Attention!

Mustache humor is not funny.  I don't get it.  Quit trying to make it happen.  It's not going to happen.

The following commonly-pinned items are also not funny:

Sure, the first baby with a mustache that I saw made me smile, but enough already!  I just feel like I needed to intervene because mustache humor is quite possibly as dumb as Chuck Norris humor.  It is out of the goodness of my heart that I am trying to help you poor, misguided folks.

WOW!

So, I'm putting together some ideas of things G might like for Christmas.  (He isn't getting much, but I just want to see what's out there... there are so many cool baby toys!)  So I started a wishlist on Target, but they didn't have one of the things that I think Steve will really like to get for G.  So I went to Amazon and started a wishlist there.  But did you KNOW that Amazon has a Universal Wishlist??  That's right.  I added an "Add to Wish List" button to my bookmark tool bar.  Like on Pinterest, whenever I am on a webpage (anywhere) I can click that and it adds the item to my wish list!! It's nice and organized with pictures and all!  I hope this is news to you, too and I'm not that far behind!  I love technology!

"Babies Need to Laugh"

So, G completed the summer reading program at the library and one of his prizes was a free book from the cart of books that the library is getting ready to toss.  On that cart, there were lots of dumb books... and lots of books in Spanish.  I took about 5 minutes trying to find one that was halfway decent.  I found a book called "Babies" and it has been sitting on G's bookshelf ever since.  Well, the other day, G pulled it out and started looking at it.  I took it and read it to him and now, this is what happens every time we read it! (And we can't just read it once--we have to read it 5 times in a row... at least it's short!)  I don't know why it's so funny!

(Notice how he was laughing before he noticed Steve was taping him?  That's how he laughs throughout the whole book when there's no one trying to catch it on film!)

Grandmas

I was perusing the clearance section on BabiesRUs and found this.  I learned a very valuable lesson:  My mother is not the only grandma who knows everything.  It looks like everyone's grandma gives their "You should do..." and "You should not..." and "He did WHAT?!?!"s.  This is comforting... I think... :)  Or a little unsettling that I will probably end up doing the same thing with my grandkids!

(PS-  My mother cannot say anything about the pacifier until G is at least 4.  That's when she finally took mine away, right Mom?)

Happy (Late) Halloween!

Sad Day

Today, we mourn the loss of a match made in reality tv.  Hey, at least she didn't do anything crazy like change her name!  Let's reminisce over the past 72 days:

We all knew this was coming, right?  I'm surprised that the wedding actually happened in the first place.  After watching "Kim's Fairytale Wedding,"  I'm totally Team Kris (H.)

Problem Solved!

So this was the problem that I had:

A fireplace that I didn't want (and was told this apartment didn't have) and a curious baby who couldn't stay away/out of it!

At first, I wanted some sort of storage for the front of it... something like this:

It would cover the whole opening... but then I thought that this has a pretty high center of gravity... and I have a baby who climbs.  So then I thought that maybe something like this would be better:

But, when I looked at the dimensions and measured our fireplace, it still left about 7 inches of fireplace uncovered at the top.  I didn't need him climbing on the bench and trying to dive into the fireplace.

So then Steve did some Googling.  (No lie, he typed in "cute ways to baby-proof a fireplace."  Cute??  Not a word he usually uses, so I got a chuckle out of that!)  And he found this:

Totally "cute," right??  It's a great idea... but the more I researched, the more involved this project actually looked.  More involved than I wanted to be, really.

So then I found some tutorials for magnet boards!  Genius!

And it seemed easy!  All I need is a piece of ply wood, sheet metal, and crown molding for the frame!  Do you see where I'm headed with this?  It's totally cute, but in my book, when something involves a miter saw and a miter box, it can no longer be called "Do It Yourself!"

So I started researching.  Turns out, Lowe's sells a sheet of metal (in the plumbing dept) for cheap... and it's 24x36".  So then I discovered that I could get a poster frame for that same size!

I loaded up and headed to the craft store!  Well, JoAnn's was having a sale on frames and I found one that I liked for 50% off!  Later in the day, G and I went to Lowe's and got a sheet of metal.

After I put G to sleep, I got to work!  I opened my frame, took out the plastic and framed the piece of metal. The metal was about 1/2" too wide, but it was so easy to cut it with a regular pair of scissors!

So now, instead of a safety hazard, we have this:

And it truly was DIY because it required zero obscure tools.  And G loves it!

UPDATE:  Kaley asked how I keep it from falling over.  I have adhesive velcro stuck to the back of the frame and to the tile.  We had to think of a way to attach it and do as little damage as possible!  For now there is just one square in each of the top corners, but in the event that he learns how to pull that off, I will put more up and down the sides!

My Baby Has a Big Noggin!

...but we all already knew that, right?  His head is in the 95th percentile.  So I knew it was big, but I always thought it was at least proportional.  Well, not anymore.  

I was babysitting today, and while the 3 year old ate lunch, G sat at the table and ate some puffs.  The following conversation occurred:

Boy:  I'm 3!  How old are you?

Me:  I'm 25!

Boy:  My sister is 0.  How old is George?

Me:  George is 0, too!  He's almost 1!

Boy:  Your baby is bigger than my sister.

Me:  Yes, he's a little bit older than your sister!

Boy:  Your baby has a fat head.

My poor baby!  I guess it's not as proportional as I thought...

Huh?!

I'm sure everyone has seen the news about my hometown by now!  It's not every day that dozens of wild animals are on the loose.  This has been a big story and one that has been met with mixed criticisms.  Personally, I think law enforcement handled the situation well.  It is a tragedy that so many animals died, but human lives were saved because they took action quickly.

I think we all agree that Jack Hanna is a pretty awesome authority when it comes to animals... even though his segments on tv always seem to go awry!  Well, Jungle Jack himself stands up for the Muskingum County Sheriff's Department and so do I.  So there.

Obsessed.

Disney Junior has little short cartoons in between shows and I am pretty obsessed with Small Potatoes.  Seriously... they are so cute!