one tiny bathroom

mommy lesson of the day :  sometimes one tiny little bathroom isn't so bad after all.  

I love my house. We worked, prayed, cried and fought to get it and I am so glad we finally have a place for our kids to grow up in.  But, if there was one thing I could change it would be that my lovely home only has one bathroom - and we are a family of 5...for now.  Nothing will remind you quicker that you need an additional bathroom like a Mexican food night.....

But sometimes having one tiny little bathroom isn't so bad after all.  The girls are totally into brushing their teeth and having mint smelling breath, as they say.  I am all for it! Yes, please brush your teeth before you come huggin' on me!  So in the mornings we all pile in there.  Ella stands next to me and Avery stands on the toilet.  Ella has got it down now so she doesn't really need help anymore but Avery is just getting the hang of it.  She stands on the toilet and plays copy cat while I brush my teeth.  Its the cutest thing ever.  Then when we are all finished they usually stay in the bathroom with me, Ella still next to me and Avery is still almost falling off the top of the toilet, and they talk to me the whole time I am getting ready.  We laugh using the hair dryer and make funny faces in the mirror while I put on my makeup.  And then I am off to work after lots of hugs and kisses.  I love these little moments in the morning that start my day.  

Keys....

Mommy (wife) lesson for the day :  always ask if someone has the keys before shutting the door.

I take it for granted that my husband always drives the car.  He always drives and always has the keys.  So last night while on our way out the door with 3 hungry little ones I shut the front door and panic hits - I didn't ask if he had the keys.  He didn't.

We start checking all the doors - as if I would leave with one unlocked.  Then all the windows - but last year he went around and secured the ones that didn't lock well.  Awesome.  Then we started trying to break into our own house....

First - the doggy door.  Of course we bought the smallest dog door known to man and our kids can't fit through it.  Yep, we sure did try both the girls heads - don't judge.  Our backdoor has window panes and Craig has the idea to pop the trim off with a shovel and take the glass out.  Nope.  Finally, and not in agreeance from both of us!, he hits the glass with the shovel! AH! Still - didn't budge.  Not even a scratch.  We are still not in our house - but I feel much better about someone not being able to break  in - geez!

Now its time to call the locksmith before my husband takes out an entire window.  I reason with him that calling a pro is cheaper than replacing a window!  In about 7 minutes the nicest locksmith I'm sure exists drove up to our door and chatted with us for about 2 minutes while he broke into our home.  2 minutes and $60 later we had the keys.

Snacks

Mommy lesson of the day : my son will do anything to get snacks....

Recently Owen has started eating snacks...yay! No more crazy baby at the dinner table.  He was horrible at it at first but is really starting to get the hang of it and we are really seeing him use his right hand a lot - righty, maybe?

Well the other night, at our normal trip to the Pizza Inn buffet - I watch him start grabbing his puffs...eating some....dropping some....then - I watch my son put his whole mouth on the edge of the table and push the puffs into his wide open mouth! ON THE EDGE OF THIS NASTY, NASTY TABLE!  

AHHHH!

My AHHH! moment quickly turned into a, well, whatcha gonna do about it now?, moment.  Wow.  I was both totally grossed out and super impressed by my son's reasoning skills all at the same time.

I guess this lesson of the day could also be to invest in some disposable table mats.....

Shopping and the Paci....

Mommy lesson #1 : Do not neglect to bring a pacifier unless your baby is full weaned.  

So...we got the great idea to buy 1 thing for ourselves with our tax money....no, my camera does not count because STP is paying us back....and our options were a dryer, a stove or a dishwasher.  Our stove is fine - we would just like a new, fancy one.  Our dishwasher is okay.  Our dryer sucks.  

We head to Best Buy - make a quick lap - and leave.  No thanks.

Off to Lowes.  Aaahhhh.  I think when we pull up to Lowes the clouds part and the sun shines brighter.  Oh how I love a home improvement store! This is when it hit - we did not bring a paci.  

Owen starts whining....try the whole rockin the stroller thing thinking he is going to go to sleep.  Nope.  Craig : where's the paci?  At home.  Craig : Why???????  Because I want him to stop using it before he turns 1.  

5 minutes later I am rolling around the store looking like a crazy person while I am pushing the stroller with my stomach and playing peek a boo with my son who is crying his eyes out. Yep - that was me.  

There are now 3 pacis in the diaper bag.....

ps....we got home....all tried to pile on our sad little love seat....and Craig decided tomorrow we were looking for a couch....