my favortie cell phone pics

I have so many cute pictures of Jonah on my phone, I thought I would share a few..

Jonah, only two days old.

One of his many tricks.

Happy Boy!

He attempted to take off his shirt, but gave up after one sleeve.

Apple sauce lover.

"So that's why everyone tells me I'm such a chunk."

POOP EVERYWHERE

I was talking to my mom on the phone while I casually picked up the house. I threw away a wet diaper on the floor, I figured Zach changed Jonah and just forgot to throw the old one away. As I carried on with my conversation, I could hear Jonah screaming with excitement from the bathroom.

"Zachary! What's Jonah doing?", I called out. Zach got up to go check and I suddenly hear,
"Caitlin!!! POOP EVERYWHERE!!!!!" great.
"Mom, I gotta go." I could smell the grossness as soon as I stepped foot in the hallway.

Jonah had attempted to go potty like a big boy. Maybe he would have mastered it if the toilet wasn't locked, but I think he just would have just fallen in.
There was poop (excuse my use of the word poop a lot) Everywhere! We found it in places you would never imagine. Zach stepped in a puddle of pee in front of the toilet, and Jonah had smeared poop all over the bath tub, his body, and all over the bathroom floor. Oh it was so bad.

All we could do was laugh as we threw Jonah in the tub and sprayed him down. He's never been happier. Note to self: Onesies only from now on!
The best part about it, is now Zach has it in his head to potty train Jonah! No Thank you! I'm not potty training him until he can say the word, " Potty"! Jonah doesn't talk yet.
Plus, it seems really early to potty train an 18 month old? Is that even normal? Anyway, there is NO WAY I am doing it, my husband can give it a shot and after two hours I guarantee he will stop.

What Not To Do

My husband sold his old phone to a lady on Craig's List. The plan was to meet her tonight at the local grocery store. She was getting a great deal on a Verizon Voyager that still had the box, with two batteries and all the accessories. She drove an hour after work to pick it up.
She and her husband called Zachary, letting him know they were in the parking lot, in a silver car, flashing their lights.

What NOT to do in this situation:

1. Assume the silver car behind you with their brake lights on is the buyer.

2. Walk up to the car, and start handing them the stuff, while saying ,
"Hi! You just want to look it over for a second. Make sure it's what you want."

3. After the couple explains you have the wrong people, (and you feeling humiliated) try to make a joke of it and say,
" Well, aren't you here for the drugs dude? they're all here in the box."
If you say this to a stranger in a dark parking lot, it will really freak them out.

4. Laugh awkwardly, and apologize as the car speeds off.

5. When you finally find the right people, say,
"Are you the right people?"

As badly as I feel for my poor husband, I can't help but laugh at how awkward it is to buy/sell stuff on Craig's List. I think the website should start a dating or friends listing section..or do they have that already? That's exactly what it feels like when you make a deal with a stranger through Craig's List. You text back and forth, asking questions about what it is you want, and then when you finally decide to get it, you meet in REAL LIFE and realize your now BEST FRIENDS!

Okay, so maybe it's not exactly like that. But for some reason my husband always texts a person for like three days before making a deal. If the person is buying it from us, they will text us asking us for specifics or price checks, or he does the same to them. It's the hardest money you'll ever make.

attacked

In the past two days, Jonah has given me:

1. a swollen red cheek
2. A black eye
3. A bruised leg
4. A bite
*** Did I mention my eye was closed shut!!?***

Fortunately, My eye can open now. Jonah totally gets his craziness from his dad. You should see my house when Zach and his brothers get together with Jonah. I use everything in me not to go insane.
Why do they have to play so rough!? Jonah wasn't attacking me in anger, he was merely trying to wrestle or cuddle with me. I'm exhausted. Luckily the weather has warmed up because I have been taking Jonah outside any chance I get.

Don't get me wrong, I love this boy to death. I just don't think I realized how rough little boys are.

I knew it was too good to be true

I was browsing Craig's list and came upon an ad for a three bedroom basement apartment for 550 a month. There were no pictures attached but the person made it sound pretty good. So I e-mailed the guy and asked if I could see some pictures of the place. This was the reply:

"Sorry I don't have any pictures. It would be best to see the place because it is a basement and has some "character".
The kitchen is the "bachelor" type without a full sized stove/oven. Toaster oven, microwave and two burners is what it has.
Two adult limit. Third room is office/living room because there is no actual living room.
No bathtub, only shower.
No street noise, owner lives in house.
Deposit is $350 and owner has previously insisted on last month's rent too but in this rental market maybe he will change his mind on that. You would have to negotiate it."

Ummm... no thank you.

A Bad Day

I hear nightmares of toddlers throwing huge fits, the mom crying from exhaustion and frustration, the child screaming and screaming and screaming......and screaming. I hear those stories and I think, wow. I am so lucky.

What happened to all my luck?
Jonah was that child today. I was that mom ripping my hair out.

This is how I feel today.

thrift store makeovers!

One sad looking chest $2

Wala! Now we have a toy chest & an ottoman for the total cost of $10!

I decided to keep it antique looking and not paint it. I might change my mind later but this way Jonah can ram his toys into it without scratching paint off.

Next up, is one I'm very excited about...I better be. It took forever to get those stinkin upholstery tacks out! Not to mention I stayed up ALL night to finish it and about killed my 90 year old back.


BEFORE
Chair $20
AFTER
Total cost: $50 .. and worth every penny for a custom chair I can now look at without vomiting!