Facebook findings

I love getting on Facebook. I like seeing what my peeps are up to. I like seeing photo's of my friends families. I like showing off my family. My favorite though, is looking up old crushes or ex-boyfriends. When I was younger and still dating I would go out with a guy until he started getting ugly on me. Or embarrassed me in some way. Then that would be it. It could be something as silly as not having enough body hair or as serious as drug abuse. I sometimes decided I didn't like their nose or attitude. I've looked up several. Sometimes I am blown away. There are a few  that I think have improved with age. Much more that make me think. wow, I really dodged a bullet. As crazy as it sounds, that is how I knew my husband was the one. He never got ugly. I still think he is hot. I also look up his exes. He's older than me and used to date older women. All I can say is ruff! He makes me feel good. He tells me that I am the most beautiful girl he's ever dated. I feel the same about him. Regardless of that he gave me my babies.  They are gorgeous. I've also looked up people that I went to school with. Some that I wasn't so nice to. I apologized for being hurtful to them. It was as much for me as it was for them.  I felt better. I hate it that I wasn't always a nice girl. I've gotten to know people better on Facebook too. I use it like email. Most of my family is on it. It makes it easier to keep up with them. You can really find out a lot about a person based on their status updates. Which reminds me, I need to go update mine.

Adding some color in our lives

The girls fight when they are bored. So, after some brain storming I decided to help them make noodle necklaces. Colored noodles. They were excited about it and didn't fight for about ten whole minutes.  Yay!  Success! So here's what we used.

 Noodles, different types and different sizes, brand doesn't matter.

Food coloring, several different colors so your craft is pretty.

Rubbing Alcohol and lots of it. It helps the noodles absorb the color without getting soft.

Ribbon or yarn, what ever you choose.

Noodles soaking up the colors.  I let them soak about an hour. The longer they soak they brighter the colors.

The noodles drained and drying off.  Aren't they pretty?

Mylie wasn't really in the mood to model her creation.

Talise was a lot more cooperative.

They had a good time and are looking forward to more crafts.  I've already been asked about making homemade play dough. Not today though. They are back to fighting and I need a nap!

Men

They just don't get it! My dear, well meaning husband is bothered by the amount of crying Bronson does while in the car. It's more of a high pitched scream until he runs out of breath really. His little face will be all contorted in the pose of a scream with no sound for a couple of seconds before he gasps and starts again. He usually starts before we get out of the drive way and continues until we take him out of his seat. Fernando wanted to know why he wouldn't calm down regardless of what we did. I suggested that it could be because he's rear facing and has nothing to see but seat. Fernando's bright idea...switch Bronson and Mylie's car seat. Trying to make him understand that 1. Mylie is in a forward facing only seat for toddler's over a year old, 2. Bronson cant hold his big head up well enough to be forward facing and 3. it's not legal, was next to impossible.  Finally he got it. Then he started saying we had to buy Bronson a new seat. Period. Obviously his seat hurt him somewhere and that is why he is screaming like that. I had to remind him that we paid over $200 for  the seat. They are expensive. He suggested going to a yard sale to get one! SERIOUSLY! I explained the risk of the seat having been in an accident and not being safe.  It's not worth it. Then I reminded him that Mylie used the seat first and never complained. I think he screams because he is usually sleepy when we put him in it.  I always make sure he has a fresh diaper and a full belly before we go anywhere. Bronson is a tummy sleeper and will not sleep in his swing or bouncy seat. He won't even sleep on his Snuggle me Cushion, or in his stroller. he likes to be on my chest or in his bassinet on his belly. i think he's just not in his sleep position and he's tired so it ticks him off. Too bad they don't have tummy riding car seats, our trips may not be so stressful.  Thankfully, I am able to pretty much tune him out, but Fernando isn't around him enough to do that. When I go back to work I was going to leave him the car, but I doubt he'd use it. Hopefully when Bronson gets a little older he'll outgrow it. Fernando thinks it is because I don't let him cry it out at home. He doesn't understand that a 6 week old is too young to cry it out. He needs to have his needs met quickly to bond and form trust. This is why I am taking 12 weeks off of work. I would be so upset to find out Bronson was just left to cry at this age.  He doesn't even cry often, only if he's hungry, has gas, or is in that darn car seat! Oh well, what can you do?  Men!