"That'll teach him" picture removed.

Due to this article, and a heads up from my mother-in-law - I've decided to pull the picture of Andrew playing in Rocky's kennel. This blog is open to the general public and well, who knows what could happen.

Two for the Price of $0

Quick Note: The messy picture I mentioned in my previous post is now down below.
We've been on the move this morning. We had product testing at 9:00. And for the first time...all the samples were BAD! Maybe because we were testing dinner samples in the morning, but all were pretty gross. And not just in flavor...texture, consistancy, color, etc... Because we were testing first thing this morning, we didn't eat breakfast before we came either.

Our plan was to go to the testing then head to the mall to play a bit. Well, we got done with the testing early and since it IS Fat Tuesday, and we were't exactly thrilled with our samples....Andrew and I took a field trip to Krispy Kreme. We went in and watched the dough go through the process of rising, frying, flipping, and getting iced. We even saw some get a topping of chocolate before plopped in some sprinkles. We get near the front of the store and a worker offers us a free donut. (He actually offers both Andrew and I one, but I thought we could just share one). So, we sit and Andrew has his first Krispy Kreme. (First Oreo yesterday, first Krispy Kreme today...I do feed him veggies, I swear). Now, I am not sure what to do, since we only came in for one donut and have now eaten one for free. I feel like I should buy something. So I go to the counter and ask for one donut to go. Another worker reaches back and just hands me one (with their little paper holders) and says that I can just have it. I ask if she is sure and she is. So we got TWO donuts for free today.

Moral of the story: If you go into Krispy Kreme with the intention of just buying one you can get away with two free. JUST KIDDING! The real moral is that thier workers are nice to thier customers. (Am I considered a customer since I didn't buy anything? I let you ponder that).

Then we head to the mall, and Andrew plays for a while in the play area. When finished we shared our second donut before walking the mall a bit. (Had to burn some of the donut off), before heading home. He was totally pooped and is sleeping now. So I need to get to work around here.

Have a great Fat Tuesday!

How. Me Red Beard.

HE JUST POOPED IN THE TUB!

AAUUUGGGHHH!!!!

Of course, Marc isn't here, either. He's off playing racquetball, and of course, it wasn't nice and solid and easy to pick up.... nooooooooooooooo....it crumbled upon contact! ICK!

I guess it's just figures for this evening...it's been a day of mess. For dinner, we had leftover chili spooned over biscuits with cheese on top. I let him feed himself and as you can imagine... It was a mess. Looked like he had a red beard. So I figure, "What the hey, he's gonna need to go straight in the tub anyway". I pulled out the Oreos.

February, 7th, 2005 - Andrew's first Oreo.

It was dunked in milk to nicely soften it first. Well...I can't really explain the mess...you just need to see it. I will post a picture below later tonight.

So I strip him and head up to the tub. He played and I sang until he was adequetely shriveled. Then...

HE JUST POOPED IN THE TUB!

He's now in his jammies and I am draining the tub before I try to get out the rest. I'm not looking forward to it and am thinking about pawning the job off onto Marc. Teach him to play racquettball. OK, well, I need to get off the computer...the power button is a nice pretty blue light that I am trying to keep my son from pushing.

May you sleep well and may your tub be clean.

Silly Quirky Man

I just got Andrew down for his second nap today. We've been busy, today. I'm trying to make up for the last couple days where I did nothing but fly through Puffs Plus. This morning, I paid bills and worked around the house a bit, picking up and cleaning the bathroom. I also finished watching an episode of Alias (while Andrew napped) so I could get it back to the library, today. Then after Andrew and I shared a lunch of Raman Noodles and peas, we headed to the library. I got the next book, Desecration. I'm not sure if anyone's checked out the Left Behind site lately, but the PREQUEL of the series comes out March 1. Anyway, I placed the next Alias DVD's on hold and then Andrew and I went and played a bit.

First we played with a wooden puzzle. The kind with nobs sticking out of each piece. He would pull them out and I would put them back. It was a great game...then...he found out how loud he could be by 'clapping' two pieces together. Then, as usual, he has to see how many pieces he could fit in one hand. Silly quirky man.

Then we went over and played with the Dalmation. They have a large book shelve that looks like a firetruck with a large stuffed dalmation on it. Everytime Andrew sees it, he laughs. Then I piled bean bags by the little step on the fire truck and he would climb up the step and them fall on the bean bags...over...and over...and over...and over again. It was quite funny, actually.

Anyway, we are home now, and he's sleeping. I thought I would drop a quick line here before I'm off to clean the kitchen and work on laundry. Have I mentioned that I HATE laundry?! If I had a maid who would only do 1 thing...it would be laundry.

Ok, well, I am off.

Gedunk Run

Well, here it is, Sunday morning, and we are playing hooky from church. Which is a huge bummer, because Marc and I really wanted to go. But, I would be sneezing and coughing over the congregration and thought it best to stay home today. I think I might be feeling a little bit better as I was MISERABLE yesterday. My nose to close to being rubbed off.

We really didn't do much of anything yesterday. Marc played raquetball in the morning, we took a short walk in the afternoon, just to get out of the germ infested house and enjoy a bit of extremely missed sun. Then we just laid around the rest of the day. Marc still has a touch of it, but it feeling much better, which gives me hope.

Then last night, he said he was going to Meijer to bring back dinner. He came back with some steaks, french fries, Oreos, vanilla ice cream, teddy grahams for Andrew, and Pepsi. I can't say that I promote this type of shopping on a regular basis, but it was sweet. Closest thing to a "gedunk run" in a long time. (Gedunk Run = trip to store soley for the sake of buying junk food, such as before a slumber party).

So we started with the fries as an appetizer...baking them (more healthy) with cheese and bacon on top (canceled out the healthy part). I dipped mine in ranch mixed with ketchup (negative again). Then we broiled the steaks we had marinating (great recipe). They were really good. Then after little man went to bed, we had Oreos. I opted for a simple glass of milk to dunk, Marc chose to break his into his ice cream. We watched "What Women Want" on tv and headed to bed. Nothing too exciting.

Tonight we really don't have big plans for the Super Bowl. We've been invited a few places, but we'll just see how I'm feeling. I hope you all have an enjoyable evening.

Never fear...pureed corn is here.

Never fear, Mom Dykstra. Your grandson does in fact like corn. I ground some up today and he ate it just fine. Must have just been the texture. Just thougth I would set your mind at ease.

I am still under the weather and haven't got much done today other than basic pickup and what's necessary to take care of myself and my son. I have already let him watch Little People twice this morning. (Not something I am proud of). He's still in his jammies (which are just too cute) and I still in my glasses, however, I am out of my jammies.

Fortunatly, we don't have anything going on today or tonight, although with my husband, we probably will end up doing something with someone tonight.

OK, that's all for now.

Little People vs. Baby Einstein

This will short as, thanks to my sweet hubby of mine, I now am not feeling well. Got a stuffy nose and tons of pressure around my eyes. Thanks Hon! Well, we had our dessert tasting this morning. And get this....Andrew is signed up for three more next week for a whopping $70. We'll be eating on the high horse next week.

After we got back and Andrew had a nap, we headed to the Library. I wanted to get the next book, the Mark. I also picked up a couple Baby Einstein DVD's for Andrew. He got a Little People Video for Christmas that he LOVES! We can have the television on, even little kid television like the Wiggles, and Seseme Street and what-not and he could care less. But put in the Little People and he sits still and watches it. We have to watch him because when the 25 minute tape is finished it automatically rewinds and ejects. Well, he knows how to push it back in. And trust me, even though it's nice to have something to keep him busy when I need to get dinner made or something like that...I AM TIRED OF IT! I have the song and the dialog memorized. And we don't let him watch all that much. So anyway, I thought maybe he would like these new DVD's. Again, wanted nothing to do with them. But the second he hears the tape go into the VCR, before the show even comes on, he sits and watches the WHOLE thing! Strange little boy likes his Little People.

So, tonight, we had a nice roast (I pulled it out Saturday for Sunday's dinner but just now got to eating it). Little man had a bath and smelled SO GOOD! I love the way he smells after a bath. Then of course, there Thursday TV... Joey, Apprentice, and ER. But I am taping ER, as I don't feel like stay up to watch it tonight.

Ok, I wrote much longer than I had planned and I need to get to bed.

Throw it all in a blender...

I got to scrapbook tonight FOR ME! All for me. Sounds selfish, I know. But you see, I made these picture calendars and another small scrapbook for Christmas presents, & while I am glad I did them, they took a lot of time and drained my creative scrapbooking juices. So, I really haven't scrapped since like October. Tonight, Jen and Kari came over and I got a page done. Yes, it is one lone page, but it's done none-the-less and I like it! AND....due to this blogging thing I got going one...the journaling was already done. (If you frequent this blog at all, you'll recognize both the journaling and the pictures.) I'll post the page below.

Well, last night I made Enchalata soup and beer bread and we had some friends over. It was really nice. I accidently bought green chile enchalata sauce instead of the regular sauce....and it was great!! Will be doing that again. It was just as good again for lunch today. (It's a hit with Andrew as well).

This morning we had church and again...Andrew was zonked when we left. I brought him home and laid him down. Marc was in bed (he is under the weather with a nasty cold that is threatening the health of the rest of the household). Anyway, I crawled in for a little nap myself. (Did I not say that when Marc is home, I get nothing done?!). So anyway, and HOUR & HALF LATER.....I wake up, almost panicked that I haven't heard from my son. He was still sleeping and woke up about 15 minutes later. Essentially he slept from 11:45am until 2:15pm. And I got a nice nap. Of course, I had that groggy feeling for a while afterward and didn't get nearly the chores done that I had aspired to do during the day. I just managed to do the bare minimum to have the house presentable for Jen and Kari. Andy came over with pizza after work for us.

So, Andrew has a new tooth and I'm chalking his fever a few days ago up to that, since I have no stinkin' clue what else it could have been. That's five...count 'em...five teeth for the DrewMan. However, I've been on this kick of making him smoothies for his lunch. He just learned to drink through a straw a day or two ago. So, I can get him to eat a half carton of fruit yogurt, a half banana and some juice, if I throw it all in a blender and put it in his cool cup with a straw. Plus, he can be mobile and doesn't have to sit in the evil constraining device of a high chair. He seems to like it and seems to fill him up. Then I just push veggies and protein for dinner. Well, tonight, he didn't really want the carrots that I offered, but was more than happy to accept the pizza that Uncle Andy was offering. Although, Andrew responded in kind, by offering to put Cheerios in Andy's mouth for him....sometimes AFTER they had been in his own. (In unison now...."Eeeewwwwweeeee!!!")

Ok, Ok, I'll wrap this up. Tomorrow, we have a dessert testing, I want to hit the library, and get my to do list from today and tomorrow done all in time for good TV. So, night, y'all.

Four Minutes of Snow 

I am a MOP

I went to MOP's today! And I liked it! (Mothers Of Preschoolers). Our church has it and even though I knew about it, for the longest time I thought your kid had to be in 'preschool'...but preschool means before any school...so that means me. We met our old small group leaders (they are not old) last night at Chili's (MY FAVORITE!) and she goes and invited me to come along. So Andrew and I got up and about this morning, and even had enough time to hit the grocery store before heading to church.

By the way, Andrew is feeling much better and back to his old happy silly self again, thankfully. He is sleeping right now. He usually naps around 10 or 11ish, so when we go the church in the morning... he is totally wiped out and usually is asleep before we get out of the parking lot. (I am having de ja vu...if I have written about this before, forgive me). Anyway, so it's 1:21 and he's been asleep since about 11:45. In fact, Marc was home for lunch, so I dropped Andrew off and went and hit Aldi's already.

We have company coming over for dinner tonight, so I am making Enchalata Soup and Beer Bread, by request of my hubby. Mmmmm...good choice. So, I really have a lot to do...clean the house, work on dinner, and come up with a dessert that's simple and easy using what we have on hand, since I didn't think about it while I was at the store.

Well, Marc started his first day of work yesterday. We have really been blessed. You see, normally an employee would have to go to NY his first day for training for 10 days. But Marc's training doesn't start until the 16th of this month. So rather than not have him start until then, his boss let him start yesterday...even though there is like NOTHING for him to do. In fact, his boss told him to kinda come and go as he pleases during this time. It's rough for Marc because it makes for long boring days, but it is really good for us overall. 1) We will get an extra and much needed pay period in 2) benefits will start earlier 3) he will be able to study before going to NY and hopefully have a leg up to pass the test at the end of the training and take some pressure off.

Then get this...while I was employed at Charter, I participated in "Healthy Expectations" through our insurance program when I was pregnant. So anyway, Andrew is almost 11 months, right? AND, I don't even work for Charter anymore.... but I get this letter in the mail from them yesterday congradulating me on the birth of my baby and telling me about a toll-free number I can use if I have any questions the first 6 weeks postpardum. AND, as a thank you for using thier program, they sent me a Babies R Us gift card for $50 off a purchase of $50 or more. So pretty much it's a free $50 as long as I use it all at once. How cool is that?!!

Ok, Andrew is up and probably hungry...so will get going.