I haven't been keeping up with my Friends page lately and I apologize. I hope everyone is still alive, at least ( Read more... )

Well, that didn't take long. Mae refused to go potty at all today, so I put her back in diapers. I don't think she quite "gets it" yet. I'll keep asking until she says yes again, I guess.

( Potty-training talk behind cut )

For the past few months, I've been encouraging Mae to use the potty before her nap and before bedtime. Sometimes she goes, sometimes she doesn't. The good news is that she is interested in trying. Yesterday we were at the Worthington Community Center playground and I used the facilities. She told me she needed to go, but since she feels the need to ( Read more... )

Things to do today:

-Groceries at Costco
-washing and folding laundry
-unload and load dishwasher
-cleaning the first floor bathroom, kitchen, and playroom, so as to be presentable for guests tomorrow

Yow.

I just joined Twitter! Username kdeutschle. I used my gmail account to add friends, but if I haven't added you or don't have your active account, please find me and add me!

Last night I read Mae a Curious George goodnight book- one of those that is based on the current tv show. It's pretty simplistic, just two or three sentences per page. Anyway, Mae decided to read it to me instead. Here's how it went if I translate her muddled speech into what I can understand ( Read more... )

Sage is a loud kid. He laughs loud, yells loud, plays loud, talks loud. He likes to roar and hiss and snarl and growl. We've had many talks about letting people know that he is playing or pretending before he starts to make these noises. He also has to ask permission from other children to "play monsters or dinosaurs" before he can get in their ( Read more... )

I'm carrying about 20 pounds of excess weight that I'm having some serious trouble losing. It wasn't so bad before I started taking Zoloft, which causes me to retain water as well. I have a gym membership and I am watching my caloric intake, but I am not losing any weight. I have trouble getting into a routine of going to the gym regularly. I'll go ( Read more... )

Crazy lady at Target, who walked up right behind me as I was using my remote to close my van doors: "That's not safe, you know ( Read more... )