Basic Mom Week in Review - 04/26/15
/5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned
1. My toddler decided her face was a better canvas for water colors than the water color paper we put on the table in front of her.
Lesson: We've been letting her watch too much Arrested Development.
(Just kidding - there's no such thing as too much Arrested Development. Oh, also, we don't really let our toddler watch Arrested Development).
2. At dinner one night, we were talking about how much corn on the cob my 6-year-old used to eat when she was younger, and she said:
"I used to eat, like, 4 or 5 . . . corn sticks!"
My husband and I have spent the rest of the week trying to find ways to talk about corn on the cob so we can call them "corn sticks."
Lesson: Honestly, it's kind of strange that we call them "ears of corn" and not "corn sticks."
3. We introduced my toddler to nail polish for the first time. She introduced our kitchen floor to this bright pinkish coral color (I believe Sally Hansen calls it "Shrimply Devine"):
Lesson: My husband is pretty good at removing nail polish stains from tile and grout.
4. My parents came over to watch the girls for a few hours while my husband and I went to see a movie.
We came home to find that my 6-year-old had given my dad a "makeover." (I sincerely wish you were able to smell things through the internet, because part of the makeover was a generous dose of her perfume, and in the words of Janis Ian, he smelled "like a baby prostitute"):
Lesson: Grandparents have far more patience than parents. And no shame. In other words, thank goodness for grandparents.
5. While I was on the phone attending to some PTA business, my toddler removed every piece of clothing she was wearing (including her diaper) and pooped on the living room floor.
