• Health,  Parenting

    Oh Germs… What’d we ever do to deserve you!?

    Sometimes, I feel like my little family is ALWAYS sick.  We try to eat healthy.  Lots of fruits and veggies, a lot less processed stuff than we used to…   We drink orange juice and whatnot… Heck, my three year old even likes spinach.  Seriously! But… such is life.  We are home-bodies, most of the time, and it seems that when we do get out and about, we pay for it, or for our lack of immunity to the world. We’ve had our share of colds and respiratory issues.  My son has allergies and the poor baby was one congested baby indeed.  My daughter had RSV when she was so young…

  • Parenting

    Potty Training – COMPLETE!! (For kiddo #1, anyway…)

    Potty Training has certainly been a long road in this house.  It started with little baby potties and an excited little guy.  LONG story shorter, we’ve tried potties, trainers, pull-ups, underwear, different seats, bribery, stickers and lots of praise… We seemed to go from success to diapers over and over.  And in the midst, there was a lot of screaming and crying.  Thankfully, most of it wasn’t me.  😉 Right away, I want to tell you about one of the best kid-related investments we have made in our home… The Mayfair Next Step Built In Potty Seats.  We installed one in our powder room, downstairs, and in the kids’ bathroom upstairs.…