The artichokes were slow in coming, because the laptop that houses all my pictures has a virus and is out of commission. It dawned on me that I have a bad habit of keeping loads of pictures on my camera, so I checked and alas- they were still there. So, the long awaited (or not) artichokes.
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| Look for this fireplace to sport a glossy white coat in the coming weeks... |
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| One day I will learn to take pictures without blazing lamps |
And this is why I may not be alive (or sane) at the end of the week:
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| Signing time, 100 readings of Find the Duck, and several loads of laundry later, we survived Day 1 of potty training. |
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| He's got this part down | | | | | |
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I think I would rather give birth again than potty train, an attitude I am working to change. It's just not my "thing," like pies aren't my thing. I still make pies and I still potty train my kids, but the process never seems to get easier. My husband was reminding my discouraged, weary self last night that they never "get it" until Thursday. So, I'm off to teach life skills with the hope that I will see a glimmer of improvement today. The upside is the hours of mostly one-on-one time I get to spend with the youngest. There's always a silver lining!
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6 comments:
Now I know you really are just crazy. ;) jk
Madeline just asked me "hey, is that Coop?" Cute.
Any great tips on potty training? I need to start with my little girl...we only made it for one day.
go for it, girl. so proud of you. and, your house looks amazing. thomas is totally adorable. i'll be in the potty training boat with you soon. although, sorry it won't be soon enough so that i can call you and cry with you. love you.
Your house photographs very well. You're the fourth generation to have those artichoke pictures, you know. GG would be proud :)
Those pictures of T are so cute. Although you seem to be missing the mandatory candy corn. No wonder it takes you so long!
I'm with you on the potty-training thought that it never seems to get much easier. I *need* to potty-train my #5, but I'm dreading it. :-) It will eventually get done. But since I know how much constant-effort-from-mom it takes, I keep postponing ... :-)
Your house looks beautiful! If only we were close enough to enjoy some of your hospitality ;)
And since I'm pretty sure you have a monopoly on being good at all things mothering/homemaking, I'll gladly take what's left over - somehow I actually love potty training! (Weird, I know.)
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