November 17, 2009 by admin.

My family is taking a roadtrip! 

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November 9, 2009 by admin.

Today has been a tremendously great day!

First, all three kids are healthy and happy! Can’t ask for more than that. No diarrhea upon waking, no blow out diapers all day, no nastiness to speak of. WooHoo!

Second, I have been very productive. Two articles written, three chapters edited, two loads of laundry done, one load of dishes finished, one reading lesson for my daughter, a trip to Target, AND a clean kitchen! I wish all days were this productive!

Third, I have received 5, yes 5, unrequested hugs from my middle child who no longer believes hugs are a necessity. Anytime a 4 year old boy wants to give a little love is miraculous!

Fourth, well, I even found time to blog.

Fifth, and perhaps the most amazing of all, we have not had one big blow out fight all day! (I say that now, but they still have a couple of hours to blow that.)

I am a blessed mom tonight! I hope you guys have had the same kind of great day. It just goes to show that even when you are down, things will turn around eventually. You just have to be patient and wait your turn. The trying times like the last couple of weeks just helps me respect how good things are now.

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November 7, 2009 by admin.

My 20 month old son is addicted to a Build a Bear bunny he has named Ra-Ra. But after a year of wear and tear, his little buddy is smelly and wore out. Since Build a Bears cannot be washed… I was in a bind. 

I have searched high and low for another one that looked the same, but I had no luck. I was almost in tears at the thought of tossing the bunny, but I really didn’t know what else to do. Lysol and surface cleaning can only go so far.

I went to Build a Bear today and found another bunny that was two shades darker, has different eyes, has eyelashes and is… well… much more feminine that his first one. But I bought it and brought it home. When he asked for Ra-Ra, I grabbed the new one and handed it to him. He just laughed. I said Ra-Ra was “fresh, clean” after a bath.

My 5 year-old said, “that looks like a new bunny.”

We told her that we needed him to think it was Ra-Ra and asked if she would help with this very big favor. We said that Ra-Ra had a bath and just looked a little different. So she did. She told him that Ra-Ra was fresh and clean and he TOTALLY bought it.

Big sister did the trick!

After I put my son down for a  nap she asked if I could wash her bear and see if it came out a new bear too. (I think she’ll be disappointed!)

I will head up to Build a Bear again this afternoon and get a couple of backups so we don’t run into this issue again. I’ll keep the original Ra-Ra in a plastic bag to give to him when he is an adult and share this story with him. I’m sure he’ll appreciate our sneakiness. Hey, whatever it takes to keep a teething toddler happy, right?

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