Potty Training boot camp that is.
Today is Day 1 of my 4 day weekend. I am armed with 14 pair of undies and an empty washer. Potty seat on the big toilet as well as the smaller potty seat we bought for the van for travel emergencies. So far I am being told No when asking if there's a wetness situation going on.
Oh please let this go somewhat smoothly!
2.5 hours later and 3 pairs of undies. Things are not going well. Potty is now an evil word, when as of yesterday it was a fun place to go and sit and stare.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friends with benefits
Now, now get your mind out of the gutter...not THAT kind of friend with benefits.
My best friend has a relative who has done very well in her career. As a result they have several homes. One of them is on the New England coastline and they let family use it free of charge often. This weekend we were offered the use of the house while planning a trip to go to a local "Day out with Thomas the Train"
My friend, her sister and hubby and our assorted 6 kids (ages 1.5 - 15yrs) went up Friday night. What a hardship it is to stay in this 'cottage'. 3 floors decorated in perfect 'cottage charm'. Warm, welcoming, inviting and shared without more then a second thought or two with our assorted toddlers. JP and I stayed in a wonderful corner room on the 3rd floor (not my choice and oh are my legs aching, lol). How terrible to have to stay in a home like this and wake up to the cries of shore birds in the morning as you look out the window to the ocean that is one row of homes away. It was really hard to 'rough it' in such 'tough' conditions. Especially since the weather was 'awful' - mid to upper 70's and bright sunshine... sigh the things we suffered thru to save an hour or so of driving up on Saturday morning, lol.
JP had a blast on Saturday when we went to see Thomas at the railyard. He was so excited he was actually shaking at one point. Sad to say it was hard for him to be good the entire time with so much overload, but we did ok in the end. JP's other love is water. He LOVES to play in water which makes me nervous sometimes, but we're very watchful over him. After we went back to the beach house we wallked down to the beach. This is the first that JP's seen anything like the ocean and he was amazed. he loved it! I thought he'd find and bring home tons of rocks but he was having a blast just throwing them back in the water. this beach is actually very rocky with smaller rocks as opposed to sand.. we could all care less and I think JP was trying to clean up the beach.. but he had a blast, lol. Saturday night was a rough moment for JP though. Everyone but my friend and I had gone to bed. We were on the first floor enjoying a glass of wine when we heard crying and little footsteps. JP is used to walking out of his room and around the corner from ours in the middle of the night.. Poor baby was up on the 3rd floor and wanted me. My other friends hubby walked JP down (they were staying in the room across from JP and I) and I went back up with JP. Poor baby :( .
Sunday we all were leaving by mid day and went back to the beach in the morning. JP went back to rock throwing until we figured out the way to make him sit down and take a break.. someone had brought down tortilla chips and that was it. They won out over rocks, lol. We also eventually wandered down to a large rock outcropping with tidal pools. Which of course JP walked right into, lol. Better that then the ocean as he tried to do that on Saturday and he and I had quite the argument over that.
all in all it was a great weekend.. even with the defiant 3yr old that has been present in my life as of late. And while words can describe the weekend.. aren't pics even better? Oh and the dog belongs to none of us.. she just kept coming to the house and to the beach to find us...we think for food, lol
My best friend has a relative who has done very well in her career. As a result they have several homes. One of them is on the New England coastline and they let family use it free of charge often. This weekend we were offered the use of the house while planning a trip to go to a local "Day out with Thomas the Train"
My friend, her sister and hubby and our assorted 6 kids (ages 1.5 - 15yrs) went up Friday night. What a hardship it is to stay in this 'cottage'. 3 floors decorated in perfect 'cottage charm'. Warm, welcoming, inviting and shared without more then a second thought or two with our assorted toddlers. JP and I stayed in a wonderful corner room on the 3rd floor (not my choice and oh are my legs aching, lol). How terrible to have to stay in a home like this and wake up to the cries of shore birds in the morning as you look out the window to the ocean that is one row of homes away. It was really hard to 'rough it' in such 'tough' conditions. Especially since the weather was 'awful' - mid to upper 70's and bright sunshine... sigh the things we suffered thru to save an hour or so of driving up on Saturday morning, lol.
JP had a blast on Saturday when we went to see Thomas at the railyard. He was so excited he was actually shaking at one point. Sad to say it was hard for him to be good the entire time with so much overload, but we did ok in the end. JP's other love is water. He LOVES to play in water which makes me nervous sometimes, but we're very watchful over him. After we went back to the beach house we wallked down to the beach. This is the first that JP's seen anything like the ocean and he was amazed. he loved it! I thought he'd find and bring home tons of rocks but he was having a blast just throwing them back in the water. this beach is actually very rocky with smaller rocks as opposed to sand.. we could all care less and I think JP was trying to clean up the beach.. but he had a blast, lol. Saturday night was a rough moment for JP though. Everyone but my friend and I had gone to bed. We were on the first floor enjoying a glass of wine when we heard crying and little footsteps. JP is used to walking out of his room and around the corner from ours in the middle of the night.. Poor baby was up on the 3rd floor and wanted me. My other friends hubby walked JP down (they were staying in the room across from JP and I) and I went back up with JP. Poor baby :( .
Sunday we all were leaving by mid day and went back to the beach in the morning. JP went back to rock throwing until we figured out the way to make him sit down and take a break.. someone had brought down tortilla chips and that was it. They won out over rocks, lol. We also eventually wandered down to a large rock outcropping with tidal pools. Which of course JP walked right into, lol. Better that then the ocean as he tried to do that on Saturday and he and I had quite the argument over that.
all in all it was a great weekend.. even with the defiant 3yr old that has been present in my life as of late. And while words can describe the weekend.. aren't pics even better? Oh and the dog belongs to none of us.. she just kept coming to the house and to the beach to find us...we think for food, lol
Monday, April 5, 2010
The sad saga of Quax the duck
Once upon an Easter time there was a little yellow chocolate duck named Quax...
Quax lived happily in a little shelf with his cholcolate duck family, patiently waiting for the right family to adopt him. The day that he was taken off the shelf was so exciting! He was told by a very nice lady that he was going to a new home with a young boy named JP who would love him. Quax saw a bright future ahead and was happy. Several days pass and Quax was told that he would meet his new family at a local park that night. How sad he was when the car left without him. However he had faith that soon he would meet the mysterious boy named JP. The very next day he was tended carefully in climate controlled vehicles and a law office. At noon he was to be given to JP's mom to take care of him till he met JP. How exciting it was that things were moving quickly. In the middle of the day, which was unseasonably warm, Quax was taken to a new office and was handed to JP's mom who was by her car as she needed to run errands. the nice lady that found Quax on the shelf and brought him to JP"s mom did talk about how she was careful not to leave him in the car in the heat.. and JP's mom promised to be careful with him as well. Quax and JP's mom soon were off in a warmer, but bearable car. They had to make 2 stops. Quax was tired at the first stop and asked to lie down take a nap and assured JP's mom that the car was fine and comfy and he would be fine. He was snoring when she was done so she did not check him. On the way back she stopped at another store for longer then expected due to a problem at the register. She did ask Quax if he was still ok.. and he assured her he was still fine.
However, lets remember that Quax is a hollow duck and well.. rather empty headed.
On the way back to her office, JP's mom picked up Quax to see how he was doing as he had fallen oddly silent.... turns out that Quax had underestimated his ability to stay full of life in the heat.
JP's mom wondered what to do as Quax was no longer able to help.. he was also hard to understand and mumbled everything at this point... Well it turns out that there is a Hollow Chocolate Duckie hospital called Rite Aid. the next day Quax was miraculously revived...
However... lets also remember that Quax is a chocolate duck... and although revived enough to meet JP finally... the love that JP had for him... was because he was chocolate....
Quax lived happily in a little shelf with his cholcolate duck family, patiently waiting for the right family to adopt him. The day that he was taken off the shelf was so exciting! He was told by a very nice lady that he was going to a new home with a young boy named JP who would love him. Quax saw a bright future ahead and was happy. Several days pass and Quax was told that he would meet his new family at a local park that night. How sad he was when the car left without him. However he had faith that soon he would meet the mysterious boy named JP. The very next day he was tended carefully in climate controlled vehicles and a law office. At noon he was to be given to JP's mom to take care of him till he met JP. How exciting it was that things were moving quickly. In the middle of the day, which was unseasonably warm, Quax was taken to a new office and was handed to JP's mom who was by her car as she needed to run errands. the nice lady that found Quax on the shelf and brought him to JP"s mom did talk about how she was careful not to leave him in the car in the heat.. and JP's mom promised to be careful with him as well. Quax and JP's mom soon were off in a warmer, but bearable car. They had to make 2 stops. Quax was tired at the first stop and asked to lie down take a nap and assured JP's mom that the car was fine and comfy and he would be fine. He was snoring when she was done so she did not check him. On the way back she stopped at another store for longer then expected due to a problem at the register. She did ask Quax if he was still ok.. and he assured her he was still fine.
However, lets remember that Quax is a hollow duck and well.. rather empty headed.
On the way back to her office, JP's mom picked up Quax to see how he was doing as he had fallen oddly silent.... turns out that Quax had underestimated his ability to stay full of life in the heat.
JP's mom wondered what to do as Quax was no longer able to help.. he was also hard to understand and mumbled everything at this point... Well it turns out that there is a Hollow Chocolate Duckie hospital called Rite Aid. the next day Quax was miraculously revived...
However... lets also remember that Quax is a chocolate duck... and although revived enough to meet JP finally... the love that JP had for him... was because he was chocolate....
Sunday, April 4, 2010
give me a 2 year old over a 3 year old anyday
I love my son, honestly, deeply love him...
But can we just move over this defiant, non listening, argumentative, stubborn stage soon? Today is Easter. A day of rejoice, glory, the celebration of rebirth....and chocolate. I've spent the majority of time warning my child or putting him in time out. It even included one massive meltdown with him telling me to leave and then crying for me if I took a step away.
I'm grateful for bedtime today, lol
But can we just move over this defiant, non listening, argumentative, stubborn stage soon? Today is Easter. A day of rejoice, glory, the celebration of rebirth....and chocolate. I've spent the majority of time warning my child or putting him in time out. It even included one massive meltdown with him telling me to leave and then crying for me if I took a step away.
I'm grateful for bedtime today, lol
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Peanut's Wednesday Weekly - Park Time!!
ok, ok... so it's Thursday. What can I say? the holiday on Monday threw me off and they hang the calendars too high for me to see clearly in this house. Maybe I need glasses? I am getting up there in doggy years.
It's been a sadly boring summer here in NY. June was...wet. July was wet and dry but cooler then summer...August ..was normal with high temps and humidity. Speaking of which why are they called the dog days of summer? because we lie around more? heck cat;s do that all the time and I haven't seen any cat nicknamed weather...hrmphh.
One day last week I not only got my nails done, but I got to run around at the park later! Ahhhhhhhh it felt so good to stretch my legs without a human attached to a leash. There was a huge expanse of grass to explore, playground equipment to look at.. swings to contemplate..even a few dogs at a distance to look at and maybe bark at.
Sadly the summer weather seems to be over with. While it's warm-ish.. the temps went from 90's to the 70's. Sigh.. no more beach weather for me. I'm hoping to get quite a few more park trips in though. Gotta make sure I'm in good shape before the winter comes in. Round is a shape though right?
It's been a sadly boring summer here in NY. June was...wet. July was wet and dry but cooler then summer...August ..was normal with high temps and humidity. Speaking of which why are they called the dog days of summer? because we lie around more? heck cat;s do that all the time and I haven't seen any cat nicknamed weather...hrmphh.
One day last week I not only got my nails done, but I got to run around at the park later! Ahhhhhhhh it felt so good to stretch my legs without a human attached to a leash. There was a huge expanse of grass to explore, playground equipment to look at.. swings to contemplate..even a few dogs at a distance to look at and maybe bark at.
Sadly the summer weather seems to be over with. While it's warm-ish.. the temps went from 90's to the 70's. Sigh.. no more beach weather for me. I'm hoping to get quite a few more park trips in though. Gotta make sure I'm in good shape before the winter comes in. Round is a shape though right?
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Couple of fun things from today...
First off was a very amusing picture that I had to try to get this morning. Joe brought home a donut for JP and coffee for me. While JP always tries to grab my coffee he had a cup of water. I was cleaning the kitchen and turned around to see a very amusing sight. I'll have to apologize for the lousy quality. I had to take the pic fast and couldn't take a second as my battery was dead and I didn't have a replacement. However the pic says it all and is worth quite a laugh, lol...
do you see the very long, steep path on the far left of the picture? Now look up to the upper right hand corner and see the curving path. Yeah.. that was the path we were SUPPOSED to take both ways, lol. Ehh at least Joe can say he walked on the actual concert site, lol.
Pardon the mess in the background.. I didn't have time to straighten up, lol
After his morning donut and 'coffee' we got ready to head out for the day. Our planned destination was Bethel Woods for an Alpaca Festival. I've not been up there since they built the Arts Center and monument and I was so surprised at how lovely it was. Not that I expected it to be tossed together, but the whole place is stunning. Joe went to the Woodstock museum, JP wasn't as interested and he and I went outside before a meltdown occured. We wandered down the walkways, over the bridges and ended up in the ampitheatre (sp?). How beautiful. A huge, circular stone stage surrounded by stone benches with the plushest lawn behind them. Several trees were planted around and on various levels and JP and I found a perfect shady spot to enjoy our lunch. Joe joined us shortly after and we all ate lunch. Jp dashed off twice for some distance while playing with some kids that were running around. After lunch we decided to walk around and walked down to the area of the Harvest/Alpaca Festival. We took the longest, sttepest route to get there. In the end we never found the alpaca's. JP was up close with some pony's, but not an alpaca in sight. We then went and looked at the memorial (Joe was in heaven) and then walked up to the main buildings.. on the much less steep, much shorter path, lol. here are some pics, not many due to the battery issue. We plan to go back though as we are only about 45 min away from Bethel Woods.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
My new gadget to play with...
I've been wanting to upgrade my cell phone for some time now. Basically for me to be able to acess my emails when away from a computer, or get my calendar and lists to try and stay organized. However I put it off as it will be costly. Not only for the new phone (one with a QWERTY keypad), but I'd also need to upgrade my plan to accommodate more time on the internet. The phone upgrade would cost between $75 - over $200 depending on the phone. The additional monthly cell phone charges would be $30-$40 each month, not including taxes.
Yikes! All I want is to remotely check my emails. Then lo and behold I found a solution!
On Friday I was looking on the internet when an ad for something called Peek caught my attention. I spent the -next hour looking up all I could on this...prices, options, applications for what I needed. It looked perfect! There are two options, the Classic and the Pronto. I could have ordered the Pronto, but wanted to pick one up asap, lol. This has been something I've wanted for over a year, but didn't know it existed. I got it at Target. The charcoal color was 14.95, the red and blue were 19.95 for the classic version. I bougt the Classic as I figured I'd save a few bucks in case I decided I wanted the Pronto.
Less then 2 days later and I knew I wanted the upgrade, which I can do online...and did. With the upgrade I get more then email. I also get unlimited text messaging, no delay in emails and the ability to open and read attachments. Cost per month is $15 - $20 a month depending on how many months you pay for. Oh and on classic I can check 2 email accounts, on pronto it's 5.
As far as easy to use? Very. I've typed this entire entry on my Peek and sent it here with no problems...except a crazy toddler dancing to the music at the end Horton Hears a Who.
www.getpeek.com
p.s. - their customer service ROCKS!
Sent on the go from my Peek!
Yikes! All I want is to remotely check my emails. Then lo and behold I found a solution!
On Friday I was looking on the internet when an ad for something called Peek caught my attention. I spent the -next hour looking up all I could on this...prices, options, applications for what I needed. It looked perfect! There are two options, the Classic and the Pronto. I could have ordered the Pronto, but wanted to pick one up asap, lol. This has been something I've wanted for over a year, but didn't know it existed. I got it at Target. The charcoal color was 14.95, the red and blue were 19.95 for the classic version. I bougt the Classic as I figured I'd save a few bucks in case I decided I wanted the Pronto.
Less then 2 days later and I knew I wanted the upgrade, which I can do online...and did. With the upgrade I get more then email. I also get unlimited text messaging, no delay in emails and the ability to open and read attachments. Cost per month is $15 - $20 a month depending on how many months you pay for. Oh and on classic I can check 2 email accounts, on pronto it's 5.
As far as easy to use? Very. I've typed this entire entry on my Peek and sent it here with no problems...except a crazy toddler dancing to the music at the end Horton Hears a Who.
www.getpeek.com
p.s. - their customer service ROCKS!
Sent on the go from my Peek!
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