Tuesday Tips

TIP #1: IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO TEACH YOUR CHILDREN THAT ONLY THEY 'CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES.'

Maybe I have a pyro on my hands, but she is seriously in love with trying to get my matches. We had left them out from her birthday, and she pushed a chair over to the island and climbed up and got them. Do you know how hard it is to keep every counter top space spotless, because your daughter will get into everything? AAAGHH! (Note Mallary's chapped face in the picture above that I will mention later...)

Are your kids bored with their normal toys? (Obviously mine are because they want to play with matches) Do you need to keep your kids occupied for a little while so you can get something done?

TIP #2: BABY WIPES ARE NOT ONLY GREAT FOR WIPING POOPY BUMS BUT FOR KEEPING YOUR KIDS ENTERTAINED FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS!

Mallary LOVES wipes, or "biepees" as she calls them. She would literally play with them all day if I let her. This particular morning I was on the phone and I needed her to be quiet so I handed her the wipe container, and she was a perfect angel. I check on them, and they are quietly, and neatly unfolding the wipes. So, I thought, I'll take advantage of this and spend some time on the computer, get some work done, make some phone calls, email, etc.

I check on them later and this is what I find...


Everywhere.

Later on that day, I find Mallary had scooched a chair to the island and pulled the wipes from the middle of the island. Do you see what she is doing in this picture? This is what she does with every wipe. Right now, her face is partly chapped from so many wipes wiping it. So, I have to hide the wipes. After breakfast, the first thing she asks (whines) for is, "Biepees?"

TIP #3: NEVER, EVER, EVER STEP AWAY FROM THE KITCHEN TABLE LEAVING CHILDREN UNATTENDED. (A no brainer right? Not always so easy...)



This happens in seconds when you step away from breakfast. I mean if she doesn't like cheerios she could just tell me...



Also breakfast. The crayons she did the night before... I swear she just thinks it is fun to watch me on my hands and knees cleaning up the kitchen floor every morning.


Oh, this is a good one. This is during a lunch last week. Mallary was done eating, so she is walking around playing, and I thought I would enjoy a second fajita in peace without Mallary at the table. I assembled my fajita, and then nature called. I scoot the plate back away from the edge of the table, put my chair down on its back (as you can see) and go to the bathroom. From the bathroom I hear Trevan, "MOM!!!" I walk in the kitchen to find this. She had dumped my lunch on the floor! I was so mad that after I put Mallary in a time out, I had to put myself in a time out. I literally sat on my couch fuming. You DO NOT mess with a pregnant woman's food. When I came back in the kitchen, I saw the camera on the island and snapped a picture. Even when I take precautions she can somehow find her way around them...