Callie and Michael like to have tea parties with a tea set Ellen got Callie for Christmas. Back on April 20 (sorry, but I have to post-date my entries because of that pesky no-Internet-access-at-home thing) they had a tea party.
Dilemma: no cookies.
I was crazy busy (yes, SA [smart a**], it was a little different from every other day) but was willing to make them no-bake drop cookies.
Dilemma: no sugar.
As I’m griping about how I’m not psychic and sugar should have been put on the grocery list, etc., a sweet woman from church came by to drop off some wonderful clothes for my kids, as she does from time to time. Guess what else she brought?
A big tin of chocolate chip cookies.
I almost cried. I saved 3 for Aron, ate a few for my own stress relief purposes, then gave the tin to the kids for their tea party. How cool is that? Now it's time for some subliminal advertising:
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Can You Overdose on Homeopathic Remedies? No! Homeopathic Bedwetting Tablets and Chiropractic Care for Kids
I carry around with me in the diaper bag 3 bottles of Hyland’s homeopathic goodies: teething tablets, sniffles ‘n’ sneezes tablets, and bedwetting tablets. Each bottle has 125 tiny tablets, and not one of the bottles has a childproof cap on it (but neither does nail polish remover or some bleach, so don’t get me started).
I came downstairs the other day to find Eva sitting on the kitchen table. With an empty bottle of bedwetting tablets.
I’ve always heard a kid could take the whole bottle of anything homeopathic like that and be fine, but just in case I called Poison Control.
They got a good laugh when I told them, “Well, I guess she won’t be urinating for a good week, huh?” They told me she’d be fine, though.
Side note: I can’t really say if the bedwetting tablets work or not because I wasn’t consistent in giving them to Callie. You’re supposed to give them at every meal and at bedtime, but I could never quite get my crap together enough to do that. It’s easier, quite honestly, to make sure she has on a diaper or Pull-up at bedtime.
Update many years later: honestly, what worked was several visits to the chiropractor and no more bedwetting and also her attitude in general improved. No joke. Not sure why but I'm a believer in chiropractic care now! It also helped Sam when he would cry every car ride ... one gentle adjustment and he was much better.
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I came downstairs the other day to find Eva sitting on the kitchen table. With an empty bottle of bedwetting tablets.
I’ve always heard a kid could take the whole bottle of anything homeopathic like that and be fine, but just in case I called Poison Control.
They got a good laugh when I told them, “Well, I guess she won’t be urinating for a good week, huh?” They told me she’d be fine, though.
Side note: I can’t really say if the bedwetting tablets work or not because I wasn’t consistent in giving them to Callie. You’re supposed to give them at every meal and at bedtime, but I could never quite get my crap together enough to do that. It’s easier, quite honestly, to make sure she has on a diaper or Pull-up at bedtime.
Update many years later: honestly, what worked was several visits to the chiropractor and no more bedwetting and also her attitude in general improved. No joke. Not sure why but I'm a believer in chiropractic care now! It also helped Sam when he would cry every car ride ... one gentle adjustment and he was much better.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Fostering Independence in Kids
I (usually) love when my kids exert some independence and take care of their own needs. I don't see it as being neglectful ... they are simply learning valuable life skills. This is a picture of Eva getting her own cereal. Sometimes they get into things before I realize they've done it, and there's a mess to clean up. Sometimes I know what their plan is and support them. Either way, I can almost guarantee that my kids won't be on my health care plan until they are 26 (Lord, I hope not, anyway). I mean, if my kid can legally get a DUI at the age of 21, can't he/she also pay for his/her own health insurance right out of college SOMEHOW? I don't expect them to get $100,000/year jobs right out of school, but they have to be able to take care of themselves, even if it means working 2 jobs to pay off school loans and to have health insurance. Call me crazy, but I don't care ... I've known too many people who have taken care of themselves and I want to put that expectation out there for my own kids and hope it sticks. I hope it offsets some of the babying I do to them :-)Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Easter Pictures 2010
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By popular demand, here are some Easter pictures from our day at my mom's. Don't get too excited now! Don't you think Sam looks like MiniMe from Austin Powers? Make up your own caption for this one!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Lego Cake Attempt
When it was clear it was all messed up, I got upset with myself, but Michael was so cool about it and helped me doctor it up. Next time I'll head here for some really cool, doable cakes!
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