This a picture I took a while back of my husband playing with our oldest son. I love the look on Francesco's face, he is just so happy to be with his Dad.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Rich Recipe
I have an "almost" 6 year old niece that came to visit for a few days last week. Her older sibling were away at camp and I offered to have her come here for a few days to get away. Her mother was more than glad to let her visit.
The first day she was here she meet the neighbors little girls who is also "almost" 6 (I would never say I am "almost 3 *cough,cough,hack,hack*). They decide to paint their nails a glittery purple, she then comes to me to show me these "beautiful nails". They were a mess, not even and only had one coat. That night we remove the polish and I promised to repaint them the next day.
The next day she reminded me numerous times we were going to paint her nails. I dig out the one bottle of nail polish I have, its red and called "Chick Flick Cherry".
Here is what we started with:
Me: No, you have to wait 2 minutes and do a second coat.
Niece: Whats a second coat?
Me: Another layer of polish.
Niece: Why do you do that?
Me: It make the color deeper and rich.
Niece: Okay.
So after 2 minutes we put on the second coat and let them dry for 5 minutes.
Niece: Why do we have to wait five minutes?
Me: So the polish dries without smudging and they will be more chip resistant.
Niece: Whats chip resistant?
Me: Never mine, just let them dry.
So here is what we had:
The first day she was here she meet the neighbors little girls who is also "almost" 6 (I would never say I am "almost 3 *cough,cough,hack,hack*). They decide to paint their nails a glittery purple, she then comes to me to show me these "beautiful nails". They were a mess, not even and only had one coat. That night we remove the polish and I promised to repaint them the next day.
The next day she reminded me numerous times we were going to paint her nails. I dig out the one bottle of nail polish I have, its red and called "Chick Flick Cherry".
Here is what we started with:
Me: No, you have to wait 2 minutes and do a second coat.
Niece: Whats a second coat?
Me: Another layer of polish.
Niece: Why do you do that?
Me: It make the color deeper and rich.
Niece: Okay.
So after 2 minutes we put on the second coat and let them dry for 5 minutes.
Niece: Why do we have to wait five minutes?
Me: So the polish dries without smudging and they will be more chip resistant.
Niece: Whats chip resistant?
Me: Never mine, just let them dry.
So here is what we had:
After all was said and done she loved them. That night she came to me and told me I had to give her Mom the recipe for rich nails.
Here is goes:
1. Apply first layer in an even coat, let dry 2 minutes.
2. Apply second coat and let them dry 5 minutes
Results: Rich Nails and a happy "almost" 6 year old!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
He is quick!
I never realized just how quick a toddler can be. Well, it is more like G didn't realize it.
He went to change Francesco the other day and decided to put him up on the changing table. First off, he doesn't fit on there and second he won't leave the stuff on the side of it alone. I leave things like diaper cream, sunscreen, Vaseline and isopropyl alcohol on the top. That was it is handy for the baby but out of Francesco's reach. If you lay him up there you have to constantly take something out of his hand. He was (notice I said was) never able to open any of it, he just liked to pick up all the time.
So as G is changing him, he turns to deposit the diaper in the bin and hears a "ack, ack, ack", he looks back and Francesco has the isopropyl alcohol with the lid off in his mouth. Even under "supervision" he manged to get the cap off and put it in his mouth. G said he looked away for a second only, he also didn't think he could get the cap off.
These toddlers sure do pick up new skills without warning.
So, thanks to my doctors office I have stickers on the phone with Poison Control number. Let me just say how nice and knowledgeable they are at the Poison Cntrol Center.
He only got a mouthful and due to his age and weight she said he would be fine. She told me to look for signs of intoxication and that if nothing occurred after 2 hours he would be OK to put him to bed.
After all was said an done he was fine. I don't think he even swallowed the mouthful but I called anyway. Better safe than sorry. G felt really bad about the whole thing. I told him not to worry, we all learned fron the exprience and need to move forward.
Note to self, don't leavetoddler with your husband stuff on the changing table.
He went to change Francesco the other day and decided to put him up on the changing table. First off, he doesn't fit on there and second he won't leave the stuff on the side of it alone. I leave things like diaper cream, sunscreen, Vaseline and isopropyl alcohol on the top. That was it is handy for the baby but out of Francesco's reach. If you lay him up there you have to constantly take something out of his hand. He was (notice I said was) never able to open any of it, he just liked to pick up all the time.
So as G is changing him, he turns to deposit the diaper in the bin and hears a "ack, ack, ack", he looks back and Francesco has the isopropyl alcohol with the lid off in his mouth. Even under "supervision" he manged to get the cap off and put it in his mouth. G said he looked away for a second only, he also didn't think he could get the cap off.
These toddlers sure do pick up new skills without warning.
So, thanks to my doctors office I have stickers on the phone with Poison Control number. Let me just say how nice and knowledgeable they are at the Poison Cntrol Center.
He only got a mouthful and due to his age and weight she said he would be fine. She told me to look for signs of intoxication and that if nothing occurred after 2 hours he would be OK to put him to bed.
After all was said an done he was fine. I don't think he even swallowed the mouthful but I called anyway. Better safe than sorry. G felt really bad about the whole thing. I told him not to worry, we all learned fron the exprience and need to move forward.
Note to self, don't leave
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
6 Thing about meme!
Christine of Blenders Galore wants to know 6 things about me.
The rules: Each participant answers the 6 questions about him/herself. At the end of the post the participant then tags 5 people. Their names will be posted letting them know they have been tagged. They then have to read the participant’s blog and comment when they have posted their answers.
Here it goes:
What was I doing TEN years ago?
I was just graduating High School (oh wait that was 20 years ago). My memory is failing me in my old age.
I was getting ready to return to academia. I decided that my current profession was no longer for me and I was looking to further my education. I had decided to quit my job take out enormous loans and throw caution to the wind. Fortunately for me it worked out and on my first day of classes I made a new friend. This new friend now happens to be my sister-in-law.
What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today:
1. Try to read as many post as I can before the baby wakes for his bottle.
2. Clean all the bottles and load the dishwasher.
3. Get dresses and brush my hair (this a daily goal that doesn't always get accomplished- LOL)
4. Get to the grocery store (see how I said get, not go, that way the pressure if off if I don't actually make it there).
5. Go to my brother-in-laws homecoming ceremony (Now I said go, cause I will make it there! He is coming home, home (to his wife and kids and his house) today.
(what I should put on this list is buy a dictionary, every time I hit the spell check I get at least 5 mistake...see I can't spell in my old age either)
5 snack I enjoy:
1. Cheese and crackers
2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (the Big ones)
3. Cheese curls/puffs/balls (if it made of puffed corn and smother in cheese power I will eat it)
4. Trader Joe's "Joe Joe" cookies (way better than Oreo's)
5. Fruit - especially if someone else has it all cleaned, peeled and cut for me.
Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
First, I would higher a Nanny/Maid, that way she could clean my big house (with a 4 car garage for my husband) while I played with the kids and then she would clean the kids while I went shopping (probably for the kids).
I may or may not quit my job, maybe work part-time. That way I could get out of the house but still be able to quit at a moments notice if anyone really pissed me off.
I most definitely would travel the world and take my kids with me, the Nanny would come with us of course.
Places I have lived:
New Jersey (South)
Delaware
Pennsylvania (Eastern)
Job's I have had:
Mommy (best job ever!)
Clinical Analyst
Physician Assistant
Physical Therapist Assistant
now I get to tag:
Holly at Anglophile Football Fanatic
Mrs. Mustard at Cheeze Whiz and Mustard
Chelle at Creative Thoughts
Kathryn at Seeking Sanity
Lost in the Sauce at The Three Fruit
The rules: Each participant answers the 6 questions about him/herself. At the end of the post the participant then tags 5 people. Their names will be posted letting them know they have been tagged. They then have to read the participant’s blog and comment when they have posted their answers.
Here it goes:
What was I doing TEN years ago?
I was just graduating High School (oh wait that was 20 years ago). My memory is failing me in my old age.
I was getting ready to return to academia. I decided that my current profession was no longer for me and I was looking to further my education. I had decided to quit my job take out enormous loans and throw caution to the wind. Fortunately for me it worked out and on my first day of classes I made a new friend. This new friend now happens to be my sister-in-law.
What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today:
1. Try to read as many post as I can before the baby wakes for his bottle.
2. Clean all the bottles and load the dishwasher.
3. Get dresses and brush my hair (this a daily goal that doesn't always get accomplished- LOL)
4. Get to the grocery store (see how I said get, not go, that way the pressure if off if I don't actually make it there).
5. Go to my brother-in-laws homecoming ceremony (Now I said go, cause I will make it there! He is coming home, home (to his wife and kids and his house) today.
(what I should put on this list is buy a dictionary, every time I hit the spell check I get at least 5 mistake...see I can't spell in my old age either)
5 snack I enjoy:
1. Cheese and crackers
2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (the Big ones)
3. Cheese curls/puffs/balls (if it made of puffed corn and smother in cheese power I will eat it)
4. Trader Joe's "Joe Joe" cookies (way better than Oreo's)
5. Fruit - especially if someone else has it all cleaned, peeled and cut for me.
Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
First, I would higher a Nanny/Maid, that way she could clean my big house (with a 4 car garage for my husband) while I played with the kids and then she would clean the kids while I went shopping (probably for the kids).
I may or may not quit my job, maybe work part-time. That way I could get out of the house but still be able to quit at a moments notice if anyone really pissed me off.
I most definitely would travel the world and take my kids with me, the Nanny would come with us of course.
Places I have lived:
New Jersey (South)
Delaware
Pennsylvania (Eastern)
Job's I have had:
Mommy (best job ever!)
Clinical Analyst
Physician Assistant
Physical Therapist Assistant
now I get to tag:
Holly at Anglophile Football Fanatic
Mrs. Mustard at Cheeze Whiz and Mustard
Chelle at Creative Thoughts
Kathryn at Seeking Sanity
Lost in the Sauce at The Three Fruit
Monday, June 2, 2008
Best Shot Monday
This was my mother-in-laws favorite picture from our weekend at the shore.
Mine too!
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