Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Saturday and Sunday consisted of running errands like a madwoman and being on my feet so long doing various and sundry chores and mommy duties that my back hurt. Possibly exercise would have loosened up my back and made me feel better, but all I wanted to do was collapse into bed and sleep by the end of each day, and sleep more each morning, so that's what I did.

Monday: 15 minutes abs

The Barbarian gets naked

I went out yesterday to the store and The Barbarian insisted on staying home with her boys.

While I was gone, she told Husband she needed to go potty, then proceeded to refuse to put her pants back on.

You should hear her crow, "I NAY-KID!" which is almost always followed by her tearing away from you.

Usually, this is something that happens around bedtime, upstairs with Mommy in charge. Mommy lets the naked Barbarian run amok for a while, then pajamas go on. If The Barbarian touches body parts that most people don't mention in mixed company, well, that's what being two is about - self-discovery, learning about new things. And plus, all the developmental people say not to call undo attention to that, as it will only encourage incorragable two-year-olds to do it more.

So, Husband decides to let the naked Barbarian run free.

Until the touching gets a little lewd.

THEN he decides that naked time is over and tries to get her to get dressed.

That's when the fun began, apparently.

At one point, he says to AG33, "No wonder Mommy's angry all the time."

*snerks*

Because the Barbarian is three feet of feisty, and when she decides she doesn't want to put her pants on, well, the only way to force her is to do her bodily injury, which is not what you are really trying to achieve.

Have I said already that I think I'm ready for her to not be two anymore?

Magic number

( Cut for diet blahblah, because the only thing more boring than my yoga blahblah is my diet blahblah )

Also, I am off all soda (except the Costco outing on Saturday morning with The Barbarian) for the duration. I wasn't really trying to start this part of Lent early, but last week I was trying to wean myself down. Yesterday, I was pretty sure I had pushed through the last caffiene-withdrawl headache (though I may have a mild one coming on now) and I decided that depending on how today went, I might just drink water today.

Also, as I knew I would, I am getting used to drinking water again and already starting to crave it. Which is one thing I would really like to accomplish this Lent - coming out of the soda fast with the old water craving again, so soda is no longer a big temptation for junk calories and chemicals in my life.

Blah blah.

Oh!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, uisgich!!!!!!!!!!

Amy's Mexican Tamale Pie

I had an Amy's Mexican Tamale Pie this weekend and it was yum! Anybody got a good knock-off recipe?