Is Potty training really attainable?

So my kids have been running around half naked for 3 days now, I need to shampoo my carpet and I am wondering will it ever come. Hailey is doing really well, she has even stayed dry in her panties for one full day now and prefers the big toilet to her little potty. Hurray!!!! But the boy on the other hand (we really do call him "The Boy") is having a bit of a problem. He goes when it is in the same room as him but doesn't leave what he is doing to go on the potty. The other day we had a solid hazardous waste mess to clean up but I was a few moments behind him and he decided to do an un-gloved texture test. It was a bit gross but we moved on.
I am excited because it is almost done and I look forward to a life free of diapers. This experience is actually my best ever I am taking it one mess at a time, but I mean come on I have been changing diapers for 9 years with the end in sight I am a bit excited.
P.S. Kathleen I lost your blog address some how can you leave it on a comment?

I am not cool And I'm OK with that.

I was reading a blog about pop culture and TMZ and some man Perez, and guess what I have no idea what that means. So I did a little Googling and found out TMZ is "A telepictures production and America Online joint venture that provides an inside look at the latest celebrity scandals." So I guess basically it is an online tabloid. To shame with me for not knowing.
And also who is Perez? Try googling that. Anyway needless to say if it has nothing to do with Disney Princess, Scooby Doo, or Barbie's latest movie I don't know what it is.
Actually thats not true, I have been studying other things that just take me in a different direction than that. I get my celebrity gossip updates when I am in line at the grocery store and the old lady in front of me is trying to barter with the check out clerk on every item.
Needless to say when the news headlines is a celebrity scandal it makes me sad. I saw a video of a news anchor woman who was supposed to headline Paris Hiltons latest scandal and wouldn't I was very proud of her. That is not news.
The kids I want my kids to associate with are the ones who know who Aung San Suu Kyi, and Marie Curie is, not Paris Hilton. I want my kids to read about heroes like Gandhi, Benito Juarez, Margaret Mead, not the latest arrest in Hollywood, or the Who's married to who this week. I quite honestly see it as a colossal waste of time.
I really did not intend to turn this into a soap box. But there you have it. I disagree with our cultures tend to worship scantly clad, skeletal thin people.
Thanks,


p.s. I think I found out who "Perez" is

Adventures in Potty Training

Well we received a Potty yesterday, and with grand illusions I thought "Hurray we can potty train them now" Them being my 2 toddlers that are 7 1/2 months apart due to the miracle of adoption.
So we started off the day with great energy and enthusiasm. I was excited we sang a potty song, we made special potty training Chocolate milk.
Then it began......2 toddlers, one potty, you do the math. World war 17 broke out at my house. It was evil, the fighting and gnashing of teeth. It was OK for about 2 hours but man it got rough. Hunter wanted to sit on it, then Hailey had to sit on it, so we tried taking turns, but toddler property laws rules all. I called it quits when Hunter got physical with Hailey.
But hey got 2 hours of potty training in which is 2 hours closer than yesterday. And Hailey actually produced. Whoo Hooo
So conclusion to experiment "Training two" is have two potties before you begin.

I am so happy and grateful for my healthy body

I have had a sinus cold for 14 days now. I haven't been able to smell anything for 14 days which is not so bad when you have 2 almost potty trained toddlers. But the thing that amazes me the most is the amount of snot the human body can make. It is really amazing and also the colours. Its like a rainbow coming out of my nose, red and green. It is very exciting.
So if anyone nose (pun totally intended) of some good remedies to help with a head cold I am about ready to try anything. The Sinutab is not working and the Advil Cold and Sinus works but for only about an hour than I am plugged up again. My Aunt suggested a neti pot but I don't think I'm talented enough for that. That is a pot you put a saline solution into and put it into one nostril as it runs out the other side. I might just end up choking on snot and saline solution. It would sound good in an obituary. I could be in the ranks right along with Momma Cass.
I am thankful for my children. They are excited to learn every day and I am excited because I get to learn right along beside them.
If you could do anything to change the world for a better place what would it be?


p.s. sometimes I think I have ADD. "Hey guess what I can do? I can ride my bike, hey look a cat."

Today

Well I am sick sick sick. I have had a horrible head cold for a few days now and it will not go away. I just laid around the house feeling sorry for myself shivering then getting hot. You know the feeling.
We actually had a fantastic Family Home Evening. People co operated and shared. Their was only one fight and that was between Hunter and Hailey and who got to sing first. Hunter wanted to do Sunbeam and Hailey just likes to pretend she's in in the opera. SO it was pretty funny to have Hunter saying Sunbeam (its the only word he knows) and jumping then screaming at Hailey "no Lailey SUN BEAM" And Hailey continues on with her "Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh". Hunter has also picked up a horrible scream that he does when he does not get his own way. So much fun.

Its about time

I have started to blog many time only to be interrupted in the activity and had to abort and hopefully try again.
I have been doing so many things I need to sit and sort them out. I have been attending a mastermind group on how to increase productivity and how to realize your unlimited potential. What an eye opener!! It has been fantastic. I am learning so much on the Law of Attraction, positive thinking and faith. So many thought I haven't thought and epiphanies coming from all over now.
I have also been trying to get our life in order so we can have a good schedule for our homeschooling day. I wan to study art history this year, get to know painting and artists, and get some dollar store canvases for the girls to paint on. Megan wants to study Yoga. I have asked a woman I know to be our mentor/ teacher and she is thinking about it. I am very excited about that.
I had a bit of a set back with some house guests. they were here for 10 days. It is a very shaky time for me to have house guests. I tried to stay on schedule but it just couldn't happen. It is a bit unnerving to realize I get so easily overwhelmed. I know people have been telling me this but I have never seen it before. My balance of life stresses can be thrown off so easily. My Aunt is always telling me to find balance then I feel I finally do and house guest come and throw me off again. What do you do to stay balanced? I guess a good one is to say no.

I have been pondering lately what I don't really know. Yes I do I have been pondering to what extent do I want to be involved. Involved in what? I realize how shaky my balance is when I finally get it that one more thing can throw it off, so how can I be involved in life outside my house. I see everyone around me being so busy running to and fro and I think but if I did that who would fold the laundry or if I did that who would sweep the floor. I want to start running but when? The day is so full that I can't comprehend at what point I could start running. Priorities. I need to list my priorities. Is running more important then sweeping the floor? If I ran would I have more energy to sweep the floor? Probably not at first.
So I need to prioritize.
I think this sounds dumb but I will post anyway.