Homemade Love

Last year Beeman wanted to make homemade Valentines for his Kindergarten class. I saw these in Family Fun magazine and thought they were very cute. But cuteness comes at a price. It took for-freaking-ever to just do the prep work and cut all the squares and slots and strips and hearts and I was glad I started a week early.

Getting him to sit down and weave them and then write on them was an even bigger chore. He got about halfway through when he decided he wasn't going to write on them anymore, only sign his name. He was very distressed when I didn't agree with his plan.

This year I thought for sure he would want to buy some from the store and was shocked and dismayed when he said he wants to make them again. The same kind. Why didn't I just keep my mouth shut and pick up a box of Transformers valentines? Why, oh why, oh why? So the cutting begins. With 2-year-old help of course.

In a Wad

Guess what?

I'm wearing panties!!!

But it wasn't a successful endeavor. She baptized two pair in half an hour. Oh well. It was a start.

Right-Handed Destruction

Bunny knows how to use scissors!!!!



Unfortunately she debuted her talent on one of my very favorite outfits ever!! It is a hand-me-down from ArtistMommy's girls and its the cutest thing ever. I was upset the other day when she got chocolate Rice Dream all over it and I was out of Zout. I used some all-purpose Resolve but it didn't quite do the trick. I had it set aside this morning to soak it in Oxiclean but she found it and started to dress herself in it. Granted, she had both of her legs stuffed down the neck hole while the actual bottoms were cast aside, but she was proud and so was I.

I will keep this outfit secured in a Space Bag and tucked into my hope chest as memorabilia so it will live on, but I wanted her to wear it more. Like, all summer.

(OMG. This post totally seems whored-out with all the product names thrown in there, doesn't it?)

Bunny Bed

Bunny is almost 17 months old and yet she still does not sleep though the night. SSB has to get up 2 or 3 times a night to put the binky in her mouth because she won't do it herself (if I get up with her she wants to REALLY get up and play or cuddle - she won't just go right back to sleep like with him). She will sleep soundly through us playing Rock Band at top volume and she will sleep like a rock in our bed. I'm thinking of getting bed rails for our bed and moving her in. I don't know if I want to open that can of worms but getting her out later can't be worse than waking up all night now.

Sing this to the tune of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab"

They tried to make me sleep in my crib, I said no, no, no

Yes, I’ve been bad and when I wake up mad you’ll know, know, know.

I might cry and whine but my Daddy thinks I’m fine

They tried to make me sleep in my crib, I won’t go, go, go

I’d rather curl up and lay

In your bed every day

Cuz there’s nothing, there’s nothing you can teach me

No Ferberizing. Cry It Out? No way!

Didn’t get a lot of sleep?

Well I know it will come if I don’t peep.

They tried to make me sleep in my crib, I said no, no, no

Yes, I’ve been bad and when I wake up mad you’ll know, know, know.

I might cry and whine but my Daddy thinks I’m fine

They tried to make me sleep in my crib, I won’t go, go, go

The man said, “Why are you in here?”

I said, “So my Mommy is near”

I’m just a, I’m just a little baby

So I always keep a bottle near

He said “You’re making me all stressed

Lay down here baby and just rest”

They tried to make me go to my crib I said no, no, no

Yes I’ve been bad and when I wake up mad you’ll know, know, know

I don’t ever want to sleep again

I’ll just close my eyes and pretend

I’m not gonna spend ten weeks

Letting you try the latest parent trend

You think I’m done cryin’?

It’s just till these tears are dry

They tried to make me sleep in my crib, I said no, no, no

Yes, I’ve been bad and when I wake up mad you’ll know, know, know.

I might cry and whine but my Daddy thinks I’m fine

Just try to make me sleep in my crib, I won’t go, go, go