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!

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: On The Road Again

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 :)

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Flying With A Toddler? Fill A Ziplock and Your Ar...

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Flying With An Toddler? Fill A Ziplock and Your Ar...: "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..."

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..."

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Yes, You are a Princess... Guess That Makes Me Que...

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Yes, You are a Princess... Guess That Makes Me Que...: "Now that my daughter is almost four, she has reached the 'Princess Stage' It was only six months ago when we took her to Disneyland and the ..."

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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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 your infant/toddler... especially for the first time. I remember my first flight as a mother with my infant in tow. Since my family lives in New Jersey and I am on the west coast...  I knew I had many flights ahead of me.  When I called to make the flight the kind lady told me I did NOT need a seat for my 4 month old baby! FREE! Seriously... he was FREE! Nothings for free, right? So of course I did not buy him his own seat, my husband laughed and said why the hell would you buy him a seat?

The BIG day arrived and I was ready! I had everything AND the kitchen sink. To make a long story short he shit his pants and although I stuffed my diaper bag to the seams I forgot to pack an extra outfit. To top it off I was breast feeding and was to shy to whip about my boob.. so they were full, heavy, hot and ready to explode. I could not bend down to get anything out of my full diaper bag because I had an infant on my lap. Disaster! So Lesson Number One ALWAYS buy your kid a seat (especially if you are traveling alone) and Lesson Two, don't forget a change of clothes. Lesson Three, whip out that boob, don't suffer!

Which brings me to my shirt idea... I DON'T WANT TO SIT NEXT TO YOU EITHER.... All the looks I got... really people... you would think the majority of the population don't have kids.

Oh and just an FYI if you see a mom flying alone with her infant don't be afraid to help a girl with all her shit going through security :) Or at least don't stare at me struggling..... just pretend you are busy on the phone. 

Yes, You are a Princess... Guess That Makes Me Queen

Now that my daughter is almost four, she has reached the "Princess Stage" It was only six months ago when we took her to Disneyland and the first thing we did was go to the castle to take pictures with the princesses. Since this was new to me I did not know what to expect. Well after an HOUR wait you walk down a trail and take a picture with each princess... four to be exact. We stood next to the first princess and my daughter looked at her with total disgust. The princess shot her back a dirty look! After an hour wait.. hell or high water... we WERE going to get pictures with these broads. So I swooped my daughter up and stood next to the Princess one by one. And in each photo... there's me as close as I can get and my daughter as far away as possible. Disneyland the happiest place on earth... sorry i just don't get it!

Does anyone have a suggestion how to get my daughter to stop wearing princess pj's? I'm just sick of seeing the same three princess dresses night after night.

Sweet Pickens

It is strawberry season in California! We moved here six months ago (from Arizona) and I am loving strawberry season :) Strawberries are sold on the side of the road... you can pick your own... you can buy them in the grocery store for practically nothing... fresh strawberry pies are advertised at all the local bakeries and perhaps my favorite... fresh strawberry mohitos! Yummy! We even purchased a strawberry plant! Gives me a whole new respect for strawberries. Do you realize how long it takes just one little strawberry to grow? Wel,l we have had this bush like, mess of a plant for a few months and not one normal sized strawberry. But I think we got a mini strawberry plant. Is this possible? Because the only strawberries I see are super small! It could be that my two giant dogs get to the strawberries before we  see them. It has become quite a mystery. We have a blueberry plant... think that has yielded 3 blueberries. Really I have a whole new respect for fruit :)

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: MLB HEADBANDS

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: MLB HEADBANDS: "Okay i am getting into this blogging thing... I use to create accounts and forget how to get back to them. I just bought a new address book ..."

MLB HEADBANDS

Okay i am getting into this blogging thing... I use to create accounts and forget how to get back to them. I just bought a new address book so i wrote the info in there... should be safe... however i bought a new address book because i lost the old one! 

So i am in my kitchen... therefore, on my laptop... away from my pictures I included a link to my MLB headbands.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77911517/the-batter-up-headband-the-bubble-is-any?ref=pr_shop

Now some of you make wonder what MLB stands for.... well it's major league baseball... i made baseball headbands. A few years ago my husband played baseball so I have a little group of friends from my baseball life! And since I am addicted to making headbands I thought how perfect... baseball girls love baseball stuff! And hello... I am selling them for 5 bucks.... 
       my new motto ...
             I only sell them so I can make more :)

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: The Bubble Headband

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: The Bubble Headband: "My latest creation! The BUBBLE HEADBAND. Not sure which is more fun... making the bubble or deciding which headband it should be attached to..."

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Name That Headband

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Name That Headband: "Can you see why I can't sleep? There are so many possibilities. I wake up at 6am and all I can think about is a new design I want to try. Ma..."

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Every Headband Has A Story

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Every Headband Has A Story: "So this was one of the first headbands I made... and that's my daughter. She's not a fan of anything in her hair... but i bribed her with sk..."

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: I HAVE TO GET RID OF SOME TO MAKE SOME MORE

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: I HAVE TO GET RID OF SOME TO MAKE SOME MORE: "most headbands are only $5 http://www.etsy.com/shop/kidsclothes"

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Peace

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Peace: " No story behind this headband... I just think it is cute :) "

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Peace

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Peace: " No story behind this headband... I just think it is cute :) "

I HAVE TO GET RID OF SOME TO MAKE SOME MORE

most headbands are only $5
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kidsclothes

Peace

 No story behind this headband... I just think it is cute :)

 

 

Happy 4th Birthday

I made this for my niece, she just turned 4! She is such a great kid. She only cries about once a day and if you have a little girl you know how impressive that is. One of my favorite things about her (selfishly) is she lets me do her hair. I can comb it without her freaking out or screaming "You're Hurting Me!" I can style it anyway I want: ponytails, braids, headband...  although I do let her chose!

Every Headband Has A Story

So this was one of the first headbands I made... and that's my daughter. She's not a fan of anything in her hair... but i bribed her with skittles to be my model! I was excited because my daughter seemed interested in wearing the headbands... so I let her pick one out. I think it lasted 30 minutes. She broke it in two... really who does that? I did give her a second chance to pick out another one... yeah... she broke it...
Then I got smart and gave her this thick black headband... and it is still in one piece.

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Name That Headband

EVERYTHING HEADBANDS: Name That Headband: "Can you see why I can't sleep? There are so many possibilities. I wake up at 6am and all I can think about is a new design I want to try. Ma..."

Name That Headband

Can you see why I can't sleep? There are so many possibilities. I wake up at 6am and all I can think about is a new design I want to try. Maybe writing it will help me relax about this obsession! Have to admit it is way more fun than cleaning and picking up toys all over my house! Oh and you should see my "work area" hot glue is stuck everywhere... 

The Bubble Headband

My latest creation! The BUBBLE HEADBAND. Not sure which is more fun... making the bubble or deciding which headband it should be attached to! These are so fun because I can design anything in the bubble: BFF, peace signs, princess, names etc...