Randomness from our life at home

Ashlee ended up in the play stroller last week when we were babysitting. Caitlin can't lift Ashlee, but the bigger kids could. After Chris and I had a little chuckle, we quickly took her out before she fell through the bottom. That stroller has had many kid bottoms in it and is ripped beyond repair, but still holds on by a few threads.

The band-aid trick is obviously failing. She doesn't suck her thumbs when they are on, but she just takes them off now, so they do no good. She doesn't even leave them on if we try to bribe her with treats. She is following he mom and Aunt Annie, who were merciless thumb suckers until we finally got special retainers when we were about 4.

And I guess we need to work on modesty also.

I would pull her dress down and say "put it over your knees like this"

then she would pull her dress back up

I would tell her it wasn't modest and pull it back down, and she would pull it back up. At least she is only 2.


Our life has been not so exciting as it has been snowing and cold a lot this past week or so. It snowed again last night and today, and Caitlin says "It noowed wast night", which she says everyday if there is any snow on the ground, whether it is fresh snow or not.

And there was snow on the road as we were driving to the library and she said "Be carefooo Mom, there's noow on the steet, don't slip." Thanks Caitlin, good advice.