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I Made Madison Cry . . .
Until I offered her some cake. 
About 2 am yesterday morning, I woke up. I literally sat straight up in bed and realized that 1. St Nick was suppose to come that night and 2. That Daisy (our puppy) had surgery scheduled. Needless to say, I got up and put the St. Nick gifts out right away. As for the puppy, I wasn’t 100% sure. What a great way to start your Monday morning.
I did call while I was taking Will to school, and Daisy was indeed scheduled to get fixed. I went and grabbed her and dropped her off. I didn’t have any time to prep the kids for this.
At dinner last night, Madison wanted to know why Daisy went to the doctor. (Well, that’s what I told her). I told her to ask Bill and he told her to ask me. (Nothing like passing the buck, right?). Now, how to you explain getting fixed to a six year old? I basically told her that Daisy was at the doctor and getting fixed so she couldn’t have puppies. (It wasn’t like I had any computer support or IT support that could google what you say to a six year old.) Obviously, this was NOT the correct thing to say, because she bursted out into tears. She wailed about how Daisy should have puppies and she’d take care of them, and on and on and on. It was pretty bad. Until . . . .
I offered her dessert. I asked Madison if she’d like some cake. Immediately stopped crying.
Note to self: Cake solves almost everything. However, on a more serious note, how do you explain why you get a dog fixed to a 3 and 6 year old. Any suggestions on what I should have done different?
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Worst Dream Ever
Okay, maybe it wasn’t. Maybe it was just because we don’t have a memory foam mattress. I don’t know, but this dream definitely ranks in the top ten for bad.
Now, I’ve had your run of the mill bad dreams before. Everybody has those. I do not even normally remember those. It is the dreams that cut to the core that freak you out — it is the dreams about your kids. I have dreamed I have had a miscarriage (while I was pregnant and since I had one before that it was a little freaky), I’ve dreamed that one of my kids died before, but last night ranks up their with both of these. I dreamed that Will had a grand mal seizure.
Now, Will doesn’t have epilepsy. The only seizure he has had in his life, I was on plane when it happened (he was home with my mother in law. Let’s just say that babysitting job didn’t pay well enough for what happened). It was ruled as an abnormal febrile seizure, and he’s never had one since.
I’m afraid to google to see what it means. LOL However, I just can’t figure out where that came from. We spent the day at Great America yesterday with the kids, and they had a blast. I was dead tired when we came home. I didn’t even the mattress toppers on my bed last night; I’m pretty sure I was asleep before my head hit the pillows!
So anybody want to take a stab at the meaning behind this dream?
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Ten Tips for Planning a Unique Baby Shower
I’m sooooo glad I’m done having kids. However, I know many women who haven’t had a baby yet, so I have a few more in my future to attend. However, I’ve been to enough (and helped plan one for my sister), so I think I have enough to give you ten tips to planning a unique baby shower.
1. Google is your friend. If you are looking for a themed shower, it will definitely help you find the supplies you are looking for. You can cross check prices fairly easy too.
2. If the mom to be can’t make the shower (distance, in the hospital), here’s what to do: Write on the baby shower invitations: Do Not Wrap Your Gift. Then have a somebody with a video camera be ready to tape. Have everybody enjoy the shower. When you get to the gift opening part, have each guest stand up. Have the video camera pan away, so the mom can hear what the people think about the present, but not be able to see it. Then have the guests wrap the presents. Then give the video and presents to the mom. The mom should watch the video first and then open the gifts. The mom can then feel part of the shower without even being there.
3. Instead of having people bring cards with their gifts, have them bring a book instead. The new mom will start off with a great library instead of cards you just throw away!
4. If you know anybody who can make a diaper cake, have one made. I got one for my shower and they are super duper awesome. They are full of stuff you need!
5. Another really cool idea is to buy birthday cards for all ages. Hand them out to your guests. Have the guests write something to the baby in the card. The cards are then given to mom. Each year, the mom can take out the cards for the appropriate year and have the child open them.
6. Play the baby food game. Have several containers of baby food on each table where the guests are sitting. Have them labeled with numbers instead of what they are. Your guests then have to guess what’s in the jars. The nice thing with this game is that mom can use the baby food later! (I know my sister did).
7. Buy onsies of all different sizes. Each table paints/designs their onsie for the baby. It’s fun and you get a ton of different size onsies out of it! Plus, it’s creative, unique, and a great memory.
8. Have the guests put a piece of paper on top of their head and draw a teddy bear. The person who has the best picture wins and everybody else just gets to laugh!
9. Have your guests bring a recipe card with a kid friendly recipe on it!
10. If the mom hasn’t decided on a name yet, have the guests introduce themselves to the group and come up with a name that starts with the first letter of their name. It might give the new mom some good ideas!
There are a ton of ways to put your own stamp on a baby shower. These are just a few to help you out!
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