A Minor Potty Training Technicality

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Just a few hours after I posted about our potty training bribery endeavors, I left to run some errands.

Leaving Kaleb alone with Daddy ~ in his underwear. Not having yet pooped.

Rick heard Kaleb in the bathroom and found him sitting on the potty ~ pooping.

The bribery is apparently working.

A short time later, Rick found him in the bathroom again and asked him what he was doing.

Kaleb then proceeded to drop a piece of … well, you know … into the toilet. With his hands.

When Rick asked him where he got it from, he said “On the floor” ~ so technically, he didn’t do it in his underwear.

Lucky Rick.

 

Potty Training is Going…um…well?

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I’ve been a slacker. I’ll admit it. Kaleb could be well on his way to diaper freedom if I just laid down the law and did it.

But I haven’t {and since he’s the last it just doesn’t bother me as much as the other kiddos}.

Kaleb has been very infatuated with swords and light sabers thanks to our Wii Resort game, so today while we were at Target I picked up one to use as a special ‘gift’ ~ if he uses the potty.

How effective will it be? We’ll see, but he did run right to his room and put on underwear the moment we got home.

Of course, HOW he put it on is probably important to note…

Might need to work on a few things…

True Upper Manangement

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My brother ordered pizza the other night for his and our family. While we were eating, we saw a little something on the box.

It read:

“Your pizza experience managed by Christ.”

True manna from heaven.

Amphibians, Fuzziness, and Hairbrushes

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Guess what?

I actually wrote a few things down to help me remember what made me laugh out-loud at the kids this week.

Funny how that helps…

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On the way to church this week, Zachary was going through his Bible and giving Kaleb the run-down on the various stories. Had to laugh at his description of one

“This is Samson. The hairbrush didn’t give him his power, you know. It was God.”

Apparently Veggie Tales has had some influence here…

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Zachary attempting a Buzz Lightyear saying…

“To amphibians and beyond!”

Can you guess what we’re reading about in science?

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The kids had soda with their dinner the other night {thanks to their Uncle} and as we were pouring it, Zachary wanted us to add water to his.

His words ~ “Adding water to soda makes it less fuzzy.”

Fizzy, fuzzy…it’s all the same.

 

Head on over to Mary's at Not Before 7 for some more Tiny Talk Tuesday!!

Bible in 90 Days {B90} ~ Day 53 Check-in

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Ahead. Behind. Almost caught-up. Caught-up. This week has been a whirlwind of craziness and I have to say it drives me NUTS getting behind in my reading. Truth be told, I like to have a little ‘buffer’ and usually read a few chapters ahead ~ for some reason it makes me feel a little more on top of things.

One thing that I will note about this challenge is that it has helped me prioritize things that I am doing ~ weeding out things that I really don’t need to focus on and helping me see things that do require my immediate attention.

Like Bible reading {ahem}.

I loved Isaiah and probably did more underlining this week than I have in any week prior. Good stuff. Promises. Prophecies. So much more. The reading for this week went from Ecclesiastes through Isaiah ~ and here are a few of my thoughts:

• Ecclesiastes made me sad for some reason, but the last few chapters had some verses I really liked. Ecc 11:3 ~ “Don’t let the excitement of your youth cause you to forget your Creator.”
• Song of Solomon is one of those books that I squirm when reading. I think it’s because it feels like I’m reading something WAY too personal…and just getting a bit more information than I need/want. Reading through this time made me wonder even more ~ did they just say ??? or am I just reading into this too much? :) Just sayin’…
• Really hoping that Isaiah had a nickname for his son {Is. 8:3}. Can you imagine having to call Maher-shalal-hah-baz inside to wash up for dinner?
• I have immense respect for Isaiah. I just don’t think that I could walk around naked and barefoot for 3 years {Isaiah 20}. I can’t even imagine what it would have been like to hear the command from God to do it.
• Isaiah 26:19 again makes me wonder what Israel believed would happen to them after they died. I don’t remember any specific teaching on it in our prior reading ~ any insight from anyone?
• Need to find a printout of the gazillion prophecies that Isaiah made concerning Jesus and the fulfillment of those prophecies. Pretty sure it’ll be a long list….
• The last part of Isaiah states again and again ~ “I alone am God” ~ how many other things do we have that we put before God
• The Sabbath passage {58:13} is giving me some things to think about personally…ouch.
• Isaiah 43:22 ~ ‘…you refuse to ask for my help. You have grown tired of me.’ Just gave me a mental image of the MANY times I say to my children ~ ‘all you have to do is ask me to help you and I will’ … and they stubbornly refuse and keep trying to do it {unsuccessfully} on their own. How stubborn am I???

If you are interested in learning more about the 90 Day Bible reading challenge, you can read more about it at Mom’s Toolbox ~ she’ll be starting up the challenge again on July 1st. You can also download your own printable reading bookmark if you want to join along in the challenge ~ you can start at any time because the bookmark isn’t dated. :)

Puppy Tweets Collar

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Right off the bat, I’m going to say that this electronic device called ‘Puppy Tweets’ is NOT a joke. If you don’t believe me {or if you want to buy one} you can hop over to Amazon and check out the pre-order page.

Puppy Tweets Collar is actually connected to your wifi at home and sends Tweets via Twitter {you have to set up an account for your pet}, to let you know what your pet is up to. There are over 500 phrases to give you added insight into your pet’s day.

I am thinking that Mattel really missed the mark on this one.

While I’m sure it would be fascinating to know what my dog was doing all day {ahem} I would be ALL over a device that attached to one of my kids and sent me messages letting me know things like:

• Just flushed another small cup down the toilet. Better call the plumber.
• The popcorn ceiling is really fun to play with. REALLY fun. It looks like it’s snowing!
• Unrolled the toilet paper and backed up the sink for you.
• Soap is fun to squirt. And squirt. And squirt. Add ‘liquid soap’ to the grocery list.
• Found a pencil and I’m now hiding in my room and decorating my walls.
• About that potty training? You might want to check out that wet spot on the carpet in my room.
• Around the corner where you can’t see me, but I’m standing on the counter and just found your hidden candy stash.
• I’m hiding an extra little something for myself for later in the bottom dresser drawer.
• Playing with your alarm clock is fun. Prepare to wake up around 3:30 am.
• The carrots that I was supposed to eat for lunch? Found a MUCH better place to put them than my stomach.
• The keys were on the counter ~ figured you wouldn’t mind if I played in the car a bit.
• Scooping soap is fun. How many scoops will the washing machine hold?
• It might be naptime, but it’s not quiet because I’m sleeping.

Periodic messages for those too-quiet moments throughout the day would be nice {I’m thinking} and well worth a $30 price tag ~ you know, should someone venture down that path.