I am a freaking genius if I must say so myself. After I had my hysterectomy I wondered what to do with all my leftover Always overnight pads with wings. A little light bulb went off in my head while I was mopping one day. WHAT IF I STUCK THAT TO THE BOTTOM OF MY SWIFFER WET JET AND MOPPED WITH THAT? So I decided to try it. Guess what? It worked perfectly!! If you think about it, that's all the Swiffer pads are. A giant maxi pad. Actually, I think it worked a little bit better. They were super absorbent and all the wet and dirt was trapped in the dri weave instead of on top getting pushed around. So there you have it. I am thinking outside the box, being resourceful, and saving all this money since I already had them. And when I run out, it's cheaper to buy those than what I was using. Feel free to copy my idea. You're welcome!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Ten things I am grateful for this week:
1. All the veterans serving both past and present - thank you
2. Matt getting our outside lights up before the weather got bad
3. Rain
4. Snow
5. Homemade gluten free chicken noodle soup. Yum :)
6. Both boys getting great report cards
7. Having 2 radio stations playing non stop Christmas music
8. Orange julius and popcorn night
9. Peppermint oil
10. A warm house with a warm fireplace
1. All the veterans serving both past and present - thank you
2. Matt getting our outside lights up before the weather got bad
3. Rain
4. Snow
5. Homemade gluten free chicken noodle soup. Yum :)
6. Both boys getting great report cards
7. Having 2 radio stations playing non stop Christmas music
8. Orange julius and popcorn night
9. Peppermint oil
10. A warm house with a warm fireplace
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
SCARY SPRAY!
So Isaac was having the hardest time with sleep. Didn't want to go to bed at night because he was scared so it was up and down a million times. He kept waking up at night scared and coming in our room. It was getting so ridiculous. I couldn't figure out what was so scary and what to do. It was night after sleepless night and I was at my wits end. I was so tired. Here he was 5 years old and NOT sleeping. I am not one who just puts the kid in bed with us to go back to sleep because I know that habit can be just as hard to break. I was talking about my frustration at work one day when a friend told me about something she did when her kids were done so I decided to try it. Her kids were afraid of monsters so she used monster spray. Isaac was scared of anything and everything. Fires, bad guys, storms, everything. So, after everything I had tried I decided it couldn't hurt to try one more thing. I filled up a squirt bottle with some water and told him it was "SCARY SPRAY." I told him my friend at work gave me some to use. I sprayed it everywhere. Under the bed, behind the door, in the closet, the floor, the air, you get the idea. I told him that it would make it so that no bad guys could come in and no bad things would happen. I told him that because I sprayed his room, it blocked EVERYTHING from entering it and that if something bad tried to come in they would just bounce away. The first night he looked at me as if I was crazy. But I had to play this up big time. I pointed the bottle towards the door for "extra protection" That night he slept through the night for the first time in months. I went in and made A HUGE DEAL of the fact that he'd slept through the night. I literally yelled to everyone that the scary spray worked and Isaac stayed in bed all night. That night when I put him to bed, I sprayed again. This time he was still a little skeptical but he made sure I sprayed areas that I had not sprayed before (in his backpack to be specific) and it worked. That night he woke up to go to the bathroom but went right back to bed. I continued to make a big deal about it working until he convinced himself that it worked. A few days into it he asked me what we were going when we ran out. I told him I knew the special store where we could buy it that only parents knew about. (I put a small amount in it every few days and he never questioned that it never ran out) It has made all the difference in my sleep! One day we will all laugh at this or he will be mad that I lied to him or embarrassed or all of the above. Bottom line is it worked!!!! It's been months and he no longer hates going to bed....
So Isaac was having the hardest time with sleep. Didn't want to go to bed at night because he was scared so it was up and down a million times. He kept waking up at night scared and coming in our room. It was getting so ridiculous. I couldn't figure out what was so scary and what to do. It was night after sleepless night and I was at my wits end. I was so tired. Here he was 5 years old and NOT sleeping. I am not one who just puts the kid in bed with us to go back to sleep because I know that habit can be just as hard to break. I was talking about my frustration at work one day when a friend told me about something she did when her kids were done so I decided to try it. Her kids were afraid of monsters so she used monster spray. Isaac was scared of anything and everything. Fires, bad guys, storms, everything. So, after everything I had tried I decided it couldn't hurt to try one more thing. I filled up a squirt bottle with some water and told him it was "SCARY SPRAY." I told him my friend at work gave me some to use. I sprayed it everywhere. Under the bed, behind the door, in the closet, the floor, the air, you get the idea. I told him that it would make it so that no bad guys could come in and no bad things would happen. I told him that because I sprayed his room, it blocked EVERYTHING from entering it and that if something bad tried to come in they would just bounce away. The first night he looked at me as if I was crazy. But I had to play this up big time. I pointed the bottle towards the door for "extra protection" That night he slept through the night for the first time in months. I went in and made A HUGE DEAL of the fact that he'd slept through the night. I literally yelled to everyone that the scary spray worked and Isaac stayed in bed all night. That night when I put him to bed, I sprayed again. This time he was still a little skeptical but he made sure I sprayed areas that I had not sprayed before (in his backpack to be specific) and it worked. That night he woke up to go to the bathroom but went right back to bed. I continued to make a big deal about it working until he convinced himself that it worked. A few days into it he asked me what we were going when we ran out. I told him I knew the special store where we could buy it that only parents knew about. (I put a small amount in it every few days and he never questioned that it never ran out) It has made all the difference in my sleep! One day we will all laugh at this or he will be mad that I lied to him or embarrassed or all of the above. Bottom line is it worked!!!! It's been months and he no longer hates going to bed....
Caden and Isaac were always wanting to sleep in each others room. They were willing to sleep on the floor night after night. I finally decided this was just not making sense. So I made the decision to put them in the same room. We bought bunk beds and put the beds and the dressers in Isaac's room and then we turned Caden's room into "the boy cave." There is the desktop computer, a TV, DVD player, our OLD Nintendo, movies, toys, books, and who knows what else is in there. They love this idea and have had so much fun with the beds and having their little boy cave to play in. During the process we threw out tons of stuff. Old holy clothes, stupid kid meal toys that have accumulated, etc. It was a good move!
Ten things I'm grateful for this week:
1. The few warm days that we have had this week.
2. Both of my boys doing so well in school.
3. Being able to stay at home for the past six weeks.
4. Extreme coupon to teach me how to save moola.
5. A washer and dryer.
6. Having our lawn mowed for the 1st time this year.
7. Fun times with friends.
8. My cute new skirt and shirt.
9. Starting to sleep better.
10. Getting the all clear from my doctor.
1. The few warm days that we have had this week.
2. Both of my boys doing so well in school.
3. Being able to stay at home for the past six weeks.
4. Extreme coupon to teach me how to save moola.
5. A washer and dryer.
6. Having our lawn mowed for the 1st time this year.
7. Fun times with friends.
8. My cute new skirt and shirt.
9. Starting to sleep better.
10. Getting the all clear from my doctor.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Ten things I'm grateful for this week:
1. My incredibly supportive husband and all that he is.
2. My surgery going exactly as planned.
3. So many wonderful friends and family who have brought food and love.
4. My kids for helping me so much.
5. SOAP net. What else would I watch all day?
6. The crazy spring weather.
7. Cookie crisp sprinkles cereal. (It's gluten free by the way)
8. Matt for not letting me lift a finger while I recover.
9. Grandparents for watching the kids for us.
10. Smart people who become awesome doctors.
1. My incredibly supportive husband and all that he is.
2. My surgery going exactly as planned.
3. So many wonderful friends and family who have brought food and love.
4. My kids for helping me so much.
5. SOAP net. What else would I watch all day?
6. The crazy spring weather.
7. Cookie crisp sprinkles cereal. (It's gluten free by the way)
8. Matt for not letting me lift a finger while I recover.
9. Grandparents for watching the kids for us.
10. Smart people who become awesome doctors.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
What Caden did on his summer vacation
Matt has Monday's off. He took Caden and Isaac to the water slide while I was at work one day. I got a call shortly after lunch that they were coming up to visit me. At first I was excited until I
realized it wasn't a friendly visit. Caden had come down off one of the slides, hit his chin, was knocked out and was lying face down in the pool. Thank goodness Matt was coming down right behind him with Isaac and ran to grab him. He was out for about a minute. Matt had someone grab a towel for the blood and rushed to the hospital because he knew he could get there faster than the time it would take to call an ambulance to get there. He had to get 7 stitches but it could have been so much worse. I'm so grateful for my awesome husband. And now Caden understands why he cannot go swimming with just his friends and no parents. I can only imagine if he was not with an adult this day. This was the before picture and I'm not sure where the after one is.
Forgery at Five
Isaac has these skill books he brings home from school each week. Once your child has passed off a a skill, you are supposed to sign your name at the top. This lets the teacher know that they are ready to be tested on this concept. We took a break from homework one night so I could finish making dinner. Isaac comes walking over to the stove so proud and says "Look Mom, I wrote your name for you." He had attempted to sign my name in the top corner! I tried so hard not to laugh. I just told him what a great job he did. The sad thing is that it doesn't look to bad for a five year old. Check out how good those L's are for someone who's just learning to write in print!
We're bored...
I can't for the life of me figure out why the kids are always bored in the summer. Times are so different than when we were young. We used to play outside for hours and only come in when we were hungry or had to pee. We have a large swing set with a climbing wall, a tramp with a cage around it, a basketball hoop/court area, and yet they're still bored. We were so happy this day when they came up with this clever idea to tow each other around. They had so much fun and we just sat outside and watched them. It was a great lazy summer day.
What is it about our bed?
Caden and Isaac are always asking if they can lay on my bed and watch TV. We hardly ever let them in our room. We feel like they are big enough that there's really no reason they should be in there anymore. Also, that is our room, our space. I'm weird I guess but I don't really like anyone in there except me or Matt. I let them come in and fold clothes with me or come tell me if they wake up but that's about it. One particular night after baths I decided to let them watch TV on my bed. You can't tell from the pictures but they were SO excited. Life's simple pleasures huh?
Suicide prevention walk
In September I had the chance to participate in a suicide prevention walk. Matt had to work but I went and took the boys with me. We walked to honor our friend Mike King who committed suicide two years ago. Isaac didn't really know what it was other than it was a long walk and we were there to remember Mike. I did tell Caden a little bit about the walk without putting too much information in his head. There were a lot of people there to support the King family and I'm grateful we were able to participate in this.
Fishing Fun
Most of our family activities are spur of the moment. That's what this day was. We decided to go to the pond and take the kids fishing. We spent about three hours there just enjoying this beautiful afternoon. Didn't catch anything but had a great time anyway. I just sat in my little camp chair and loved every minute. Isaac had more fun feeding the ducks than he did fishing but that's ok. He doesn't quite have the patience yet to sit there and do nothing but wait.
Backyard camp out
During the summer Matt decided to do a spur of the moment backyard camp out. He told the boys we were going to set up the tent to see if it was ok to use this summer. After it was all set up and ready to go, he asked them if they wanted to sleep outside that night. The kids were SO excited and ran in to get their sleeping bags and stuffed animals and the dog. They wanted her to sleep outside with them. I was less than excited about the idea of sleeping out that night so I took my bag of cinnamon bears and headed to my room. I laid in bed and watched one of my cheesy Hallmark movies all by myself with no interruptions from anyone. It was a great night.
Snug as a bug in a rug
So Saturday morning I was doing my regular weekly cleaning. As I was cleaning off Isaac's window seat I looked over at his bed that needed to be made. It got me thinking that I wanted new sheets for both of the boys beds. I called Matt at work and told him I wanted to go shopping when he got home. He started looking at some bedding with new comforters. They were both in need of new bedding so when he got home from work we took the kids to the store with us. We showed them all the ones they could pick from and they both wanted the exact same one. Ironically it was the same one Matt was looking at online. We came home and washed it all that night and made their beds just in time for bed. There's nothing better than climbing into bed at night with freshly washed brand new bedding. We took these "pretend like your asleep" pictures but as you can see Isaac didn't quite get the point!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Shoshone Falls
We took a drive to Shoshone Falls on July 5th. It was beautiful. They had large grassy areas with nice concrete picnic tables to eat on. We took a cooler of food with us and ate lunch and the kids climbed trees and ran and played. It was a GREAT day!
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