one of "those" days

today was one of "those" days. yesterday, on the other hand, was delightful. pbs in the morning, fresh aebelskivers (danish applesauce pancake balls rolled in cinnamon sugar), kite flying, visited my grandparents, "triangles of destiny", library, park, "pop-a-sicle", 5 library books, a few songs, naptime. today... dry-erase marker on face/neck/wooden easel and a wet spot on the floor. jack had stood there quietly behind me and pooped/peed his pants. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! i slightly freaked out. but, when it was all over, told him i still loved him. "this too shall pass." is my motto these days.:)

big boy pants

i'm really proud of my little pottytrainer. jack is doing great. he has his setbacks... about every time i start bragging on him.:) all in all, it is going amazingly smooth. he even pulls his pants down and goes himself sometimes. i am so grateful. everyone sez that boys are supposed to be more difficult. and jack is stubborn. like his parents. thank goodness i'm almost done with the diaper phase! praise the Lord!

what's hot/not

HOT
- "emma" on pbs. and "emma" reruns once (or twice!) a day. holding on until the big conclusion on sunday! then what will i do with my life?:p
- knitting. it's really interesting watching things take shape. but...
- dinner monday night:) baked fish, sundried tomato/basil/mozzarella quiche, garlic mashed red potatoes, beans from my garden. VERY HOT!
- pottytraining. jack is having a lot of accidents. but we had triumphs #1 and #2, literally!!!:)

NOT
- unraveling my sweater. how, HOW, did i get all those can-can ruffles on the bottom? bizarre.
- opening what i thought was pizza sauce last night and discovering it was salsa. (thankfully i had spaghetti sauce to substitute for the pizza sauce! it was very good.)

#2

HUGE DEVELOPMENT in potty training today. wink wink.:) i am so proud. it's just ridiculous how proud. i could feel this big stoopid smile stretched across my face after the deed. and, of course, we had to make a big deal out of it to encourage jack. clapping and whooping and mini candy bar and showing daddy and calling grandma lou! what a crazy fun new phase. well, it wasn't all fun...:) i won't go into that.