9 WORDS WOMEN USE

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says "Thanks a lot" - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say "you're welcome" ... that will bring on a "whatever").

(8) Whatever: Is a women's way of saying shut up!

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to # 3.

Potty Trained in 2 days?

So, I think we did it!!! Our 3 1/2 year old son is finally potty trained!!! It took a lot of begging, pleading, asking, bribing, and crying to make it happen, but in two days, it happened! Thanks to Thomas the Train and his friend, Sir Topham Hat, Sam has finally agreed to wear big boy underpants and use the bathroom regularly. My husband made the agreement with Sam that if he used the bathroom he could have whatever toy he would like, which turned out to be a Thomas the Train set. We put the set on the fireplace mantle out of Sam's reach, but in his line of sight and told him he could only have it if he used the bathroom all the time. We haven't had any accident so far, let's all keep our fingers crossed. Good bye diapers and hello to my big boy!!!

Play dough

Sam loves to play with play dough and I am not a big fan of the store bought kind. Today I came across a great recipe on another blog and had to try it. It was fun and easy making it with Sam. He loved to put food coloring in it and mixing it all together. And the great thing about this play dough is that it is much easier to clean up off the table and floor. Enjoy!!!

2 c. flour
1 c. salt
4 t. cream of tartar
2 T. oil
2 c. water
food coloring or (2 pkgs sugar free jello)

Mix all ingredients and cook on medium heat. The mixture will begin to thicken, keep turning it and allowing it all to heat up until you form a big ball of play dough. Take off the stove and put on a counter or cutting board to knead. Store in an airtight container or ziplock bag. (If your children don't like the smell- you can scent it with coconut extract, or other nice smelling extracts.)

Funny names

1. My rock star name (first pet and current car): Butchess Odyessey
2. My gangsta name (favorite ice cream flavor and favorite cookie): Bunny Tracks Chocolate Chip
3.My "fly girl" name (first initial of first name and first three letters of last name: C Tur
4.My detective name (favorite color and favorite animal): Blue Polar Bear
5. My soap opera name (middle name and city where you were born): Hawkins Provo
6. My Star Wars name (first three letters of your last name and first two letters of your first name): Tur Cr
7. My superhero name (2nd favorite color and favorite drink with "The" in front): The Pink Pepsi
8. My Nascar name (first names of your grandfathers): Earl John Henry
9. My stripper name (name of your favorite perfume/cologne and your favorite candy): Ralph Symphony
10. My witness-protection name (mother's and father's middle names): Hasler West

Chicken enchiladas

Yummy chicken enchiladas- I love these and so does my husband. I borrowed the recipe from my mother-in-law. I am also starting to get the cooking bug again, now that things are starting to settle down a bit. Tonight I am going to try BBQ chicken pizza.