Scary Ant!

• Mica shouted from his room, "Mommy, there's a scary ant in my room! You have to come and see it!"
• I go in there with a tissue.
• It was a spider of course.

Pirate Potty and Princess Potty Giveaway

• Now What Baby is giving away two really cute potty training books from Scholastic.
• Books really help with the training process!

New Dishwasher

• We got a new dishwasher last night that will be installed next Thursday.
• Service One said there was four things wrong with our other one, so we figured it was about time for something new.
• We got a Whirlpool that has hidden controls, so that Isaak won't play with the buttons.
• Our's was cheaper then the one above. Oh...but our's was also on sale! It may be the same dishwasher. We got our's in white, since all our other appliances are white.

Toe Nail Polliage

• So...I messed up my foot really bad. I've been on crutches all week. My toes are purple. But I'm starting to walk much better!
• Mica said to me tonight, "Mommy you need to put polliage on your feet". I had no clue what he was trying to say!
• I said, "What was that Mica?"
• Then he said, "You know poliage like Kailey put on Grandma's toes".
• Toe nail polish is what he was referring to.

My Foot

• I know I don't have the prettiest feet in the world, but right now my left one is really ugly!

• I'm thankful for these slipper socks that I've been wearing over the ace bandage.

• Surprisingly my foot looks better today then it did yesterday.
• It's bruised around the toes and the back of my foot. I've had an Ace bandage wrapped around it, so you can see the lines on my foot from that. It's still swollen, but not as bad as yesterday.
• I'm using crutches to get around long hallways, and walk slow and careful in tight places.

If He Can't Have Cute Shoes, He'll Get a Few Cute Socks!

• Isaak gets fitted for his "Magic Shoes" tomorrow to hopefully fix his bowed feet! The left one is getting worse! He'll wear the shoes for 6 months, or more.
• I got Isaak a few cute Baby Legs socks since he can't have cute shoes. He's into football and trains, so I got him set of football socks, train socks and then I liked the Mad Hatter socks.
• Mom 4 Life has a deal this month. If you spend $30 you get a free pair of Baby Legs.
• I got girl Baby Legs for my friend that's pregnant.
• I have to say I heart Baby Legs! They are just soooo cute. I love that they work for boys and girls! They were so great when Isaak was in the hospital with Meningitis. The nurses loved them. They kept his legs warm under the hospital gown.
• The socks I got are pre-orders. They'll be sent out the last week this month.
• Want to know which ones are my favorite? The football socks. Shhh...don't tell Daddy! He knows I really don't like football. I love them because Isaak says, "Football" so cute! Oh...but Daddy will be reading this anyhow. LOL

Rasing a Well-Mannered Child

• Go Graham Go is having giveaways on Raising a Well-Mannered Child.
• If you blog about tips to raise a good boy or girl and add their button, Go Graham Go will give you 10 extra entries for Raising a Well-Mannered Child Giveaways.
• I have to admit...I felt like I was on the right track with my children, but lately Mica has been acting up. My sister and I were just talking about this...we don't know if our preschoolers are going through a phase, or have cabin fever from this horrible winter. Both of our preschooler's have been really whinny when they don't get their way lately! I've had to talk to Mica on the phone when I was at work, and he seemed to straighten up. Then last night I took him out of the restaurant we were at because he was whining when we didn't get him dessert. The last three times we've been out to eat he got dessert because he had coupons for two places, and Village Inn gives out a free piece of pie on one night of the week. Mica took that as, him getting dessert every time we go out. We were not about to buy dessert last night. I think sometimes for good behavior, you just can't give kids their way. They may whine, but in the end you are the parent, and they need to know that for the next time and the time after that. Mica got a balloon when it was time to go home last night. He's really into balloon's from the movie Up, but I wouldn't let him play with it until today since he was whining for dessert.
• I started giving both of my boys time-outs at an early age. Some of my co-workers don't believe that time-outs work, but they have on Mica and for Isaak. Mica used to sit there and talk about what he did that was wrong. Isaak goes to the time-out chair when we warn him. He doesn't understand that we are just warning him.
• I make both kids say, "Please" and "Thank you"! I think this is really important.
• I also make my kids help to pick up. We do it together.
• As Mica has gotten older (he's 4) he is given more responsibilities. He has to put his pants, shoes, clean socks/underwear, coat and preschool backpack away. Both boys put their dirty clothing in the hamper. Isaak helps me put clothing in the washer and dryer.
• I try and have the kids help me in the kitchen when they can do something. Like Mica puts some groceries away in the refrigerator, Isaak gets boxes and cans out of bags and he hands them to me. Then they both dump ingredients in the mixer when I'm making bread or cookies.
• They are not perfect boys, and they do go through stages of being naughty. I think this is normal for the average kid. I think the best thing to do is to not let them get away with it. Mica knows that he goes in the cart if he runs in the grocery store. We send them to bed if they are tired and acting out. Otherwise they get a time-out, or sent to the car if you are out and about until they can cool down. Then they know that their behavior isn't acceptable.
• Of course show them that you love them too. I try and give each kid attention every night before bed by reading to them and giving them cuddle time. In the morning they get cuddle time too. I would hate for them to act up only because they are feeding off of negative attention. They need positive attention too!

Colors of the Rainbow

• I woke up this morning and my foot was many colors by my toes.
• My foot is no longer light yellow green.

Snow Salt Yummy or Yucky?

• Isaak got to walk in the snow today. Usually I pick him up when there is snow on the ground.
• With having foot problems, Isaak had to walk.
• Isaak was in his car seat. He was rubbing the bottoms of his shoe soles, and then licked his fingers.
• I told him not to do that! He kept doing it.
• I reached back and slipped his shoes off.

Dentist

• Mica went to the dentist.
• He has no cavities and they got x-rays.
• This time he did pretty good.
• He wiggled a little bit, but is a four year old boy.
• Isaak seemed really interested in what they were doing to Mica.
• Mica really likes the book: The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist. This book changed Mica's outlook on the dentist. The first time he went, he wanted nothing to do with the experience.
• Today he couldn't wait to go to the dentist.