More Tug Fun = Exhausted Kids (226/365)

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Tug Fun (225/365)

That's all you're getting from me tonight as it's late, I'm typing
from the bathroom as Izzy tries to go to sleep in the next room. Love
ya!

This Kid Won't Listen to Save Her Life (224/365)

Alice, for a LONG time had never been one to put things in her mouth
that didn't belong there. At Izzy's age she would pick things off the
carpet (usually cat hair) and give it to me (in fact, Izzy does this
now).

Flashforward about two years and I swear she's worse than the typical
infant discovering their mouth! She will put anything in there, and
she's sneaky about it too. At the beginning of this week she laughed a
big belly laugh in my field of vision, and her mouth looked like she
had just had several fillings put in. Turns out, she had decided she
was hungry and so she ate a blue crayon. Sure was fun picking that out
of her teeth.

Then this afternoon I had a conversation with her that went something
like this:

ALICE: Mom, what's this blue sticky stuff on my hand? It's on my
teeth too.

MOM: Did you eat something? What did you eat? SHOW ME WHAT YOU ATE!

I was afraid she had put her finger into the toilet AGAIN and got some
of the gel toilet cleaner on her hands as she had just come from the
bathroom. Nope, it was crusted toothpaste that was on the sink from
who knows when.

I try to tell her that we don't put things in out mouth that aren't
food, but if course it goes in one ear and out the other. She's VERY
much into the independant, doing what Alice wants to do and nuts to
Mom, phase so I'm not surprised. I just wish she'd throw me a bone and
listen to me sometimes, especially when she could potentially put
something very harmful in her mouth.

I swear this kid is going to be the death of me.

Peekaboo! (223/365)

Just pretend I made this into an animated GIF, mmkay?

So Matt's been researching commuter cars for a few weeks and tonight
we decided it was time to go out car shopping. The girls and I had
time to kill while Matt test drove a few cars and thankfully Car Max
has a playroom, though it was kind of disgusting. The kids didn't seem
to mind. We're still looking and plan to hit another dealership
tomorrow.

It Was (222/365)

*sigh*

Hopefully It's Not a Fluke (221/365)

The past couple of days Alice really seems to be putting in the effort
to overcome some of her behavior issues. I can't really say that I've
been doing anything different to prompt this change, but I have been
trying to make the effort to be more calm with her in hopes that that
would make her more calm.

Today she was pretty darn good. She listened to me, and if she
disagreed she'd quickly catch herself and we'd talk through things
instead of arguing about them. For once she actually ate all of her
dinner with out needing constant reminders to take bites, and she had
seconds! The only big issue we had was her usual fit about cleaning
up toys before Daddy gets home. At least it didn't take her two hours
to finish cleaning this time - I got to keep telling myself it's the
small victories.

My fingers and toes are crossed that this trend continues.

Waterpark Fun (220/365)

Today Tori, JJ, Matt, the girls, and I all went to Knight's Action Park before heading home. We all had SO much fun!! Izzy, as usual, has no fear of anything. She loved the wave pool and squealed with delight every time a wave came in. She even stuck her head down in anticipation of one coming in so it would go over her face - crazy girl. Alice really surprised me. Izzy must have shared some of her daredevil-ness with her because Alice actually went down some of the larger kid slides multiple times. She was so brave and didn't want to leave when it was time! And this is the girl who doesn't like to go down regular slides at the playground!

Matt and Tori went down the Devil Ray. Matt couldn't see much (he's blind as a bat w/o his glasses), but he says that he could see enough to know that it was one heck of a drop. They both really enjoyed it - they're much braver than I am!

All in all it was a great trip to the park. Not too crowded, not too muggy, and a nice breeze. It was great sleeping weather for Izaboo!

I Passed!!! (219/365)

Wish Me Luck (218/365)

I'm home (ok, in J'ville) and on our way there (Al and I waited in the
car while Daddy took Iz in to see the doctor) we talked to James as he
waited for his plane. The pic was taken about 10 seconds before Alice
purposfully hung up on him - stinker.

In Bloomington we made our usual stop at Cracker Barrel, but this time
we met up with my friend Michele and her kiddos whom we had previously
met on our Indy trip. Dinner was good, and the girls probably drove
the staff and other patrons insane because we let them run around our
little area (we had one of those corner tables) like wild banshees. We
didn't care, they had so much fun!

I drove the rest if the way home and now I'm off to bed. 8am is when I
plan on arriving at the Secretary of State office. I'm hoping I don't
make any little STUPID mistakes and fail. Yes I am a pessimist.

I'll feel so much better once it's over.

Food is Apparently My Theme This Week (217/365)

We went out driving again tonight in preperation for my test on
Saturday (my God am I nervous). I spaced and forgot to prepare dinner
ahead of time, so we ate at our most favorite mom & pop establishment
- Grandma Sally's Pancake House. We hadn't been there in ages so it
was certainly a nice change from the Jimmy John's we usually get when
eating out (not bashing, I LOVE JJ, it just gets boring after a while).

Anyway, Iz was apparantly famished by the time we got there so she was
being quite demanding. She had a muffin to tide her over, but wouldn't
you know when her food came she would rather eat a silly cracker
instead of her scrumptious waffles we bought for her.

Sigh, I don't know why I bother sometimes.

Who Needs A Fork? (216/365)

Breakfast of Champions (215/365)

Yes that's avacado on her plate. This was her first time eating at the
table, and she did pretty well. She's SO ready to be a big girl, but
I'm not ready to let my baby go!

Sick (214/365)

I swear I have the crappiest immune system of anyone that I know. Put
me in a room full of people for a few hours and I'm guaranteed to be
ill with something the next day.

Feverish.
Migraine.
Stomachache.
Eyes hurt.

The worst part? Having no A/C for a good chunk of the day because our
power was mysteriously out. Who the heck knows what's going on with
me, but I've slept as much as I could today, entertained children from
the couch, and my wonderful husband cooked dinner so I didn't have to.

Thanks, Matt.
Now I'm off to bed. Nite.

Happy Shower Day! (213/365)

Today was Mary's (in the purple) bridal shower. Please to enjoy a few
pics taken w/ Ann's camera, since I forgot mine at home. The shower
was great fun and the food was SO incredible, especially the Costco
cake (I already plan on having one for Alice's bday this year, they
are just that good and affordable). My skirt held up (yay!), and I got
compliments on it, though I still want to take the waistband off and
do that part over again. We'll see.

During the shower, Tori, JJ, Ryan, Cindy, and Erinn showed up at Mom
and Dad's house to pick up the girls. I hear that after a few minutes
Alice was super surprised and happy to see everyone. They must have
had a great time at the zoo because Iz and Alice were zonked when they
were returned to us. I can't wait to hear all about it tomorrow.

Matt and I took advantage of the fact that we didn't have kids to
watch and we went to the movies. We did on fact end up seeing
Inception again. After three times I think I'm finally satisfied with
my interpretation. Maybe now I can stop thinking about this movie - I
haven't stopped analyzing it since we saw it the last time we were in
Jville! Clearly I highly recommend this movie. It was certainly nice
to have a date night with Matt to end the day. Thanks for obsconding
with my kids, guys!

While I was Busy Getting My Poor Gums Lasered (212/365)

Daddy and the dental staff did a pretty good job keeping the girls entertained. Good thing too as we ended up being there for quite a while! Turns out I probably got something stuck under my gum (curse you pancakes and popcorn night!) and it has caused me some problems. They numbed me up, cleaned it up, and just for good measure, whipped out a laser and shoved it under my gum to help promote cell repair. This dentist office is SO different from the one I frequented before we got married, and I have to say that I love them. Cross your fingers that it worked as they never found a source for my misery. I really don't want to have that done again.