Skittles

No, not the kind that you eat. I've been watching, "Make Way for Noddy" with Tad. It's my favorite. Don't know why, but I like it. Anyway they have some characters on there called Skittles. I was wondering why they called them that, but didn't know. Well, then I saw Skittles on another cartoon last night. They did the same thing. Fell down when hit. I decided to google them and I found "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(sport)"

Can someone tell me how to insert one word for the text?? I can't seem to figure it out. Yes, I must be dumb!

Carseats

Tad is still in his infant seat, but we will be buying a convertible one soon. Any recommendations? We have one for B's car. It's an Evenflo Triumph 5. Just thought I'd get some opinions from those with car seats already.

Thanks!

Can the caveman really be that much cheaper??

We decided to switch insurance companies today. We have been using a pretty big insurance company for a long time, but since we had to go through LA Citizens for our homeowner's insurance we decided to go ahead and switch car insurance to someone else. Well, the caveman saved us $850 every 6 months and we have better coverage. Can you believe that? I'm still asking can it be true??

Cleaning habits, am I obsessed?

I'm just trying to figure out if I clean too much?? Okay, once a week usually on Saturday I clean the whole house which consist of

• Scrub the bathroom (tub, shower, sinks, toilets)
• Vacuum and sweep the floors (I have hardwood and tile throughout entire downstairs)
• Dust anything dustable
• Put things in their proper places
• Wipe kitchen counters
• Mop the floors
• Wash and fold clothes - put them away

Now daily I make sure things are put away (shoes, toys, mail). I don't do the sorting through junk drawers, organizing but about every few months. When we cook and eat we wash dishes at that time. We may save a few dishes that don't fit in the dishwasher until the next day, but I really HATE doing that. When I go to bed at night I like the kitchen to be clean.

Even after spending all that time cleaning on Saturday I'm sure I'll do the same thing again Friday before Kristy and Un come over on Friday evening.

I feel like Kristy!

Yes, I'm always on the run too. Let's look at yesterday. I woke up at 7:30, feed Tad, then cleaned for about 2-3 hours. I threw some clothes on and then we ran errands until 12:30. Then I feed Tad, tried to put him in his swing for a nap (didn't work) so that I could plant some new flowers to freshen up the flowerbeds because some died. Well, he was crying inside. Of course, when I picked him up, he stopped. I decided maybe he wanted to be outside with me. I put a blanket down and he watched me outside. He LOVED it. I then showered, we ran to the grocery and then it was 3:00 and time for the guest to start arriving. We partied until about 11:00. In between I cleaned the kitchen and outside and by the time I went to bed, my body ached. I think it was from working in the flowerbeds... I know why Kristy and Alan don't like plants, etc... It is a lot of work, but I LOVE mine.

Today, I hope to be a little less busy!

Yeah!! Tad's feeling better and he slept much better the last two nights!! Yeah!! My baby is back!

Ahh, hah!! We found the problem!

My child has an ear infection. That's why he's been cranky! Yeah! Not that he has an ear infection but now we know better what to do.



Hopefully, I'll have my pleasant child back soon.



We ran into an incredibly rude person today. This lady walked up to me in the store today. She says, oh, my... how much does your son weigh. I say 16.5 lbs. The lady then ask his age, which I tell her is 6 months. She said oh, my... does the doctor fuss at you because he's too big? I proceed to say no, they said he's perfectly fine. I can't believe this lady said that. I know my son's a little chunky, but I don't think he's fat. The doctor doesn't seem concerned and I've asked if he's too big. We don't feed him too much. Believe me, I check the charts and see if he's eating about what he should be and he's actually eating less than they recommend. What am I to do?? I don't like people telling me these things...



Well, tomorrow we are having a barbeque for some of B's family so I'd better get to bed so I can get everything together tomorrow. Clean house, etc...



Nite!

I spoke too soon!!

Last night was horrible. My child did not want to sleep. I think he's teething and maybe that's it. I don't know, but I'm tired today. He fell asleep around 6:30. Then he woke up at 9:30 so I gave him a bottle and he fell back asleep in my arms. I put him back in bed around 10:30 and he was fussy for atleast an hour. We kept trying to get him back to sleep but that wasn't really working. He finally fell asleep. Then around 3:00 it all starts again. After about 30 minutes I just put him in bed with me. At this point I was just tired. He fell asleep in bed with me, so I put him in his pack n play. Up again he was... Then I put him in his swing... he was awake in there too. Crying... He slept for a little while in the swing but was fussy again around 6:00. I sure hope tonight is better...