I’ve been a little too wrapped up to commit to a full fledged cleanse or even a workout. In lieu, I’ve been soaking in a detox bath. A cup or so of baking soda, two cups of epsom salt and a few drops of lavender oil. Not sure if it is actually beneficial to my health, but it is well with with my soul.
This is a great Valentine’s Day happy. Teacher’s love chocolate as much as the rest of us, but multiply it by 20 and it gets a little old. Plus, this little cutie doubles as a spanking spoon. Win.
3. Frozen Sing Along
I have already mentioned my love for the soundtrack from Frozen. I guess I’m not the only one because it is now at theaters as a sing-a-long. Yes… group Disney princess karaoke. I can’t decide if it is weird, awkward, awesome or all three, but I can’t wait to find out. Valentine’s day is just around the corner, SK. Hint, hint. ALL CAPS HINT.
4. The Antelope in the Living Room
I just got this book in yesterday and I’m already five chapters in. Big Mama is hilarious, and her second book does not disappoint.
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We weren’t giving in to Graham’s birthday wish list (although I really think a hot tub/pool isn’t a bad idea), so we gave him the next best thing. We rented a game truck for his party so he could get his “Marios” fix. We knew that he would be totally preoccupied once his friends and the truck arrived, so we had a family lunch earlier in the day. Shortly after Mawmaw Sarah arrived, there was a knock at the door.
Kid: Um, I’ve got some bad news.
Me: Break it to me. (foreshadowing)
Kid: Little Billy was shooting his BB gun and it ricocheted and it broke the glass.
Me: What glass?
Kid: The glass in the car.
Me: What car?
Kid: The silver car parked on the street.
ALSO KNOWN AS MAWMAW SARAH’S CAR.
Y’all. I was already running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off. (Seriously? Who has two parties in one day?) I considered not even telling Mawmaw it happened because I knew it would ruin her day. BECAUSE she had plans to go by the dealership and trade it in for a new car on her way out of town. Oops.
Our neighbor took the car to have the window shrink wrapped so she could drive it, and it all worked out. “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid” was stuck in my head for the rest of the day. Thankful it was a window and not someone’s face.
Graham had a great time blowing out candles and opening presents from the family.
My daddy gave him an electric scooter that my mother objected to (“It is for ages eight and up”), so she decided to get him a Vtech Innotab. I wish you could have seen his face when he opened it. “What is this? A baby tablet? I DO NOT want a baby tablet.” We talked to him about being gracious and thankful when people give him gifts, so he thanked Nan and then reminded her that he isn’t a baby.
Apparently, five is the new fourteen.
He did fall off of the scooter and into the mud during his test drive. I’m pretty sure it was God’s way of telling him not to get too big for his muddy britches.
Later that afternoon, the game truck arrived. All the kids climbed on board and gamed their little hearts out for a couple of hours.
They had the best time and so did the parents. I obsessively checked to be sure the truck was still in the driveway because I kept envisioning it pulling away with all the kids inside. You know, sort of like a techy Pied Piper or a mysterious stranger’s van full of candy.
Told y’all I’m not right.
After the truck left (with no kids inside), Graham got to blow out candles and open gifts. Again.
His fifth birthday was definitely one for the G record book. He proclaimed it the BEST. DAY. EVER. and was absolutely spent.
Happy Friday, folks. Graham’s 5th birthday is Sunday. In honor of the special occasion, this “Five on Friday” is all about G.
1. Time Flies
Look at those roots. And that velour track suit. Actually don’t… just focus on the baby.
I don’t want to be all Debbie Downer “Dingoes ate my baby,” but where the heck did he go? The whole “your children will grow up so quickly” is legit. I mean, I was just pregnant. Really… I still have back pain and have not lost all the (cough, cough) baby weight. How is this guy FIVE already?
When we brought Graham home from the hospital, Wells was less than impressed. He asked me if I could go back to the hospital to get another baby. I asked him if he meant an additional baby or a different baby. He said, “Different… the one we have is really boring.”
Man, did Graham prove him wrong.
2. Simmer down
From the get go, Graham thought he could do ALL THE THINGS. He pulled up early, walked early and apparently came without the fear. At first, we thought he was trying to keep up with big brother. When he started climbing on tables and jumping off, we knew that G was an entirely different kind.
3. Laugh In
He also learned early on that we are easily amused. He appointed himself chair of the entertainment committee, and we haven’t had a dull day since.
I have the worst memory and am envious of mothers who can spout off the month and day their children ate green peas for the first time. I can’t remember the last time I washed my hair. (Insert your own dirty hair/dry shampoo joke here.) If I could offer one tiny bit of advice to new mothers, it would be to write stuff down. It doesn’t have to be fancy, a Word document will do. Just make sure you back up your computer.
He says and does the most hilarious things. And he has the best laugh. Some of it I recorded, some of it I did not. If I didn’t have one million pictures and this blog, I wouldn’t even know where these tiny people came from.
4. Consistency Is Key
He was all about the pacifier. Had multiple within reach at all times. Wells didn’t take one, so we were a little nervous about G giving it up. Right before he turned two, we took him to the dentist for a check up. I decided to blame the whole thing on her and told him the dentist said no more paci. He handed it over and never looked back. I wish everything was that easy.
He loves rice. Not the rice I cook at home… Hibachi fried rice. At least weekly he announces that his rice tank is low and that we need to go to “cook on the table.” The amount he consumes at one sitting is disturbing.
He also loves his ducky and has been dragging that guy around since Lily gave it to him. I hope he never grows out of it.
Well, maybe when he goes to college.
5. Little Gamer
Before our kids were born, we decided not to have gaming systems in our home. For his birthday, Graham asked for a swimming pool, trampoline, hot tub and Xbox. I think he threw in the other three things to make the Xbox seem doable. I am fairly certain he has never played Super Mario, but he begged to have a “Marios” party.
