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Well, actually, the phrase “toddler logic” is probably an oxymoron. But here’s what Megan told me after she sat on the toilet and kind of slipped backward …
I was not fallin’ into da potty, I was just slippin’ into da potty and den I was fallin’ into da potty and den I climbed out of da [...]

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Good thing.

Meg finished going on the “big potty” earlier today and looked down and said,
“There’s no poop on my shoes.”
“There’s no poop on my pants.”
“There’s no poop on my legs.”
Good thing, Meg. That’s the idea.

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Here’s another week of imperfection as I live with my husband, kids and – hardest of all – myself.
Not Me! Monday is sponsored by MckMama at My Charming Kids and is a fun way to see what everyone else did not do this week! (FYI, MckMama is at the hospital with her 6-month-old boy as of [...]

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Except for the healthy. We made it home from our trip with a cold for the mama that has now been passed to Meg, but hopefully no further.
We drove almost 800 miles, saw six grandparents, twelve friends, countless semis, windmills and cows and ate 23 tootsie pops!
Now we’re all glad to be home and trying [...]

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Our surroundings DO make a difference. So a while back The Nester  showed us how to do 10-minute room makeovers. Here you can see what other people did (on time!). And here are some good thoughts by Remodeling Guy on why the way bathrooms look matters.
And while I didn’t do anything fancy, anything that cost money or more than a [...]

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Tonight just before bed Kate used the potty (which earns her a “special treat” – anything from M&Ms to suckers to freezy pops to Cheetos) and asked for a special treat. So I asked what she wanted and listed a few to choose from.
After thinking a moment, she said, “A poptart for a special treat.” [...]

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Here we are in Belleville, Kansas. If you could see around the boxes and stacked up furniture, you’d love our house – it’s an old house with high ceilings, tall windows, carved wooden door moldings, old fashioned wall paper upstairs, fun door knobs, two ceiling fans, steep wooden stairs, two porches, plenty of storage, a [...]

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