Basic Mom Week in Review - 05/10/15

5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned

1. My toddler attempted to take a ride on her sister's Barbie horse.

Lesson: My toddler has no concept of relative size.

2. I filled the bottom part of my toddler's sippy cup with milk and set it on the counter with the top sitting next to it, waiting to be screwed back on, while I returned the milk carton to the refrigerator. My toddler reached up and grabbed the sippy cup, spilling milk all over the side of her face and hair.

Lesson: Always screw the top on immediately. Also I need to try harder to control my swearing in front of the children. 

3. While my toddler was happily finishing her lunch, I took the opportunity to go to the bathroom. By the time I returned (about two minutes later), my toddler had somehow figured out how to remove the tray from her high chair, and there was edamame EVERYWHERE.

Lesson: There is never a good time to go to the bathroom.

4. My 6-year-old's picture was hung on the wall at school because she completed over 26.2 miles in the mileage club.

Lesson: Apparently the word "marathon," which is now most often used to describe Netflix binges, is actually a term borrowed from running.

5. When I opened the trunk of my husband's car to load the items from our Target trip, I found my Mother's Day present (a Ninja professional blender - awesome!).

I then remembered seeing the 20% off Bed Bath & Beyond coupon that I gave him last week sitting on the counter before we left for Target. So I grilled him for not using it and forced him to take it back and re-buy it using the coupon. 

Lesson: If you force your husband to save $20, he will have $20 to buy you Garrett's popcorn in addition to your blender.

Happy Mother's Day!