! SO I feel I'm entitled to this week's Totally Talented Tuesday nomination!!

Chef Hats and Apron sets!

Also Cole's and Caroline's fundraiser pendants are available!! I don't have my chains for the pendants available yet (they're on their way!) but soon! Come check it out! Click the header below...

Friday Fragments

It's time once again to clear the week of all those little bits of info you really wanted to share, but just couldn't fit them in somewhere else! See other's Friday Fragments at Half Past Kissin Time!

• My husband has been gone for a week now with the National Guard in Fargo doing the flood fight. I think I've spoken with him 3 times. He says he may be able to come home as early as Sunday...let's hope! By the time he gets home: the 2-year-old will be potty trained, the baby will have sprouted his first 2 teeth!


• JC's bottom teeth are threatening to break through any day. In the mean time he chomps furiously on anything he can get near his mouth!


• I plan on travelling to a funeral tomorrow for a good friend tomorrow. Keep us in your thoughts as I'm not sure all the roads are very clear. I heard one area I need to use was upgraded from closed to single lane open (with water on each side!)
  
• Although the circumstances are not ideal, I am looking forward to spending time with my BFF as we travel to the funeral. I miss her!
  
• Please continue to pray for Stellan and his family!!

• I REEEAALLLY like cottage-style bacon, our neighbor dropped off a big package of it for us!! Guess what we had for dinner last night....

• Sewing like crazy - Etsy is almost ready. I made some super cute children's apron/chef hat sets! I just want to have something ready to go!! The Scrabble Tile Pendants are SO cute, I can't wait for everyone to see them!!! Ok, here's a peek..

^ One of my fave's! But they aren't all for me...

^ This one will be sold to benefit our friend Cole's Special Care School fund.

^ This one will be sold in honor of Caroline Vetter and procedes will go to Make-A-Wish, a foundation that was so good to her family!