sophia = diva

need i say more?

potty

me: sophia, do you need to go potty?
sophia: no
me: can you stop for a minute and think about it? listen to your body and see if tells you that you need to go potty.
*silence for a minute*
sophia: i don't need to, my heart said no. i listened and my heart said not yet.

*2 minutes later*
sophia: it said yes, it said yes, header! my heart say i need to go potty!

subsequent rush to the toilet.

i'm mean. i've been making her to go on the toilet this week. she's been totally capable for a while, and sometimes does, but i realized she just doesn't have the motivation- pull ups are so much more convenient! i totally and personally understand that sentiment (laziness no, efficiency yes! i'm all about.. efficiency..) but i'm in charge of the house this week and don't want to change pull ups anymore. today i made a list of things to  use as motivation: chocolate, dora the explorer, "delego go" (go diago, go), and clementines- she's been going through clementines like a madwoman. i'm still in the "hope this works, may still give up out for convenience's sake" phase.

sophia getting ready for bed

so freaking cute.

chapstick/lazy day/current state of mind

just so you know, this is the correct way to apply chapstick.. especially when it's coca cola flavored.

and this is definitely the correct way to snuggle in the morning after the big kids go to school. fyi, it is currently 1:55pm (photo taken around 8am) and i still look like this.. and i haven't really moved. how embarrassing for me!! ;) i have been considering a shower, a change of clothes, and eating.. but i haven't been quite compelled to yet. i love days like this. definitely happy not to be in school right now. definitely glad i can work from home and nobody needs to see me.


i have been stumped about what to write about for 3 days. i usually have to curb myself when writing because i tend to carry on, but it's not coming to me right now.. mostly because i have been thinking a lot and it's hard for me to articulate what i really want to say. there are a lot of half formed blog posts floating around my mind, and i have started and deleted about 4 posts in the past couple of days.. just a bit of mind blockage i suppose. anyways, despite the less frequent posting this week, some good blog lovin' will happen soon.. when i pull my mind together!!

bath time

sophia. oh sophia.
today i went into the garage to get something, she saw me go and turned the light on for me after i went into the dark garage.

tonight we had a dance party and the kids showed off their moves (which are really sweet). then we looked at the stars and told scary stories but kept laughing our heads off...

i'm addicted to TV. yikes!

i ran today. go me!! the treadmill faces the wall, so while i was running marian walked into the basement behind me and yelled to scare me. OH MY GOSH. i about died. i jumped and started yelling and screaming. my reaction scared the snot out of her. and 10 minutes later we had a laughing fit on my bedroom floor about it.

lots of little things happen every day. i should write more stories down to remember them.