For the Love of Pete...

"If you don't have the right equipment for the job, you just have to make it yourself."-- MacGyver

Posted by Karen at 5:56 AM | 2 comments Links to this post    

This would be the pillowcase in question.

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What can you do with 25 pennies, carpet freshener (clean linen scent of course), a pillow case, and packing tape?

Come on you know you want to guess!

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What goes clink, clink, thud?

Put your guesses in the comments.

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I got a pretty good response to my first True Confessions Thursday, so I'm back for Round #2.

I think this week I'll go with one that I included with my Mom of the Year entry. Wonder why no one ever contacted me about the award ceremony? I'm sure the Trophy is being engraved as we speak.

Anyway, I have been known, on more than one occasion, to give my kids Benadryl when they weren't sick... um, just to make them sleepy.
For example: an unnamed friend (this is not her confession, but she can own up to it in the comments, she knows who she is) and I wanted to take our "big" girls to a movie we didn't think the little girls would enjoy. We decided it would be a good idea to take them near naptime. Dark, cool theater, snuggled on mommy's lap, boring movie, great time to nap, right? For insurance that they would actually fall asleep instead of spending the entire two hours whining and kicking the seat in front of them we decided a little Benadryl never hurt them before. And I am sure everyone in the theater appreciated our thoughtfulness. You are all welcome.

Anyone else feel like confessing? Leave me a comment with your confession or a link to where you've decided to come clean in your own blog.

Posted by Karen at 5:05 AM | 6 comments Links to this post    

Which comes first?

Actual conversation:

Me: While Bre and I were driving to get the camera today I thought it would be a great time for a little birds and bees talk.
Brian: Good idea, she's captive and can't run away from you.
Me: So do you think it's time to tell Breanna about sex?
Brian: Do you think we should tell her there's no Santa first?

OMG! I am then hysterical telling Brian of how that conversation will go down.

me: Breanna this is how babies are made...
pause, as it registers... being we have 2 children her parents must have done such a thing at least twice...
Breanna: EWWW!
me: Oh and while we are having such a grown up talk I thought I'd tell you there is no Santa, Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy.
Breanna's head explodes.
The End.

Posted by Karen at 5:11 AM | 8 comments Links to this post    

Doing a small part to help out the EARTH.

The lack of rain is making for a lot more EARTH and much less pond.

7 monkey bars in the little portion of the EARTH we call our backyard.

The size 7 shoes I wear when walking on this EARTH.

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