Random Tid Bits

1. I never spent my Christmas Bonus until now. I decided to use it to stock up on groceries. The boys have been eating like crazy! They take turns with growth spurts. At the beginning of summer break it was Isaak that was starving, now it's Mica. Mica's the same hight as me now.
   
   
   
   
   Those that have kids, do you feel like you spend way more in the summer on food than any other time during the year?


2. Speaking of food...
   
   I was talking to Travis about garden mulch.
   
   All the sudden Isaak pipes in to say, "I really love the taste of mulches."
   
   Curious as to what Isaak thought mulch was I asked, "What is mulch Isaak?"
   
   Isaak said, "That brown stuff in a cup that comes up from the freezer, that we have to thaw out before drinking it."
   
   I said, "Isaak that is called Good Rich malts. Not mulches. Mulch is the stuff that's in the garden."
   
   He said, "Oh! Well I like malts then." On my grocery store run I bought some Good Rich malts." I so want to refer to them as "Mulches". 


3. Mica's a great kid for the most part. He's always gotten A's in school, but man his lack of effort in tasks at home is more like a D-. I would say it's an age/stage thing, but Isaak's always put in pretty good effort when it comes to home chores. 


4. Here's how Mica loads the dishwasher when there was all that space...
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. We went to visit my parents. They just got back from a week long trip. Isaak starts feeling my Mom's arm fat and says, "Wow you're so muscular!" We all had a good laugh! 

Tropical Traditions Powdered Dish Detergent Review and Giveaway!

Tropical Traditions sent me Powdered Dish Detergent to review and giveaway! This giveaway is open to US and Canada.

I was really excited to try this ultra-concentrated chlorine free dishwasher detergent because Isaak tried to eat one of these:

 

He spit it out! I was so glad because I thought I might have to call poison control!

Tropical Traditions is known for their environmentally safe and non-toxic products. It is still harmful if swallowed. What I like is that it does not look like candy. It also is much better on my dishes!

I've ran five loads of dishes. They all came clean! No residue was left on our dishes!

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I Almost Had to Call Poison Control Today!

• We came home from Costco, and of course there was a lot of stuff to unload. I knew we were low on dishwasher soap bubbles. I brought some up, and asked Mica to refill our tin that's under the sink. I got the tin out, and showed him where the wrapped soap bubbles were to fill up the tin. Then I shut the cupboard under the sink.
• I was in the same room unloading groceries. 
• I noticed something was in Isaak's mouth. 
• It was the center part of a soap bubble!
• He spit it out into my hand. 
• I'm so glad Isaak did not swallow this! I would have been so fearful, and would have had to call poison control! 

• Isaak got a lecture. 
• This kid hasn't tried to put anything foreign in his mouth since he was crawling! 
• He's Mr. Curious lately. Getting into the toilet, he bit a hole into a foam bowling pin that Mica has {didn't swallow any of it}, and now this dishwasher soap bubble thing!
• I feel like we watch our kid's really well, I'm hardly in a different room from our boy's. Obviously I need to keep a major watch on him!