How To Cheat At Dishes

I cannot take credit for this. But I can take credit for using this idea.

We do have a dishwasher. But we are a small family. That's a lie. We have a family that doesn't do dishes enough. And 5 out of the 5 people don't like to do them. Well I can't speak for Nevie but knowing her, she will love doing them.

Anyway, I've gone minimalist when it comes to the amount of utensils we have. So if you use a bowl in the morning for cereal, chances are you won't have a bowl in the evening for ice cream. I'm not saying I eat ice cream.... its just hypothetical. 

Well my amazing mother in law does this:

1) Hand washes the dish.
2) Puts the dish in the dishwasher to dry.

Its so simple and convenient.  And super eco-friendly.

And this way you always know the dishes are clean. You also have an easy way to hide clean dishes if you have a surprise visitor. (Which I hate by the way. Lol)

How amazing is this? I don't know about you,  but I am excited about this because I don't have a lot of counter space, and because we are constantly doing dishes, it was getting cluttered. And looked ugly. What a neat solution!  Try it!

Ladies. And Gents. It's Time To Reveal To You

the new blog name.

It's probably gonna change again. But for now, this is what it is. I hope you all get this in your feeds. I'm gonna start inviting you all to post. It's time. Get on it. Let's get this train rolling again. We're gonna be famous via this lady blog.

Happy Birthday, Asher Grey!

Hi! I had my baby. I love him. Congrats to us! All our babies were born!! We should make friendship bracelets.
Well, I learned the difference between a midwife-delivery and a doctor-delivery. I freeeeaking hate the doctor one. But...not because of the doctor, but because of the nurses. I think it's the doctor setting that made it different. The mindset. Goal-oriented and scheduled. Omg. I hated this delivery. I can't even talk about it. Ok, I can, but I'm pretty in love with my child (the new one, the old one is being a butt! Well, at the moment he's playing "treasure" so that's cute. I award love by cuteness only.) Anyway, I'll share later about the poopy parts.
Right now? I love my Asher Grey. I love him. I love him!! He slept through most of the night last night and sleeps by himself just fine. What. Even if that changes tonight for forever, I will always be eeeever grateful of last night with him. But, just so you know, all I wanted was a sleeper. I believe I have one. And it is everything I hoped and dreamed it could possibly be! I am on a sleeper's high! And a baby high! And a life high!
Asher Grey.
June 26, 2012
4:27 am
7 pounds 2 ounces
19 3/4 inches long
ummmm....
oh! 13 total hours of labor. 3 freaking horrible ones.
PAINLESS contractions till seven centimeters!!
and then the wrath of a woman-hating god rained (reigned?) upon me.
and then a lovely baby came out.
and i made lots of sex sounds.
and i tore all the way down to my asshole.
good thing i'll never have sex again, because i am NEVER having another baby.

This little thing. I love him.

Love.

My Three Year Old Lies

She totally does. It makes me so angry. Isn't that too young?

Today she lied over the course of 15 minutes.

I was walking up to the door with the baby on one arm and a handful of groceries in the other. The heavy groceries. Milk and eggs and such.

She slammed the door right as I got to it and when I came in said she didn't do it. She blamed Jackson who was in the living room under a blanket.

I kind of freaked out and sent her to her room. I didn't know what else to do in the moment. This is where you come in. How do I teach this concept of lying to her in a way that she can understand and grasp?

So then I set everything down and went in the room to feed my screaming baby. I came back out and half my soda was gone.

I asked who did it and they both said neither of them did it. So I told them they couldn't have snacks that we had just bought at the store. Jackson said "I didn't do it mommy. Maybe it was Jesus." lol. I laughed outloud. He's been talking a lot about Jesus lately. On a side note he asked me who made the bad things in the world. I told him it was Satan, or the devil. And so now he asks about Satan the Devil. lol. Again, I'm laughing outloud. It's cute. Anyway, Sadie continued to say she didn't do it and Jackson finally told me Sadie did it. And I believe him. Cause he isn't quite into the lying as much.

Please help me before I turn into the earthy human woman version of Satan the Devil.

Sex!

Went to my 37-week appointment today. Dr's orders to have sex up to twice a day. We got home, Eli fell asleep. Andy played PS3. I fell asleep.
Now? Andy's sleeping.

Hello again!

Wow. Ok. It has been so long since I posted that the format has changed! Omg. Sorry.
My computer broke.
Got it fixed.
Then............I got busy. I wish I had Before pictures! But I do think I will put up After pictures. So you believe me. That I was busy. Busy busy busy. (That's from one of my favorite books...do you know which one? Busy busy busy.)
Here's some simple math for you (are you excited??): Spring cleaning + Nesting + just the right book = massive, Massive, MASSIVE home overhaul. Oh, it's big.
Ok, I know, pictures are necessary. One thing I think I might have found was the USB cord. What I'm saying is, no pictures now. But I will check for the cord tomorrow.
I have no qualms with saying I am just too damn tired to check for it now. I think I am 35 weeks pregnant or so and today was like 90 degrees and some ridiculous amount of humidity. Let's just say, I changed my shirt and underwear three times and was still drenched in sweat all day. I mean glowing with pregnant radiance. I mean glowing profusely.
And I've been Craigslisting every single piece of furniture I could do without.
Which means...I been makin moniiies!! WoooooO!
Oh, baby room? Huh. Not this time. It did not occur to me, actually. Because I know the baby will sleep with me or next to me in a laundry basket...I just didn't see the point, really, of pretending this baby will get a room. Because he sho don't care. And neither do I. But I have been making sure the house is in working order for summer days with a preschool-age kiddo and a newborn. I think I've got it figgered out. (I'm a little sleepy/loopy, so I feel I must type out exactly how I'm saying it. Apologies.)
Except in all this cleaning and sorting and donating and selling, I've forgotten how to cook and eat. Will someone help me? Please! Please come over here and cook something normal and balanced for my child and me to eat. I am NOT a natural cooker (or eater when I get busy or when it gets hot or like.....now), so when I forget my foodstuff rituals, I forget EVERYTHING. Like, we've been eating apples, bananas, poptarts, cereal......is that it? Pretty much. Spaghetti. Toast. And that's it. Like lame old college days food. My poor child thinks this is what people eat. I even have a crockpot! I don't know. I don't know. I need a culinary angel to save the day! Or maybe I should just open a cookbook. Ugh.
Cookbooks. Phooey.
Ok. Good night!!

Hospital Bag

Yay! We have another guest post from Jess from The Fox Thoughts. She is best. Make sure you follow her blog because she is funny and wonderful.

What's in your baggage? I'll tell you mine....and even show you!

I have my hospital bag ready-- per Doctor's orders. I didn't have one when I went into labor with Jaden. So with preterm labor, I am now prepared!

THE BAGGAGE

For Baby:

*Car seat

*Boppy

*2 blankets

*2-3 outfits

*2 pajamas

(My hospital will give you hats, diapers, wipes, white onesies & care items)

For Me:

*Birth Plan, Insurance info

*Travel size toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothbrush, etc)

*Basic makeup (foundation, mascara, & lipgloss)

*Hair brush, headband, & hair tie

*Socks & slippers

*3-5 pairs of stretchy underwear (I refuse to wear those sexy mesh disposable ones!)

*2 nursing tank tops & nursing bras & comfortable pj pants

*Nursing pads (I'm picky) & other kind of pads

*Comfortable going home outfit

*CHAPSTICK!!

*Uno, coloring book & crayons, laptop (with charger)



For Jason:

*Snacks! & Energy Drinks (trailmix, snack bars, chocolate, crackers, gum, mints, etc)

*Toothbrush & Deodorant

*Change of clothes, underwear, and socks

*A book

*Camera