Rainy days and Mondays...

Yesterday was Memorial Day and my husband had the day off of work. It wouldn't have been so bad if it hadn't rained all day. The girls were both feeling better and wanted to go outside, but the constant downpour prevented it. This fed right in to the situation where they push each other's buttons. I had no idea that kind of stuff started at such a young age, but here I stand corrected. Today looks a bit brighter outside, still with forecast to rain. Already the girls are fighting over some dolls, or at least one is upset because the other one's doll is touching her.

The highlight of yesterday was running out of diapers. This forced the little one to sit on the potty. After much screaming, wailing and gnashing of teeth, we had a small success. She used the potty and realized it was not the end of the world.

My sister leaves for Hawaii on Saturday. I'm seriously thinking about hiding in her luggage.

What a weekend

I got up early yesterday and made buffaloes for my kids. I was pretty sure that the box said waffles, but my 4yo insisted the box was wrong. After breakfast I headed out on a few errands. I wasn't gone long, but when I got home the 4yo had a 101 degree fever. Great. She slept most of the day away, which was actually pretty nice.

Today is my birthday, and other than the kids being sick (little one had a fever this morning) it hasn't been a bad day.

Drama queen already

My oldest daughter turned four last week and the younger turned two in January. It took me awhile to get used to staying at home with the girls at first, and I'm not sure I'm used to it yet. All I can say is they keep me entertained. Today for instance I was exposed to two new things.

I asked my four year old to get her cup so I could fill it for her. She turned, took one step and dropped to the floor reminiscent of Scarlett O'Hara. "I can't find it" she wailed, "it is lost forever." I asked her calmly if she looked for it. That only brought on tears. I was just about to roll my eyes when I noticed the cup sitting innocently on the counter. I showed it to her and she immediately got up, grabbed it and skipped to her seat. I have NO idea where she gets it.

I am trying to potty train the two year old. She has already figured out that this is indeed the one thing she truly has control over in her little life. I am constantly asking her if she needs to sit on the potty and she is constantly telling me no. Two weeks ago I decided when the mega jumbo pack of diapers we had were gone I just wasn't going to buy more so for now I am just changing her diaper when she needs it and biding my time. Today I smelled poop and asked her if she needed a diaper. She stretched out the front of her diaper and took a good long look inside. I was just about to ask again when she let go, took a sumo stance and shook her butt at me. Then she shouted "Yep, there's poop in there, see?" I almost wet my pants. There are eight diapers left in the box.