The Great BM of 2012

Look at that Sweet Boy!  Isn't that the most precious face you've ever seen?  Well, don't let that fool you.  I have got a great story to share with you.  Please do NOT read any further if you have a queasy stomach.  You have been warned!


Sweet Boy has been potty trained for a while now, but like most 3 year old's he does have an occasional accident.  Keep in mind that the occasional accidents are always #1, never #2. . . until last week.  Now remember that Sweet Boy's daddy has been working out of town and now he's been working 60+ hours at his regular job and taken on a side job.  So it's just been me and Sweet Boy around the house most of the time.

One night last week I fed Sweet Boy his supper and then turned on his TV and told him I was going to take a bath (this is part of our routine - he watches a movie while I shower then I give him his bath).  Now he knows not to come into the bathroom unless there is an emergency.  He will come to the door and talk to me, but he never comes in unless something is wrong.  I had just turned on the bath water and set down in the jacuzzi tub when he walks in and I immediately see he has no pants or underwear on.  Just a Tshirt and yes. . . there is diarrhea running down his legs.  So I jump up, put my robe on and hose him off in the shower. Then I run a normal amount of bath water with bubbles and tell him I'll be right back.  I go to survey the damage. . . 

The floor in my room looks good, the hardwood downstairs - no messes.  Halfway up the stairs I see it. . . yes, he's got poop on half the steps!!  I walk into his room and it looks like a diarrhea EXPLOSION!  No joke, like 5 spots on the carpet then it's on the carpet on the way to his bathroom - looks like he really tried to make it to the potty.  Because right beside the potty are his underwear, shorts, a giant puddle of pee and what must be 45 POUNDS of poop!!  I'm not lying.

So I clean all this up to go back downstairs and find that Bad Kid (Sweet Boy's other personality) has turned the water back on.  At this point it's within an inch of overflowing.  But he was so pitiful and said his belly hurt (like that wasn't obvious from all the poop hanging out in the house) so I just let it go.  We got him washed up and out of the bathtub and he asked me "mommy, what are you going to do me?"  And I said "for what?"  and he said "for my accident.  are you going to spank me?"  And I felt so bad - I mean he obviously had gotten sick in his bedroom and ran to the potty and just couldn't make it.  Then he came to me for help.  And thought he was going to get a spanking.  So sad. (And please don't judge me if you don't agree with spanking.  Believe me the spanking's are rare in this house.  Of course I did not spank him).

Now I know this is a loooong disgusting story and you may be wondering what the point of it all is.  Well, the point is. . . there is no point.  It was just sick nasty and I had to live through it so I figured I would describe to someone else and make them sick, too :)  Have a great day!

I'll leave you with a pic of Sweet Boy (aka Bad Kid) in the almost overflowing tub he created the night that will go down in history.  The Great BM of 2012!

Thankful Thursday!

Whoa!  It's Thursday again!  And we got a surprise visit from Lulu yesterday.  See, I'm telling y'all she's really the talented one in the family.  She has so many cool things in her craft room.  Seriously, the other day I was at her house in total awe at the fabrics she has.  In my head I could see all these awesome creations, but alas time. . . there's never enough time.

There are so many things to be thankful for today.  But, mostly, I'm excited that tomorrow is Sweet Boy's FIRST Wee Ball practice!  He is so happy and has been looking forward to it all week.  His daddy is supposed to go buy him a bat and glove this afternoon and I can't wait to see Sweet Boy's face when his dad brings it in.  I'll take pics of his first practice (of course!!)  and be sure to share them with y'all next week.

Now, I'm going to be honest about something.  I'm a lurker.  Seriously, I read so many blogs and forums and NEVER post or comment.  I love to read so sometimes instead of reading a book I'll find a new blog I like and go back several years and read into the present.  It's so much fun.  But, since I have this annoying habit of reading blogs like novels now that I have started (trying) to write this blog it's hard for me to find my "voice".  Does that make sense?  Like, obviously from previous posts, I'm a Christian and I love the Lord.  But do I want to write about that all of the time?  No, probably not.  I'm also a wife and mother.  And as much as I love my husband and son I don't really want to write about them all the time either.  Now I know we started this blog to show our crafts & items we'll be selling on Etsy soon.  And we are going to be doing that, too.  But, how interesting is a blog that's only trying to sell you stuff all the time?  In my opinion, not very interesting.  And then there are those blogs I read that are so sarcastically funny that I'm absolutely laughing until I cry the whole time I read them.  But, to be honest with myself. . . I'm not really that funny.  So, I'm asking you to be patient with us while I find my "voice".

The thought running through my mind today is:
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: 
for my strength is made perfect in weakness. . . 
1 Corinthians 12:9


~Joy

Memo Board

Aqua & Grey Memo Board

A peek into my craft room...

...more to come!

~Lulu

Thankful Thursday!

This morning I was running late dropping off Sweet Boy at Mother's Day Out.  He attends at the big Methodist Church downtown which is right across the street from the big Baptist Church.  As I opened the door to begin the hike back to my car (we have to park a bazillion miles away) I immediately heard the sweetest sound.  Now I'm not sure if they do this daily and I just miss it because of my schedule, but this morning the Baptist Church was playing "I Come to the Garden Alone" over their loud speaker so the WHOLE downtown area could hear it.  Everything around me was just, honestly, it was beautiful.  Just one of those moments where everything seemed. . . right.  It was like I just knew that everything was just as the Lord wanted it in my life.  Not perfect, but right. 

Last year my sister-in-law chose the word "Listen" to apply to her life and make her a better person.  This morning was one of those times where I was listening and the Lord spoke to me.  And I don't mean like I heard a James Earl Jones voice talking to me.  See, it seems like I have been in a struggle for so long.  Sometimes I've even wondered if the Lord has just let me go(which I KNOW he hasn't, but sometimes we can't help the thoughts that come to us).  But, that moment was just enough to remind that He's still working with me.  He reminded me that I can do all things through Him; that He is where I go to receive strength.

So that is what I am thankful for today.  Those moments were everything is good and right and you're reminded that you can overcome any situation with the Lord's help.

-Joy

Terrific Tuesday (& a Confession)

Alright, y'all, I'm over my husband being out of town.  He's been gone for well over a week.  But, it's still a TERRIFIC TUESDAY because I know he'll be home in 2 more sleeps.  Well, rather than 2 "sleeps" it's more like 2 more nights of restless, rolling around, wide eyed no sleep.  Either way he'll be home on Thursday!

I have been racking my brain trying to think of stuff to post about.  It's hard.  Whenever I set down to blog and really start thinking I'm like "Geez, my life is very boring.  Nobody will want to read about that. . . or that. . . hmm, yeah I have nothing to blog."  And it doesn't help that my nature is to be extremely private.  So all of the good stuff that might interest people I'm more inclined to keep it to myself.  Even though I don't really know you and I don't even have my real name on this blog. . . strange, I know.

Anyhow, I decided I would "confess" 5 things to y'all today.  Now if you know me in real life you're going to say "that's not a secret.  I already knew that"  But, just humor me.  The people in blogland don't know me.  So I am trying to open up and tell them things about me they don't already know.

1.   I am addicted to The Real Housewives.  You might ask which ones.  Well, it's bad, very bad.  I am addicted to all of them.  I watch every show from every location.  Sure I have my favorites, but I watch them all.  Even when they filmed the D.C. housewives and it was horrible and boring.  Yep, I didn't miss a show

2.   I'm a  numbers person.  Now, I'm not saying I'm a math person.  I'm not a super genius in algebra, trig, calculus, or geometry.  But I'm good at figuring numbers in reference to dollars.  Give me a venture you're unsure of and I can tell you exactly how much of what you'll have to sell in order to make money.  I have no idea where this came from.

3.  I was a super smart kid but lacked in the common sense department.  Maybe I'll go into greater detail about that another day.  Too many stories.

4.  Green is my favorite color.  Sometimes I will buy stuff that I really don't even like or need just because it's green.

5.  I can eat a whole Papa John's pizza by myself.  Well, I could when I was younger.  I haven't tried this in a while, but I'm sure I've still got it in me.

So there's my 5 confessions today.  Nothing too bad.  I promise Lulu and I are not convicted criminals.  In fact, I don't know if Lulu has ever even received a speeding ticket.  I hope you've enjoyed today's blog.  And no, we haven't forgotten about our "crafts".  We're just taking some time to regroup.  We have some super great items, but we're just waiting for the right outlet to sell them.

Today's verse:

There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

1 Samuel 2:2

Hope you each have a blessed day!

Joy 

Homemade Frappuccino Recipe - Frappe

Vanilla Frappe

Good Morning!  Lulu here and I have a confession to make!  I am a Starbucks addict.  I love their coffee, tea, cold or hot, it doesn't matter.  I love their muffins, scones, toffee bars, everything.  I love the frappe that you can buy in the bottle too.  Since I've lost my job I have been deprived of my Starbucks weekly fix.  Granted I've lost 6lbs that I fully attribute to that but I am in need.  My daughter (who is also an addict) & I tested & tested until we found something that tastes very similar.  Now it has been months since I've purchased one of these so maybe I'm jaded but man is our recipe awesome!!  I've even saved my frappe bottles so it makes me feel like I'm getting a special privilege.  Try it out for yourself and let me know what you think.

Pour the following 3 items into the bottle first

2 Tbsp. Sugar

2 tsp. instant Coffee

1/4 cup Hot Water

Mix it up

Then add

1 1/4 cup milk

1/4 tsp vanilla flavoring

Shake it up again until nice & frothy!

Enjoy!!

I always start with the basic recipe above and then I add one of the following depending on my mood.  Today it was Chocolate Syrup!

2tsp Chocolate syrup

2tsp Caramel syrup