Holy Shit What Was That?

My first chore of the day is feeding my two dogs. So as I am filling their bowls with food I see my sweet daughter coming around the corner holding a full glass of fruit punch... which I had left on the coffee table last night. (It's usually a quarter of a glass of red wine... but I felt sick last night) 

So the first thing that comes to mind is red fruit punch all over the walls and floor... so I lunge to get the glass from her hands. Success was mine! Feeling a little dehydrated from blowing my nose all night I went ahead and took a big sip of my fruit punch. Immediately I started screaming at My daughter... "What did you put in here?" "What did you put in here?" "What did you put in here?" She looked at me and said, "Nothing" Well I kept on pressing... because before bed last night I let her put ear drops in her ear and she demanded to sleep with the bottle.... it was late... I gave in... I thought the little shit poisoned me!!!! I began to panic.... she finally blurted out that she put Hello Kitty Bubble Bath in the glass. So I ran to the kitchen... looked for something to drink...water... water no way... that would not take the taste out... the only thing left to drink was milk or pink lemonade... so I chugged some lemonade... 
and then sucked on a halls.... 

Well Hello Kitty

Guess after all the F bombs I drop around my kids... I finally got what was coming to me ... a mouth full of soap... karma's a Bitch!

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EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: On The Road Again: "If you have not figured it out already, the Dollar Store should be your new best friend! Kids LOVE junk! (I do too!) What's not to love abo..."

On The Road Again

If you have not figured it out already, the Dollar Store should be your new best friend! 

Kids LOVE junk! (I do too!) What's not to love about the Dollar Store? Knowing I can afford everything in the store... that's a good feeling! So what if it barely lasts until you get home. It's invaluable when you have long trips stuck in a seat next to your kid(s). This information is directed to parents with 3, 4, 5, 6 year olds... and headed out on a road trip.

The key thing to ask yourself:

How easily can this fall to the ground?

Unless you are sitting in the back (God help you) or want to hear, MOM I dropped my ____!" Seven hundred times... then adhere to my advice or you will pay.

With this in mind... THINK clipboard! What can I attach to, tape on, clasp, adhere, vlecro to a clipboard. Don't know? Well that's where my expertise comes in handy...

CLIPBOARD:

Attach (with string, dental floss... whatever ya got around the house) a new special pen, marker, crayon, pencil etc....(warning: you may have a new picture on your interior of your car) Some new fun object to write with

Plain Paper

Coloring Pages

Simple Mazes

Page of stickers (be aware a few may be stuck to your window.. a bitch to get off!)

Simple Word Searches

New I Spy: Print Out a few Things You Will See On The Way (a few pictures on a page) and when your kid spies it, he/she can color it

Print out new and interesting pages from kid/teacher websites online (free!)

Pictures of Family Members and a black marker (if you don't have a sense of humor don't do this one)

Other Ideas:

DVD Player

White Boards with Dry Erase Markers

Books

Video Devices

Travel Games

Coloring Books

Crayola (No Mess) Coloring, finger painting etc....

Child Scissors and a magazine (messy but what a time occupier) 

Madlibs

Magnadoodle

Etch a Sketch

Bubbles ( I hold the wand up to the air conditioning vent and bubbles go everywhere (my husband is not a fan of this activity)

Hope this helps generate some road tripping ideas for you.... 

please comment if you have a few of your own....

Happy Joy Riding :)

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EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: I Don't Want To Sit Next To YOU Either!!!

 See that little bubble in the flower? That can say anything you would like. In this case it says my daughters name. It could also say Shut Me Up ..... Great Conversation Starter on a Plane :)

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: I Don't Want To Sit Next To YOU Either!!!: "I DON'T WANT TO SIT NEXT TO YOU EITHER! I swear one day I am going to make this T shirt! Nothing more fun than walking onto a plane with you..."

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Flying With An Toddler? Fill A Ziplock and Your Are Good To Go

Now don't be surprised when you hear these bits of wisdom. This knowledge was built over time. One helpless moment after another. Many, many flights. 

What you need:

ZipLock Baggie

What to Put In the Ziplock Baggie:

Playdoh (mini works great-make animals, balls, letters)

Bubbles (blow them - if passenger comments - ask if they would rather hear crying)

Straws and Cotton Balls (Blow cotton balls)

Wiki Sticks

Lolli Pops

Mini marshmallows (build with them, eat them)

toothpicks (rounded end)  and something styrofoam (poke with toothpics)

balloons (blow them up, tie use as ball - don't tie play with air in and out of balloon)

punch balloons

new small toys from dollar store

bubble gum (for you - you blow bubbles, crack gum)

take one thing out at a time and play with it as long as possible before moving to next "surprise"

So that's my trick to flying with a toddler....

And wearing "my shirt" I DONT WANT TO SIT NEXT TO YOU EITHER... can help ease the tension!

GOOD LUCK ... Many mothers feel your pain!

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