It could've been you

Here's my scenario:
I bought the new Ped Egg, based on a friend's recommendation. My husband was teasing that it was a cheese grater, but I bought it knowing that my friend (a female) would know much more about pedi care than my hubby. So the plan was that I would do a little pedi care on myself after we put the kids to bed last night. All went as planned. The kids were asleep. Hubby turned on the TV, and I took out some toenail polish remover, my pedi egg, my favorite foot rub lotion, and some fushia pink toenail polish (we're going to Laughlin this weekend and it matches my swimsuit). I used the remover and pedi egg (which I LOVE by the way) and then proceeded to rub on some lotion. By this point however, hubby was a bit put off by the smell of the remover and the fact that I wouldn't sit still for him to lay on my belly, which is his routine. So I decided to forego the polish until after my morning shower and laid back to have a little relaxing time with just the two of us, basking in my nice soft, smooth feet.... ... ... Did you catch it? Did you figure out where I went wrong? Well, if not, then it could have happened to you too.

DID YOU CATCH IT?.... I woke up at 5:30 AM to both kids already up so I brought them into bed with us for a little family cuddling. Daddy got up around 6:30 and left for work by 6:45. PUTTING TOGETHER THE PIECES YET? NO? Well here's a hint, although I was awake, I didn't roll out of bed at 7:00. That gave the kids 15 minutes of quiet play time in their room. The key word here being QUIET. Yep, never trust the quiet.

Here's what I SHOULD have done: finished polishing my nails. Why? Because then I would have felt guilty for spending so much time on myself and hidden the evidence. Instead, I left the polish on my dresser. Not a big deal for any normal woman, but this woman has a 3 and almost-2 year old. So what am I doing now? Fuming over the computer while the kids sleep upstairs....after having spent an hour and a half trying to clean fushia off of the nursery's hardwood floor, solid oak dresser, solid oak bunk bed, other dresser, solid oak nursery door, little girl's hands, feet, belly, and face, little boy's hands, feet & face.

I am out of tissue, polish remover, patience and I should have known better.

Let them Eat Cake

Last Saturday we took the kids to a friend's house for a birthday party. They had a great time playing with friends and getting loaded on Capri Suns and eating pinata candy till they were blue in the face. Of course, a highlight of the day was the unveiling of the birthday cake. My little ones love cake and birthday cake is especially fun because of the neat frosting and decorations. Of course, what good is cake if you don't wind up with some or all of it on your face?

Marchfield

Last Thursday the kids and I went down to Marchfield Air Museum to look at the planes with some mom friends and their kids. Several times we had driven by at 60+ miles an hour, on our way to the SD Zoo, but never had stopped to appreciate the aircraft up close. Both kids loved getting to sit in the pilot seats, play with the controls, and get right up next to the planes. My favorite part was the discussion the oldest and I had before going into the museum:
Me: "This is pretty neat, huh?"
Her: "Yeah"
Me: "Honey, do you know why these planes are here?"
Her: "Nuh uh"
Me: "Do you know what brave means?"
Her: "Yeah"
Me: "Well, there's these brave men, called soldiers who fly in planes like these and protect us so that we can do things that we like to do and not worry about being safe."
Her: "Oh"
Me: "Do you understand?"
Her: "Yeah"
Me: "Why are the planes here?"
Her: "So that solders can fly them to keep us safe"
Me: "That's right, and these planes are here to remind everyone of all the soldiers who have flown in them to keep us safe. We're pretty lucky to have soldiers to watch out for us, huh?"
Her: "Yep"

The conversation was so serious for her and very touching. She's such a neat kid. Oh yeah, the planes & helicopters were neat too...