Highchairs are for the Bathroom, right?

I love when friends are cleaning out their homes and giving away items that I need. Sometimes the items come a little sooner than I will need them and I lose them or forget about them. This was the case with the highchair that a friend offered me for Payton. He's a couple months old. He won't be eating for a while. It made me laugh when she offered it, but I'll need it. Fortunately, or unfortunately, a high chair is both too hard to lose and too big to forget about. It takes a lot of space and I see it daily. This particular high chair also reclines. I was looking at it thinking, "it's safe like a car seat, but it's elevated like a chair. What can I do with that?"

And there you have it. This is where Payton waits for me while I shower. And this is also where he gets set down as I dry off and get dressed. Aah, sweet high chair! I love you! I can shower when I want and if you are awake. Sweet, clean bliss. (It's the simple things folks. A shower, but not a shave this time.)

"The Jacket Just Ain't Cuttin' It"

I got an email from a friend that said I needed to send Tasha to school with a warm hat for her head. Apparently we need sun hats for the hot summer-like days, and now we need woolly, furry hats for these mock winter days. I'm not a hat person, can you tell? Anyway, apparently the teacher said that the hood on the jacket wouldn't stay on her head when she was playing. I can totally hear her saying, "the jacket just ain't cuttin' it." It made me chuckle, and we tried to oblige the next day. I told Tasha that she needed to start dressing warmer for school and that included a hat. Here's what she came up with:



This just makes me laugh. We don't have winter in Tempe. We have a little bit colder than it was in the fall which is still warm enough for shorts if you feel like it. Silly people, hats are for Minnesota. Oh well, I guess it's all good. If there's a snow storm Tasha will be ready.

"True Colors"

You with the sad eyes

don't be discouraged

oh I realize

it's hard to take courage

in a world full of people

you can lose sight of it all

and the darkness inside you

can make you fell so small

But I see your true colors

shining through

I see your true colors

and that's why I love you

so don't be afraid to let them show

your true colors

true colors are beautiful

like a rainbow

Show me a smile then

don't be unhappy, can't remember

when I last saw you laughing

if this world makes you crazy

and you've taken all you can bear

you call me up

because you know I'll be there

And I'll see your true colors

shining through

I see your true colors

and that's why I love you

so don't be afraid to let them show

your true colors

true colors are beautiful

like a rainbow

(and because Scott likes to hear the song as well...)

Glee's version (my favorite, I like the cast!)

Cyndi Lauper's version (best sounding, weird video)

Phil Collin's version (most feel good)

WW: Payton Found His Thumb Yesterday

NTS: Payton Doesn't Like Spicy Chili

We had a rough day today. Apparently the chili I had for dinner last night did not agree with Payton this morning. He didn't fall asleep until I needed to get him in the van to go pick up kids. I walked outside with him 4 times. Once he slept in the sling for a about 1/2 an hour so I sat and stared at the baseball field. By 4 I had given up putting him down on his own at all and just slept in the recliner with him for a max of 45 minutes. The good thing is, the chili milk has slowed down the poo velocity and there was only one minor poo escape onto a pair of overalls that are too small anyway.

Well, it's 7 now and he finally nursed and fell asleep... hopefully for a good long time. Now, do I try to do all the things I didn't get done today, or can I rest it off since the day was such a challenge? I'll probably do a little of both. If I don't do some laundry he'll have nothing to poo on tomorrow!

To Hell With Chickens, I Want a Cow

With the amount of milk that my family consumes, the 2 fabulous cream sauces that I've made this past week, and my love for real butter, I've decided that I want a cow. I have enough friends with chickens, so maybe we can trade eggs for milk. Apparently one cow can produce enough milk for my whole neighborhood, for a week, in one day. Now that's some serious overproduction. Anyway, I'm just not sure what to do with all the cow pies yet and am not sure about the city ordinance on owning a cow. So, for now, I'll wait.

And Then There Was One

I realize that I just posted about 2 of my kids and left the 3rd one out, as usual. So, to be fair, I will complain about Kyra now. I went to start a load of laundry and needed a basket. Where are they all?

One is full of whites that I just took out of the dryer this morning.

The other is in Kyra's room.

With about 4 items in it.

It's been there for days.

WHY CAN THIS CHILD NOT PUT UP HER CLOTHES!?!