Obviously my mind has been in a few places this week!!
#1 Potty Week!!
Well we attempted a headfirst dive into potty time and
we didn't sink or swim, we are officially in limbo.
All week we put stickers on the chart set a timer
and made a game out of the whole thing,
while the table was covered in assorted juice boxes and treats!!
Thank goodness it was so cold so I didn't feel so shell shocked
by being inside all week!!
She even got to wear a skirt two of the days!!
(which made her super happy!!)
At the end of the week she peed on the floor and
looked up and said "guess I need to use the potty"
at that point I knew she was just not ready.
What I can't figure out is what to do now.
I need to find the middle ground.
Mostly because I don't feel like this week was a total failure.
LOOK AT THE STICKERS!
Saturday daddy took her out for ice cream
because SHE HAD OVER 100 stickers on her chart!
That in itself is amazing to me!!
So now Shane and I are STUCK!
Where do we go from here??
#2 Family History
My mantra this last couple of weeks.
Don't make assumptions,
and FOR GOODNESS SAKES JUST ASK!!
I thought I understood what type of records my parents
had as part of their family history.
BOY WAS I WRONG!!
I had no idea what I had in store for me but
the wealth of interesting information that got plopped
literally in my lap was AMAZING!!!
All for me - all I had to do was ask!!
Some of it was already done for me by loving family members.
Life stories of ancestors dating back to pre-1850.
That is all that I have looked at so far,
I also had a huge box pointed to and was told
"there's the copies of the documents I found, enjoy."
Which I just about jumped out of my skin about!!
I went out and bought myself a Brand new notebook,
(mmmmm new notebooks),
because I knew I would forget things if I didn't write them down.
Questions, paths to follow, insights and silly thoughts.
(like how funny the two contrasting life histories are
of an ancestor who divorced her husband)
I'm enjoying this journey already!!
#3 14 Days of valentines!
I'm hoping to slip these into Shanes lunches
or shoes or backpack etc.
He's at the school all day most days
and so I'm hoping to brighten his days!!
Oh yes I'll be sharing them all here!
Starting with this beauty!
Oh yes I have plans for them all to be this corny!
Enjoy!!
Well we attempted a headfirst dive into potty time and
we didn't sink or swim, we are officially in limbo.
All week we put stickers on the chart set a timer
and made a game out of the whole thing,
while the table was covered in assorted juice boxes and treats!!
Thank goodness it was so cold so I didn't feel so shell shocked
by being inside all week!!
She even got to wear a skirt two of the days!!
(which made her super happy!!)
At the end of the week she peed on the floor and
looked up and said "guess I need to use the potty"
at that point I knew she was just not ready.
What I can't figure out is what to do now.
I need to find the middle ground.
Mostly because I don't feel like this week was a total failure.
LOOK AT THE STICKERS!
Saturday daddy took her out for ice cream
because SHE HAD OVER 100 stickers on her chart!
That in itself is amazing to me!!
So now Shane and I are STUCK!
Where do we go from here??
#2 Family History
My mantra this last couple of weeks.
Don't make assumptions,
and FOR GOODNESS SAKES JUST ASK!!
I thought I understood what type of records my parents
had as part of their family history.
BOY WAS I WRONG!!
I had no idea what I had in store for me but
the wealth of interesting information that got plopped
literally in my lap was AMAZING!!!
All for me - all I had to do was ask!!
Some of it was already done for me by loving family members.
Life stories of ancestors dating back to pre-1850.
That is all that I have looked at so far,
I also had a huge box pointed to and was told
"there's the copies of the documents I found, enjoy."
Which I just about jumped out of my skin about!!
I went out and bought myself a Brand new notebook,
(mmmmm new notebooks),
because I knew I would forget things if I didn't write them down.
Questions, paths to follow, insights and silly thoughts.
(like how funny the two contrasting life histories are
of an ancestor who divorced her husband)
I'm enjoying this journey already!!
#3 14 Days of valentines!
I'm hoping to slip these into Shanes lunches
or shoes or backpack etc.
He's at the school all day most days
and so I'm hoping to brighten his days!!
Oh yes I'll be sharing them all here!
Starting with this beauty!
Oh yes I have plans for them all to be this corny!
Enjoy!!
