Hello, my friends!
It's a gorgeous Saskatchewan wintry day; some wind, big fluffy flakes of snow and -10C (colder than most of our winter has been).
I'm having a home day with only one small interruption so far when my neighbour friend, Alice Kearnan, came for coffee. She's older, lost her husband a couple years ago and loves to bring me fabric and get me to sew random things for her. Today it was a skirt (to sew for her) and MANY seriously amazing and outdated pieces of fabric that I ruthlessly sorted through. She loves to discuss it all and so we talked about what this old green denim could be used for and what kind of dress this white satin and crepe would have made. We even found cross-stitch fabric and an old house-robe pulled apart. Then we sat together and had hot tea while Wyatt climbed the cupboards and measured the couches with his measuring tape.
Yesterday I had a shopping day (with a rather trying 3-year-old) which included a stop at Periwinkle's Quilting Fabrics down on Broadway. I lovety-love that store. They even have a little room with toys where Wyatt contentedly occupied himself. It was heavenly.
Now I'm thinking of making supper: cheeseburger soup and butter-dips.
I'm also contemplating how to unplug the toilet (Gah!! This doesn't go with supper thoughts!!) on main floor where Wyatt unrolled a {WHOLE} roll of toilet paper and then went {STINKS} on top. It's horrific. I have all the candles lit that I can find. The bad thing is that this is the {SECOND} time he's done this! He has really been trying me out lately. Maybe you don't understand the full implications of that thought. What I mean is, Wyatt has been completely IMPOSSIBLE lately. The other night he got up every hour or two all night, no fever, no sickness, no nothing that I could figure out. When we talked about it the next day and I told him that could not happen again or I would 'help' him, he slept all night. He is so very very strong-willed. Oh, deary me! Will he ever manage as a normal human citizen?
What's going on in your realm?
It's really amazing that he could sleep through the night when you gave him conditions. Just keep on keeping on with child nurture!
ReplyDeleteAw sweet little Wyatt. I used to say about one of my girls that everyone warned me about the terrible twos but no one told me about the horrible threes! Grayson has been in his terrible twos lately so let's not get him and Wyatt together!
ReplyDeleteShould I apologize for laughing hysterically over the very plugged toilet? (giggles as she leaves...)
ReplyDeleteNo, Qmom! Don't apologize... We're at that stage now that we can laugh... And we are laughing!
ReplyDeleteGod made Wyatt with a strong will. He will need it some day. Love hearing about your life and the daily. Keep posting! :)
ReplyDeleteI am smiling while I remember the days . . . Just last night we kept our grands so their parents could celebrate Valentine's Day (I guess they think Grandparents are past that?)and one of them said, "Grandma, mom says the reason you bathe instead of shower is because when she was little that was the only quiet-time you had!" Today my therapy is quilting . . .
ReplyDeleteHe really did hear me! ;)
DeleteOh Jo! Funny, funny, Not funny!! Ethan is strong-willed too... Sometimes I just don't know.. He has trouble staying in his bed at night until he has been 'helped' and the other night when everyone was in bed we heard him walking around so I hollered from our bed "who's walking around?" And from their room he says "somebody" and so we laugh and then we train
ReplyDeleteWhat's going on here??? A very trying almost 3yr old. Nice to know he's not the only one… he uses up what little brain power I have… whew. That's why I'm happy he's out with his daddy now.
ReplyDeleteThat paragraph about your neighbor friend reminded me of the Grandma's Attic stories. :)
ReplyDeleteAs to Wyatt, at least you're "helping" him. That's all you can do, right? :)