No pictures this time ;)
Tooth: But we made it to the dentist this morning and they are going to give it a few weeks to see if that tooth will firm up. Right now it is pretty loose, but it doesn't seem to bother him at all. The dentist wiggled the tooth all around and pushed around in the gums and Josiah didn't flinch at all, so that is a good sign that it is not hurting him. That tooth and one other have started to turn black, so the nerves are dying (another reason that there might not be very much pain associated with the loose tooth). So if the tooth is still pretty loose we will talk about pulling it only at that point.
Canning: I was able to can all day on Saturday. Josiah was awsome!!! I was afraid that he would give me a hard time, but to the contrary...we had so much fun! I think it was one of the best days that I have had with Josiah in a very long time. I would cut up the vegetables and he would add them to the food processor, turn it on and off. He was actually extremely helpful and he knew it and loved it. The way the food processor is designed is great for having little helpers. There is virtually no way that he could have gotten hurt. There is a long tube where the food gets added and the blade is at the bottom of the processor. He did learn how to take off the lid, but as soon as the lid becomes detached the blade stops. So he helped me cut up all the ingredients for our Spaghetti Sauce (see Christina's blog http://photomamacreations.blogspot.com/2008/09/fun-and-recipes.html for the recipe.) It is a great recipe for the mear fact that Josiah ate tomatoes, onions, green peppers, carrots, mushrooms, etc. and absolutely loved it. Dan said he ate it right up tonight. Any recipe that gets him to eat anything that can be labeled a vegetable is quite amazing. I admit that Dan and I have not done the best job keeping veggies constantly in his diet. We cave to soon and don't make him eat what we are eating all the time. Last night he had to eat over half of his meal before I gave him chicken noodle soup, but in reality I should have just made him eat it or go without. Such a hard thing to do :P Gotta love parenting!
Oh yah, I was giving an update on canning ;) I was able to can 11 pints of Salsa and 13 quarts of Spaghetti sauce and it took me from 9:00am until 6:00pm. I am still hoping to can some more raspberry jam, pickled banana pepper slices and applesauce.
Work: Ok I guess. I keep making mistakes and that is driving me nuts. I feel like I am the only one making mistakes lately. Some big ones and some not so big, but daily. I went for a couple of months not making any major errors and now within a couple of weeks it just seems like I am being inundated with them. I feel like I am being very careful, like I am taking my time and being very maticulous about the details, but I still screw up. I think pride is really getting in my way because I am embarresed that the new person sees me screw up and thinks less of me. That is what I was struggling with on Friday. But I am trying desperately to change my thinking. "I will make mistakes" and if those around me can't simply learn from my mistakes and judge me because of them, they are the lesser person. I don't want to make mistakes, I want to do a good job, but I am sure I will continue to make them. It is still a constant battle not thinking bad thoughts about my co-workers and I think it is when I am thinking those thoughts that I make my mistakes actually. I try to make them go away (the thoughts, not my co-workers ;) but sometimes I dwell on the thoughts for to long. *I know this is a huge ramble and probably doesn't make much sense, but I guess I just needed to write it down. Thanks for listening ;)
Josiah: He is doing great right now!! He is just so funny. I think he figures out every day that he is funnier all the time. He says the cutest things too. For example: this morning he asked where daddy was and I told him that he was at work. Then on our way home from the dentist we passed him on the road and his response to this was "Daddy's not at work mama, he's right there" Too funny! He is also starting to make up stories I think. He was talking about Daddy waking him up last night and puking in his bed and something about a pumpkin. I have no idea what he was talking about because not only did he not puke, but Dan never came in his room last night. I'm not sure if he was trying to tell me about a dream he was having or what. I just nod and agree :) Not much else I could.
Dan: He seems to be doing well at work. I bought him a bicycle at a garage sale last weekend and he is super excited about it. It was a Schwinn Road Bike. The tires were worn, but the breaks and gears were all in great working condition. We went this weekend and got new tires for it, but he is still figuring out if they are the right ones or not. Now we all have bikes and will hopefully be able to go for a ride some day. Oh yah, Uncle Mike rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!! He got Josiah a new, boys bike (I will post a picture later). It is awsome! It is silver and kind of tripped out or soemthing like that with gold. Kind of funnythough because we are using the training wheels for the purple bike. Mike thought that he should have a real boys bike (and I have to admit I looked all over for a boys bike because I kind of felt that way too;). So thank you Uncle Mike ;) Oh yah, we even bought a silver and black horn to add to the "Cool" bike. That's what Josiah calls it!!!
Tooth: But we made it to the dentist this morning and they are going to give it a few weeks to see if that tooth will firm up. Right now it is pretty loose, but it doesn't seem to bother him at all. The dentist wiggled the tooth all around and pushed around in the gums and Josiah didn't flinch at all, so that is a good sign that it is not hurting him. That tooth and one other have started to turn black, so the nerves are dying (another reason that there might not be very much pain associated with the loose tooth). So if the tooth is still pretty loose we will talk about pulling it only at that point.
Canning: I was able to can all day on Saturday. Josiah was awsome!!! I was afraid that he would give me a hard time, but to the contrary...we had so much fun! I think it was one of the best days that I have had with Josiah in a very long time. I would cut up the vegetables and he would add them to the food processor, turn it on and off. He was actually extremely helpful and he knew it and loved it. The way the food processor is designed is great for having little helpers. There is virtually no way that he could have gotten hurt. There is a long tube where the food gets added and the blade is at the bottom of the processor. He did learn how to take off the lid, but as soon as the lid becomes detached the blade stops. So he helped me cut up all the ingredients for our Spaghetti Sauce (see Christina's blog http://photomamacreations.blogspot.com/2008/09/fun-and-recipes.html for the recipe.) It is a great recipe for the mear fact that Josiah ate tomatoes, onions, green peppers, carrots, mushrooms, etc. and absolutely loved it. Dan said he ate it right up tonight. Any recipe that gets him to eat anything that can be labeled a vegetable is quite amazing. I admit that Dan and I have not done the best job keeping veggies constantly in his diet. We cave to soon and don't make him eat what we are eating all the time. Last night he had to eat over half of his meal before I gave him chicken noodle soup, but in reality I should have just made him eat it or go without. Such a hard thing to do :P Gotta love parenting!
Oh yah, I was giving an update on canning ;) I was able to can 11 pints of Salsa and 13 quarts of Spaghetti sauce and it took me from 9:00am until 6:00pm. I am still hoping to can some more raspberry jam, pickled banana pepper slices and applesauce.
Work: Ok I guess. I keep making mistakes and that is driving me nuts. I feel like I am the only one making mistakes lately. Some big ones and some not so big, but daily. I went for a couple of months not making any major errors and now within a couple of weeks it just seems like I am being inundated with them. I feel like I am being very careful, like I am taking my time and being very maticulous about the details, but I still screw up. I think pride is really getting in my way because I am embarresed that the new person sees me screw up and thinks less of me. That is what I was struggling with on Friday. But I am trying desperately to change my thinking. "I will make mistakes" and if those around me can't simply learn from my mistakes and judge me because of them, they are the lesser person. I don't want to make mistakes, I want to do a good job, but I am sure I will continue to make them. It is still a constant battle not thinking bad thoughts about my co-workers and I think it is when I am thinking those thoughts that I make my mistakes actually. I try to make them go away (the thoughts, not my co-workers ;) but sometimes I dwell on the thoughts for to long. *I know this is a huge ramble and probably doesn't make much sense, but I guess I just needed to write it down. Thanks for listening ;)
Josiah: He is doing great right now!! He is just so funny. I think he figures out every day that he is funnier all the time. He says the cutest things too. For example: this morning he asked where daddy was and I told him that he was at work. Then on our way home from the dentist we passed him on the road and his response to this was "Daddy's not at work mama, he's right there" Too funny! He is also starting to make up stories I think. He was talking about Daddy waking him up last night and puking in his bed and something about a pumpkin. I have no idea what he was talking about because not only did he not puke, but Dan never came in his room last night. I'm not sure if he was trying to tell me about a dream he was having or what. I just nod and agree :) Not much else I could.
Dan: He seems to be doing well at work. I bought him a bicycle at a garage sale last weekend and he is super excited about it. It was a Schwinn Road Bike. The tires were worn, but the breaks and gears were all in great working condition. We went this weekend and got new tires for it, but he is still figuring out if they are the right ones or not. Now we all have bikes and will hopefully be able to go for a ride some day. Oh yah, Uncle Mike rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!! He got Josiah a new, boys bike (I will post a picture later). It is awsome! It is silver and kind of tripped out or soemthing like that with gold. Kind of funnythough because we are using the training wheels for the purple bike. Mike thought that he should have a real boys bike (and I have to admit I looked all over for a boys bike because I kind of felt that way too;). So thank you Uncle Mike ;) Oh yah, we even bought a silver and black horn to add to the "Cool" bike. That's what Josiah calls it!!!
I will post pictures at another time. I uploaded them all onto my computer at home and don't have them with me at work. I will probably have to put them back on my card so I can do it at work, but we'll see!
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I am so glad that Josiah likes the sauce, it is a god send when we can get good nutrition into our kids somehow. My big guy is still stuck with the purple bike for ahile, but happy Josiah likes his cool bike.
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