This afternoon Sweet Pea and I ventured to the laundromat to get some much needed laundry done. You see, laundry has got to be my least favorite chore. I have gotten into the habit of letting it pile up before even thinking about doing it and then at that point there is so much of it it’s overwhelming. And because it is overwhelming that makes it even harder to do at home. And on top of that, our dryer hook-up has something wrong with it that makes it take two complete cycles before anything is dry. Laundry = no fun.

But I have to say, getting it all done in about two hours in nice. With the help of Nana, Sweet Pea stayed entertained while I scurried from washer to washer dumping in soap and quarters.And now for the first time in a long time, every article of clothing we own is clean. Well…at least for now.

I don’t know how it is with most kids, since we only have the one so far, but Sweet Pea’s teeth seem to grow in painfully slow and one at a time. About three weeks ago we noticed his gums were swelling in one particular spot and just today the tooth has started to make an appearance. See below (click the picture to make it larger):

So for weeks we have endured more grumpiness and more slobber than usual, all for just one tooth! I will be glad when all this is over, and at this rate that could be years from now.

Sweet Pea has figured out how to get on the couch by himself. We are in a whole new level of baby watching. I foresee him falling off the couch a few times before he figures out that, even while I am not looking, the couch is for sitting. Wish us luck!

Elmo went to the store tonight to pick up a few needed household items and came back with a surprise for me! The movie Enchanted. Yeah! So off I go to have a fun movie night with my hubby!

Our public library has a section where they put all the books they are going to get rid of and you can buy them for fifty cents. It is awesome! I know they clean out their kid’s section on Monday and put out books for sell on Tuesday so I go and try to get the pick of the litter.

A few months ago I picked up this book called Hush Little Alien by Daniel Kirk. It is funny lyrics to the tune of Hush Little Baby. It has turned it to the book that we read every night right before Sweet Pea goes into his crib for the night. He starts laughing when he sees the cover because he knows what’s coming and he giggles through the whole thing. Here is how the song goes:

Hush Little Alien don’t say a word
Papa’s gonna catch you a Goonie Bird
If that Goonie Bird Flies too far
Papa’s gonna lasso you a shooting star
If that shooting star’s too hot
Papa’s gonna catch you an astronaut
If that astronaut should fight
Papa’s gonna bring you a satellite
If that satellite gets away
Papa’s gonna take you to the milky way
If that milk has got no cream
Papa’s gonna buy you a laser beam
If that laser makes things melt
Papa’s gonna get you a new tool belt
With that tool belt on your hip
You’re gonna build a rocket ship
And when that rocket ship takes flight
Papa’s gonna give you a kiss good night!

After we sing the song Sweet Pea lies down and we rub his back for a little while and then leave. It’s awesome how kids start anticipating their own routine. Sweet Pea knows exactly what is going to happen and he is comforted by it. It makes for a smooth evening!

We don’t really do desserts at our house. Not because we don’t like them but because we are really trying to make sure that Sweet Pea grows up as healthy as he can. We are really proud that in his fourteen months of life he has not taken one bite of cake or ice cream. We figure there is plenty of time for all of that when he is older and actually knows what he is eating.

That being said, we have to be a little more creative when coming up with sweet things for dessert. Today Elmo decided that before bed we were going to have smoothies. This is a very sweet treat and is a good way to get fruit in the diet if you are lacking that day.

In today’s smoothie:

• peaches
• bananas
• milk
• ice
• mixed berry yogurt

We just throw all the ingredients into our magic bullet and we get a smoothie! Sweet Pea loves them and giggles whenever we get the magic bullet out to make one!

So while I was in the kitchen today doing the dishes Sweet Pea was playing in the living room. A little too quietly. So I peeked around the corner to see if I could catch him in the act. And guess what? I did! He had gone to our desk and taken out a blue ink pen. Which, by the way, I had no idea he knew how to open and close the drawers on our desk. With the pen he drew on the drum set of our rock band video game. (Click on the picture to enlarge it…that way you can really see the pen marks)

Now every time we play rock band we will think of him! I am sure that is what he intended. Oh well. At least he didn’t draw on the wall.

If you are looking for another way to reduce waste in your home this is the way to do it. Visit the website freecycle.org and get a membership with a group in your area. The point of freecycle is for you to look at what you would normally be throwing away and give it away instead. Say you have an old vase or a stack of paper plates that you are just going to throw away with the next day’s trash. Instead post an add on freecycle and have somebody come pick it up that is going to use it. It is very easy and really a good idea.

Before going to church tonight I put an ad up for an old dryer and a coffee maker that we don’t use and I already have responses from people that want to come get them tomorrow! So instead of adding waste to a landfill we are giving these things to people that want to use them! So visit the site and sign up! Oh..the other good thing about the adds is that once you are a member you can look through them and see if there is anything that you have been needing or wanting. So far we haven’t taken anything from anybody but we have gotten rid of quite a few things.

Today we got Sweet Pea a nerf basketball hoop and he loved it! This is what we did for most of the day!

Obama clearly did not make a good choice…not that he has made many of those. Did he really not see this coming?

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