Potty Training

Warning and a disclaimer (the word poop is used and there is talk of bodily parts and functions) Stop reading now if this is offensive.

I often find myself these days asking God why he did not create babies to automatically know to go on the potty. We are showing some interest in the potty and by some I mean VERY little. And usually in the form of procrastinating sleeping. (this is new and annoying) :) my boys have always always always gone down good for me and lately jacob has not and now he uses having to "poop on the potty" as an excuse to not go to bed.
I have been witness to and even helped potty train other children (girls) and boys are way different. By way different I mean when I say are you going to go poop on the potty and you pull really hard on the other end to squeeze it out i dont even know what to do with you. I actually think my words were. "Where in the world is your daddy".
3 is not too late to potty train right? (When daddy comes home). :) Just sayin!

7 on the 7th-my collections

Ok I am back in the blogging world hopefully. A couple months ago my friend Amanda ( I can not figure out how to input the address of her page, but it's in my following/stalker section) started the 7 on the 7th. This month is things we collect, purposefully and not purposefully. So, here goes...(some of these were a stretch, i dont know 7 things off the top of my head that i collect)

1. Willow Tree figurines. I have got them as gifts from others and my parents are continuing my collection to the nativity scene. I know people dont like them because they dont have faces (jamie) but I think they are beautiful.

2. Where the Sidewalk ends books. I have all of them and the added extra one.

3. Hangers...I'm not sure what happened, but we could fill every closet in our house with hangers. Te plastic ones that come in many colors, yea we have hundreds...maybe thousands. If you need hangers just ask I'll send you some. A ridiculous collection, and not at all purposeful, i'm not sure how it happend really, but it carried over into baby hangers too because we have too many of those too.

4. cute little boy clothes...I can't help myself. I love the little man look. If we have A girl we will be in big trouble I think.

5. tshirts from races. Widmar and I have done many races between us. We both have a hard time throwing them away. We managed between the two of us to pick only one each of most of them.

6. childrens books. I started this before we had kids and have added to it significantly in the past years. Many people help with this collect, my mom being the main person. Friends of the family have also contributed, as the boys get a lot of books for Christmas and birthdays.

7. and finally...at no surprise to most of you bags and totes. It's a little ridiculous actually, but it comes with the territory. Thirty-One has such cute stuff I just can't help myself. And i always get suckered into the ones at the grocery stores. :)

Lotion for Elephants

Well since we moved here we decided the boys would go straight into a toddler bed. It was going really well for the first two days they were laying down and waking up with now issues. Well day 3 we laid them down for a nap and I had to go in a few time and get them back in bed. It got quiet so I thought I'd check to make sure all were sleeping and crack the door. I walk in to find Joshua standing in the second drawer of the changing table and Jacob standing next to him both boys COVERED from head to toe in lotion and Joshua looks at me and says "Elephant needs lotion" The lamp on his dresser has an elephant on it and apparently he thought he was dry. The changing table is nice and shiny now and the boys smelled like shea butter lotion for the rest of the day. I wish I had my camera to catch this toddler moment, but I didnt. It was hysterical. I just laughed I couldnt even get mad at them.

We are getting settled into our new house. I hope to blog more. I have some catching up to do with my 7 on the 7th. Things have been crazy around here and we are just getting settled in before widmar takes off to the desert again.

New York, New Things

I will be back soon. We finally found a place and are moving in on Thursday. I will be updating soon! Lots of new things going on in the Roman house!

When I Grow Up

It's the 7 on the 7th topic for this month...TOp 7 things i want to be when I grow up (starting as a child). I say starting as a child because as a child I can remember only wanting to be 3 things. Since I think i'd like to add some more to the list. 1.) A Teacher: I have always always always wanted to teach. More specifically I would like to be a special education teacher. I still want to do this. I went to school for what felt like a long time and I would love to go back for my masters soon. I know that I will be back in the classroom one day. 2.) A Mommy: This is why #1 is not happening at the moment. I wouldnt trade it for the world though. I have two wonderful little boys and we hope to have more in the near future. I couldnt be more blessed with this "job" and I am amazed at what it teaches me every single day. 3.) A Doctor: I can remember in 6th or 7th grade saying I wanted to be a doctor. I think it was because the boy I liked wanted to be a doctor. But after thinking about it I could never be a doctor. 1. I am far too emotional and 2. I'm not loving how much schooling/training they do. 4.) Successful Business Owner: If you would have asked me about this a year ago I would have never brought it up. However, since I have been with Thirty-One and had my own business I LOVE it. And sucess to me in this case is not defined by how many people on my team or how much money I make a month. It's on meeting women and sharing my faith all while showing some really great products. I'm no evangelist I am not good at approaching and unless I very clearly heard God calling my name to go stand on a street corner to proclaim his word you wont see me there. That is so far outside my comfort zone. However get a group of women together and throw some purses out there and I can tell you what God's doing in my life and what he can do in yours. 5.) Also in the mommy category: we would love to adopt one day. (i dont have a label for this) This is something I have always wanted to do and was even brought up in conversation before Widmar and I ever got married. 6.) I want to be Patch Adams: After seeing that movie I would love that job. I would be very emotional at the loss of someone, BUT I would love to make them smile. Spend time with them, make their dreams come true. Put funny masks on or clown noses and bed pans on your head and run around with kids. 7.) Own my own Christian camp: I would love for it to be handicap accessible for all disabilities. After working at camp for so many years this is something I wanted to do for a long time. I dont know if it is God's plan for Widmar and I to own our own camp, but it does sound like fun to me. For now I will enjoy being a mommy and maybe I will be able to start my masters so that when the kids are all in school I can go back and teach. I wouldnt trade what I'm doing right now for anything.

GO AWAY

The Rain that is! Today the boys and I sang Rain Rain go away so we can go out and play! I dont mind a good rain, but i would like it if it wasnt EVERY day. Boys are mad they cant go outside and have picnics at lunch time and go play after nap. They are cranksters! Which occasionally makes me a little cranky too. Looking forward to the sunshine. :)

my love

Although I wish we would have gotten all dressed up for a real date, it was nice to be get all dressed fancied and go across the street to Riverside (the Commanding Generals house) and mingle with people for a bit. Not much mingling really it was very crowded, BUT it was nice seeing my handsome man all dressed up!