Messy Mommy Jobs: Snack Time

 

Its Monday again! I can't believe how fast this month is flying by. I have such a busy week ahead with a birthday coming up and lots of work to do to get ready!

I learned in the recent past that when a creative 3 year old is left at the table alone for too long it can become messy!

Bekah recently called me during a snack one time and said "I am cleaning my hands" I responded with "what are you cleaning them with?" and her response was "soap" of course.

I walked over to the table to find this

This is not what one wants to find at the table. Let me tell you that cottage cheese is not easy to clean up either!

What kind of messes have you dealt with lately? remember to visit weak and loved to see more messes!

A Special Bond

My 3 year old can throw some crazy tantrums sometimes as most 3 year olds can! When I share this with my mom I come to realize that I acted the same way as a child and we both begin to question could she have aspergers?

Since aspergers and autism are still being studied many do not know how genetic it is or if you will pass it on to your kids most of the time...so far my daughter does not show many of the signs of aspergers but could I pass it on to another child also lingers in my mind.

While searching the web today I found an article from the Wausau Daily Herald about the special bond between parents and children on autism specturm.  How they seem to form a special bond because they understand each other having gone through it themselves. I guess I can be happy in knowing that if I ever did have a child with Aspergers I will be understanding of them due to my own childhood! I can be at peace knowing that whatever happens I will love my child(ren) unconditionally and will be able to help them along their path! I can be at peace knowing that the worse that could happen is we share a special bond for life!

Spring Cleaning!

So I realized I have been not posting on here as much as I should! But we have been very busy around here getting some much needed cleaning done!

I finally got some new cleaners in that I have been wanting to try for awhile and have been wildly going around the house using them!

I wanted something that would be healthier for Bekah and for us. Also the smell of chemical cleaners kind of bothers me and makes me not want to clean which does no good for the house.

So my mom introduced me to some cleaners called Shaklee! They are Safe For You, Safe for the Environment cleaners!

I love them so far they are super concentrated so just a little bit makes different kinds of cleaners! They say that one bottle of their super concentrated H2 cleaner will make over 5000 bottles of window cleaner alone, and they really are not that hard on the wallet.

So far all the cleaners I have used work great! I used the all purpose cleaner I made up (1/4 tsp of cleaner to 16 oz of water) to dust my black tv stand it is usually dusty within minutes again after I dust it, this time it stayed dust free for a week! I used their dish detergent and did not rinse the dishes before hand and everything came out clean!

I will not say they are perfect or for everyone, but I love them!

I am not writing this because I have been asked to or because I am selling the product, I am only writing this because I love them! 

So hopefully I will get more posts up in the days to come but my house is almost clean!

Messy Monday: Eating With a 3 Year Old

 

Eating with a 3 year old can sometimes be very messy and well a little gross! My 3 year old has begun to sometimes tell us that she is using the food as "soap." When we hear that we know it is time to get her away from the table!

Here is why:

This should be fun to clean!

She was washing the table with her "soap." She has also washed her arms before with cottage cheese!

This is why I think we should sit at the table at all times with her even if we are done eating first!

Have you had any really bad messes this week?
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60 Years!

So today is kind of a special day on my side of the family (even though we are not together). You see the two people who I have always looked up to are celebrating 60 years of marriage. Those two people would be my Grandparents. I wish that we could all be there to celebrate their wonderful day!

They have had a wonderful marriage that I strive to have myself with my husband.

So Happy Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa! May you have many more great and blessed years together.

Wordless Wednesday

My Favorite Picture of Bekah

Are You Coming Over Nana?

Everytime my 3 yr old daughter gets on the phone with her Nana (my mom) who lives half way across the country, this is what she asks her "Are You Coming?" She also asks her Grandma who lives around the corner that too, but of course her Nana has to tell her that she lives too far away and would have to take an airplane. My daughter who has only been on 1 airplane sometimes doesn't understand this totally but enough.

Nana on the other hand worries that my daughter will forget her since she doesn't see her very often. This is an understandable fear and that is why we try hard to talk on the phone and on the occasion use skype so she can video with Nana. Nana has also sent her books with her voice recorded on them etc.

Just this past weekend my daughter told Nana she wanted to come see her on the airplane and then preceded to tell me as though we were leaving right now.

We then have my dad (Grandpa) Who also lives just as far away, but in a different state so this makes it even tougher for my daughter to go see my family.

This I am sure is something alot of families go through.

If you are in this situation what do you do to make sure your kids keep in touch with Grandma or Grandpa?