Raindrops on Roses and Dirt Busting Products

I want to start doing some posts about my favorite things. Many of you may know I LOVE the Don Aslett cleaning supplies. My husband always teases that when he is gone I may choose Don Aslett to take his place. Hmmm... I don't think Don leaves dirty socks on the floor honey. Anyway, this stuff is amazing! Really, his stuff can cut your cleaning time in half. If you ever make a trip to the hospital, take a peek at the cleaning carts. They are almost always stocked with his products. They have great scents- they don't smell like chemicals at all. Some of my favorites are the Astro Turf mat. I was really sceptical- mostly because it is not so attractive, but this thing traps so much dirt! We don't wear shoes in our house but just entering the mudroom can track in so much.

Another favorite is the Scrubbee Doo 2. The concept is similar to the Swiffer mop but you don't waste money on new pads that you throw away. Also the microfiber seems so much more effective. There are many different kind of pads you can buy, all washable. Even scrubbing pads that you can use in the shower or applicator pad to put on finishes. I love this thing. Now only if their was a magic wand for organization! Happy spring cleaning!

Check out more at http://www.donaslett.com/.

Part II

The same concept that I wrote about in my previous post can also apply to spouses. This Sunday morning at our house perfectly illustrates my point.

Middle Mac was really getting sick and I knew that he would never last through church. His eyes were goopy and he had a fever and cough.



Me: "You know, I better stay home with him. "



Diamond, (his long time nickname), not wanting to get the short stick: "Ahhhhh... well maybe I should."



Usually I may have a preference but I really didn't this time so I said okay.



Diamond: "Well maybe I'll go."



Me: "Fine."



Diamond, (very confused at which was the better option and thinking I must be tricking him,): "No, actually I will stay, you take the others."



Me, (catching on): "Terrific."



Diamond, desperate now: "How about we just all go."



Ahhhh- the awesome feeling of POWER! Hmmm... I must remember this for next time when I actually might care.

Power Struggles

How to Nudge Your Children in the Direction You Would Like Them to Go:

It's breakfast time at our house and Little Mac finishes his pancakes but leaves his eggs. Middle Mac emerges from the bedroom seconds after Little Mac leaves his plate. I look down at the full plate of eggs and, not wanting to be wasteful, hand the eggs to Middle Mac. "Have some eggs honey."

notice the omni present keys around the neck

"Hmmm...someone else has dipped into these eggs." He pushes the plate forward with a grimace on his face. Not wanting to lie I say, "what makes you say that?"

Middle Mac: "I can see spaces in them and the edge has jam on it."

Me: "Jam? Sounds delicious," still being truthful.

Middle Mac: "I don't know about this. I don't think this will work."

Me: "WORK- Guess what I got to work? Your flashlight! Good as new!"

Middle Mac, now eating Little Mac's eggs while inspecting the flashlight.

"Good! I need this in my bed mom."

Case closed. Hmmm.... maybe I am learning a few things about manipulation- I mean mothering.

Here we go!

OK, I am trying to recommit to blogging. Hmmm.. this sounds so familiar. It is the first line in probably 20 journals I have started in my life. But I am back on the computer after a long break. Because of where our property is it is difficult to get high speed Internet so that has turned me off to the Internet. It is so much slower and I need to be able to post and move on! But a new development is going in next door so soon I will be back on full speed! Life is getting a little crazy around here. I am trying to finally follow my dream of doing children's art. It has been so long since I have done anything like this but I love doing it. I am starting my Etsy shop so I am pretty excited. It means many late nights for me though since I am not going to get much done in the day with monkeys all around me. I love reading all your blogs so much. As a mother it is so hard to feel like you can stay connected with friends everywhere but I feel like I get to visit for a few minutes when I can peek at your blogs.