Friday Fill-ins

Today is going to be a great day for me and my little guy--we are travelling to go and see my wonderful cousin Sarah (from The Science of Savings blog) and go shopping!  I'm going to hopefully pick up some good tips on how to do some couponing so I can save some money at our house.  I can't wait!  Plus, our boy are only two weeks apart, and they always have fun when we get together!

I decided to go back into the blog's archives to post one from this time of year but from 2008.  So here was March 21, 2008's Friday Fill-Ins! 

1. _____ is so exciting!
2. Strawberry fields _____.
3. _____ sounds like it would taste delicious!
4. Why does _____ make me feel so good?!
5. _____ is something I've always wanted to see.
6. It's sad when _____.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _____, tomorrow my plans include _____ and Sunday, I want to _____!

And here are my answers:

1. Watching my little boy grow up is so exciting!
2. Strawberry fields are close by; we need to plan a trip soon.
3. A GF strawberry cupcake with cream cheese icing sounds like it would taste delicious!
4. Why does what I am not supposed to eat make me feel so good?! (but only for a short time!)
5. The baby sea turtles crawling out to sea is something I have always wanted to see. (Oh, and Disney Land!)
6. It's sad when I cut onions. ;)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing and getting a good night's sleep, tomorrow my plans include us walking in a 5k Inspiration Walk and having a girl's night out (yay!), and Sunday, I want to just spend some quality time with my family--and maybe get out to the park in this beautiful spring weather!

What about you? Tell me your answers in the comments!

Tuesday Tip for Toddlers

Z has discovered paper. He absolutely loves it...the way it crinkles, how the pages turn in a book, that it pops when pulled tight. But his favorite thing about paper is that it tears. Oh, how he loves to tear paper!!

Just a few days ago, Z also figured out a new skill. He figured out how to take everything out of a container, and then to out it all back in. It started with his blocks, and then moved on to my laundry :)





So I thought about a way to combine his new love of paper with his new skill of sorting. I remembered that when I was younger we would make "mailboxes" out of shoeboxes for Valentine's Day mail in elementary school. I figured that it would work fine now, just for a play mailbox. I found an old shoebox in my closet and got to work.

First I got the box and marked the area to cut the slot.









Then I cut out the slot with scissors...I couldn't find my box cutter. I do suggest you use that instead! My scissors were a bit dull, and made the process a little more difficult.






Then just put the top back on the box, and decorate it if you wish!






Z was impatient to play with his new toy, so I didn't get to really "decorate" it much more than what you see. Oh, well! He already is having fun with his mailbox!




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Teething terrors

My poor little guy is going thru a rough patch. Teething time is torture time in this house...at least, this time it is. He's sprouting two teeth right now, and it looks like a molar is trying to make its appearance as well. Of course, none of the treatments that we have used before are working this time, and he is miserable. Refusing naps, bad diapers, constant screaming, biting, lower appetite...I wish that there is more that I could do for him. *sigh* For now, all I can do is give him his teething rings, teething tablets, and Tylenol.
I am looking forward to this phase being over! That and him being able to tell me what is wrong.
Then again, I do love having him as he is now...I wish he wouldn't grow up so fast!!

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