Shades of Grey

So, I have been potty training Persephone for a little while each day, attempting to catch her on the potty for just ONE pee or poop. This morning, I won and she went Pee pee on the potty! Huzzah! However, she then promptly pee pee'd on the floor, and her legs and said... "UH OH! OH NO! WHAT HAPPENED! EEEEWWWW!" It was hysterical!
*sighs* we have since pooped on the floor as well. I don't remember it being this hard with Desiree when she was little....However, she also TOLD us she needed to use the potty earlier, I put her on it, and left here there about 5 minutes. She didn't go. So I got her back off and put her back in her high chair to finish breakfast, where she then peed in the chair....OY...
So, I think she actually has the CONCEPT of when she has to go. She just can't let go to go when she was there. It IS new....Here's hoping she gets it today!

Every year, for as long as I can remember, my family went to the "Labor Day Fair". We rode the rides with the ride specials, and played the cheesy fair games, and stayed until dark for the fireworks, and always made the parade for candy. Some years, I even went every day.  In high school, my boyfriend and I walked over from his house, rain or shine. We never missed it. 

Since having my own children, I have made sure to take them to the fair every year to ride the rides with the ride special, and once they are old enough to attend the fireworks, I have taken them there also.  Every year, we attend the parade, and receive the candy thrown at us, then head over to the fair again to pick up some taffy, and MAYBE ride a couple more rides.

Today, we did the usual ride special thing, came home for a couple of hours, then Desi and I went back for the fireworks. As I sat down after the fireworks, all I could think was how tired I was and how much I would have preferred to skip the fair completely.  Sitting here, all I could think was that at my daughter's age, and even until I was approximately 18, I couldn't IMAGINE preferring to skip the fair. Much less skip it to stay home and sit on a porch and do nothing. I truly felt OLD when I realized that. It was a whole new perspective. I know that I take them because I know how much I enjoyed it when I was their age. But I also take them, so that someday they will take their kids so that THEY can enjoy it, remembering how much fun THEY had as kids, just as I remember when I was a kid.

"Perfection is a road, not a destination. Every time I live, I get an education."
    ~Burk Hudson

So, it has been another 3 days and I forgot to blog. Which happens when you can't keep track of what day it is. I thought it had only been a couple of days..... and here i found that today IS the fourth day.

I was written off of work until she sees me on the 12th. That is if i go back to Tops, and their "no light duty" policy. While I am not financially strapped, or in any hurry to return to work, I AM looking for something I could begin sooner than....another few weeks. Tearing my "stitches" definitely was NOT helpful to me.

So far there is still an open rupture. She said it has to seal from the inside out. FUNFUN YAY.

This may come as a shock to all of you, but Im getting rather bored with my Facebook Apps, and nothing to do at home.  I really really really miss my car.

The Disney trip in October is a go...it was paid for in full today
Although it is UBER expensive, we actually have everything included but the airfare, and  that we got for a good price also.  The only thing we will have to pay for separate is the Mickey's not so Scary Halloween Party, and an Anniversary Dinner for Aric and myself on the 13th while we are there.
After all, we SHOULD do SOMETHING for our anniversary while we are there.

I have neve been to Disney. I really haven't ever had the desire to go. If it were up to me, we would be going to a nice carribean beach somewhere! lol...

I think that while I have been stuck at home, with very little to do, and even less space to do it in, and a zillion restrictions on my movements, i have gained about a million lbs.  OK..so its only like 5, but ALL of it is where I was finally LOSING it.
BLAH!

So, back to water drinking and attempting to eat enough calories in a day...

Which, since Im not eating breakfast......obviously isnt very helpful.

My mother is starting to get persnickety about helping me, and taking care of the kids.
It's not like I INTENDED for her to have to take care of them this long, I didnt DELIBERATELY tear the stitches. Are you KIDDING ME?!

I was afraid I was going to bleed to death for the first like 20 minutes.

OK... I guess im going to attempt to go to sleep now...at a reasonable hour...
Gnight!