My new diaper bag!

I LOVE my new diaper bag!  The best thing about it, is that is isn't even really a diaper bag!  It is actually a purse, but I would never carry a purse around that is this big, so it makes an excellent diaper bag!  It has the pockets on the sides for the bottles, it has the zippered part inside that I put my cell phone and wallet in.  It has small compartments inside for the hand sanitzier and other misc items.  It also has a little ring that I can attach my keys to so that I don't have to go searching in the bag for my keys.  I also love how the entire bags zips up, so I am not worried about someone stealing my wallet out of the bag!

WICKED

So hubby and I went to the see the show WICKED last night at the Murat and it was AWESOME!! The cast was amazing, the costumes were phenomenal, and the singing was inspiring! Galinda - the ga is silent was so hilarious! I really makes you think twice about the Wicked Witch of the West and if she was really misunderstood. If you get a chance, go and see it - you won't be disappointed!

One Step Ahead Catalog - LOVE IT!

I absoletly love my One Step Ahead Catalog. So much so that I wish it has its own store front so that I could have one stop shopping for anything I would need baby related. Recently I sent in a order to help with with my dd (now 2) potty training and some other essentials. See below my purchase and how much I love it!

This is the cushie traveler. I LOVE this little gadget. It folds up small enough so that it will fit in your purse and it is sturdy enough that the kiddos don't feel like they are going to tall through the toilet!

This is the dripstik - this is fantastic for when the kiddos have an ice cream cone or a popcicle. It doesn't drip all over them with this little gadget! Drips right onto the dripstik and clean up is a cinch!

Finally the juicepal. How many times have kids had a juice box only to figure out how to squeeze the life out of it? Not with this little device - the kids can squeeze, but the hard outside covering prevents that from happening. Plus it has handles on each side and give them someplace to hold onto. LOVE it!

Check out http://www.onestepahead.com/home.jsp?siteId=117 for other items that you could live without, but life is so much easier with these around!

Depressing Economy

These days I don't enjoy watching the news. Not to say that I ever really enjoyed watching the news, I typically turn it on to watch what the weather is going to be like. But living in the midwest, even these days I don't want to turn it on for that very reason since it has been snowing or had the threat of snow for the past couple of days. It is supposed to be SPRING! Where is the spring weather?

Otherwise, my husband works for AT&T and anyday now they will strike and walk off their job. They are currently working without a contract and the Union and AT&T can't seem to come to an agreement. In this economy I am greatful that he even has a job, while so many people do not have a job. But it is depressing to turn on the news and hear that the NASDAQ is down and the stock market is losing money and people's life savings are going down the drain. How did things get this bad?

Meanwhile we are trying to take one day at a time and be thankful for the things that we have: a roof over our head, food in our bellies and the love of each other to keep us warm at night.

Protective Sticker on your Cell Phone

Okay - the above picture is not something that I found on the internet but I picture that I took - just last night!! The sticker that they give you to protect the screen for your cell phone..........you aren't REALLY supposed to keep that on there. It is just supposed to protect your cell phone during transit. So why is this person still keeping hers on there, when it is already peeling off? Now I will cut some of you a break, and myself...sometimes you can't really tell if there is one on there or not. And I'm sure that I've gone at least a week or two with a new cell phone with a sticker on some part of it. Maybe even over the camera part of my new cell phone - but it is OBVIOUS that there is a sticker on this phone. RIP off the band aid people!! If you are that worried about scratching the cover, buy a case cover!!!

Pool Time

Yes, it is that time of year where people who have pools really wish that they didn't. It's the same old story as everything else, what you have you really don't want - at least you really don't want to have to do all the crap you have to do to take care of it. Everyone who doesn't have a pool wants one and everyone who has one wishes they had someone to take care of it. Like opening in for the season. It's hard to believe that you get something that looks like this when you open it......


And eventually turns into something like this..............


**Please note - typically pools aren't supposed to be opened looking all green and stuff, but we can't ever seem to get the chemicals right when we close it for the season.**

And also - please hold off on your requests to come and swim in my green pool until we can get the temp up to at least 75 degrees...thanks!

Wheelchair Accessible

I now have a great appreciation for the struggles that people have when in wheelchairs. I cannot imagine being in a wheelchair, but I also can understand their frustration when they aren't getting the accomodations that they should be allowed. I have used the wheelchair automatic door, more than once since having a child. Don't judge people - you know that you have done it too! But I typically use it when I have the stroller with me - it's hard to open a door and push a stroller with only two hands. However, what really ticks me off is when you have to walk all the way up to the door and then hurry and get out of the way of it before it hits you. I mean - HELLO people - these are made for handicapped people in wheelchairs - do you really think that they can hurry and get out of the way before the door hits them? And what's with those doors that you are supposed to hit one button and it opens both doors? Does it ever actually open both doors? And what are those handicapped people supposed to do when the other door doesn't open? Get out of their wheelchair and open it themselves??? We need to be more of an advocate for handicapped people and their rights. And for those mother's with young ones in strollers who need to use those automatic doors too!