A Good Week

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These sweet people have been out hanging out here in Tejas with us. We have really enjoyed having Mom and Bob around. A has been sick with a fever and a cough and it's nice to have a live in nurse. My mom was a nurse a million years ago(well not a million, but you get the idea;). She was a physician recruiter for the hospital until last June and decided to retire early to spend more time with her husband and us!

We have frequented all the thrift stores we can locate within a 75 mile radius. And we found these great sconces and I just used the plates I already had. I think this looks a 100 times better!BEFORE
AFTER:I found this print at Goodwill for $8.00 and we re-framed it at Hobby Lobby for around $38! I LOVE it!!We have hit up the dog park and that made the puppies happy AND Anderson too! This weekend we have been enjoying some nice temperatures. Today it was 80 degrees. I have a friend, who lives in Idaho...I know you hate hearing that Lauryn, I'm sure it's freezing where you are! ;)

See you soon with more pictures!

P.T. Take 3=Success

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We have had a pretty good day. Anderson had 2 accidents and I cried over them. I truly take this stuff way too personally.... But I think that the 3 day potty training was a pretty good success if you look at the big picture.(this picture cracks me up, his underwear says "what an adventure"-ha!)A is now telling us(pretty much) when he has to pee-pee. Pooping is another story! ;) Let's just say we are "working" our way to the bathroom. But, hey, it's a step in the right direction, eh?! Tomorrow, we are venturing out(a little) but the potty chair is going to travel with us.
Anderson has totally been bombarded with animal prizes for potty sessions and is acting a little spoiled right now, but that's okay. He's had a tough week. I have too.

Thank you very much to all you who have listened/read/sympathized with us AND a big thank you to Adam, Brandi B, Tara R., Laura H. and my mom who did a lot of encouraging me! You guys ROCK!

P.T. Take 2

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Our day has been good! I'm still watching A like a hawk to make sure when I know he is pee-peeing or the other. He had a BREAKTHROUGH last night and we were so excited! I put him on the potty and he figured out how to make himself pee-pee(it was amazing to watch it click with him). I know you are thinking that is sad that it's amazing...but it was! He did it several more times before bed last night and he woke up DRY! And nope, we didn't put a diaper on him!

Today, he has started to go in his underwear and then realized and said "uh-oh" and we'd run to the potty for him to finish. But, I suspect that he is holding #2...ugh...lovely! Still trying to figure out how to make him do that one!

Hopefully, tomorrow night he will be totally potty trained!

P.T. Take 1

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I am so super tired. We have started day 1 of the 3 day potty training method. We have already gone through 10 pairs of underwear just this morning alone. I have been following Anderson around watching him like a hawk trying to make sure he doesn't pee-pee in his pants or worse. We did have one success this morning, he backed off into a corner and I swooped in and we RAN to the potty. He poo-pooed in the potty...which was actually an accident, because it really just fell in. Too graphic? Sorry...this is my life lately. :)But, we did the BIGGEST potty dance you've ever seen and I even gave him a hershey's kiss for going in the potty!

He's got to get it sometime...right??!

A More Clear View

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Wanted to share with you, Anderson-the window washer!




See you soon!

Some re-decorating

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No matter how hard I seem to try, I cannot be satisfied with our living room. The ceilings are high and we've never had that before. But, don't want to overwhelm the space either. We found this mirror at Kirkland's last year and moved over our couch. Now, I'm trying to find some wall candle sconces to go on either sides of it. Or maybe some wall light sconces...not too sure yet.Then, our bedroom. I love our bedroom furniture, but the head board has always been so high up that I didn't feel I could put much above it. I don't like to clutter up things. But we found this little piece of iron work (Gami, I know you would be proud;) and I thought it fit. I need opinions, do I need to hang it higher or lower, or is it just right? Don't mind the sleeping baby boy and dog. Oh wait a minute, I couldn't resist one sweet sleeping picture!:)And we found this sweet lamp again at Kirkland's and it matched A's room perfectly!! And...it was on major sale- $12.00!!!############################
Did you know that David Nelson from The Ozzie and Harriet Show died this week? So sad. I used to love that show when I was a kid. It would come on Nick at Nite and I would watch every episode! ha! I don't know why I loved it, probably for the same reason I loved Leave it to Beaver. It just had a good family atmosphere feel to it.

It is time...I need your help!

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It's time to....do the potty dance! Do I have the song in your head yet?;) With everything, I have to get myself ready. I have to get geared up for the task at hand. I've always been that way, having to talk myself into things. I guess I'm bullheaded and nobody can talk me into things until I'm ready and I think Anderson's ready too. But, I think he's ready!

I need LOTS of tips on how you did it. Whether it was 50 years ago or just last week. I need all the moral support I can get. I keep telling myself, "you were a teacher, you can do this". But, I've never taught anyone how to use the potty ever before! ha!

Please leave me comments with lots of instructions!!