FABKINS… CLOTH NAPKINS!
Trying to find a way to go a little ‘green’?
Try Fabkins.
These are cloth napkins made for kids… by MOMS.
Early last year 2 California based Moms had trouble finding cute cloth napkins to pack in their kids’ lunches, so they did what Moms do-
they created their own!
This helps the environment, makes lunchtime a little more special and even encourages good table manners…
not to mention, some people just prefer cloth napkins at any mealtime.
A Great Idea. Check them out online and also see if they are carried by a store in your area. They are in stores in Georgia, California and Virginia (Alexandria).
THE WORLD’S SMALLEST BATHROOM… Contest!
This is a Very, Tiny, Bathroom.
This Very Tiny Bathroom has a toilet, a sink AND a shower. This bathroom is in our basement. It is in my son’s playroom. It’s actually just the right size for little ones…
Look to your left and there’s the toilet and sink, a great size for 4-year-olds…
Look to your right and there is the shower…
I’m not complaining… We have a spare bedroom off the playroom, so overnight guests can sleep down there and then leisurely wake up and take a shower downstairs… in this Very, Tiny, Bathroom.
But who designed this… fairies? Did little fairies know we would move in and turn the basement into a playroom for 4-year-olds, and that we should have a Very, TIny, Bathroom?
I am sure this is the smallest 3/4 bathroom ever. I am positive.
If you think you have a smaller bathroom, leave a comment to that effect and I’ll email you to send back a picture of your Very, Tiny, Bathroom.
PRIZE: If anyone out there has a smaller bathroom (with a shower) I will send you a new roll of toilet paper, wherever you are in the country.
Honorable Mentions for bathrooms that are Very Tiny with just a toilet and sink.
This ‘Contest’ ends Sunday, June 22nd. Let the games begin!
THE BEST MOMMY
Last night I put my son to bed in the midst of yet ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM (see below).
For the first time ever, he told me, “You’re the best Mommy in the Whole Wide World.”
I beemed and hugged him.
“You know why Mommy?”
I shook my head.
“Because I love you really much!”
I decided not to correct his grammar… and just told him,
“I love you really much, too.”
Good Night.
THE CALM… AFTER THE STORM
My son and I were on our way home last Wednesday from getting floaties (ironic- no?) when the skies started looking dark. In a matter of 5 minutes it was raining… then thundering, then pouring, then raining so hard I could barely see.
I was immediately annoyed because the rain wasn’t supposed to hit yet, and I was driving in it. But in the next moment, as the storm continued to get worse and the street started to flood, I went from annoyed to ‘I have the most precious cargo of my life in his car seat in back’.
Water was everywhere, with nowhere to go. The street kept filling up, and I grasped the steering wheel.
“You can do it, mommy… You can do it!” My 4-year-old said.
The storm was so loud beating down on the car, ‘No problem!’ I yelled back to him.
I tried to hide my fear and I got us home safe. We were inside and I tried to now hide my shaking…
I smiled at my son and said, ‘Well, that was an adventure’. And just like I thought, he picked up on my vibe and laughed.
Trees were down everywhere. Within just a mile radius of our home I saw three enormous trees down, closing streets.
Wires were tangling dangerously in the neighborhood. A telephone pole was precariously tipping over, being pulled by a downed tree. Branches were everywhere. We learned on the car radio that some small tornadoes went through other areas close-by. All of the fury of that storm… but remarkably, I saw no houses and more importantly, people that were damaged- just power lines and trees.
I turned on the lights- they came on! I turned on the TV for the news of the storm- it worked too!
I picked up the phone- dead.
The computer- dead. We have Verizon Fios, and found out later that our Verizon box had been fried by a power surge or something.
So on Thursday came the calm. We had no phone calls, no internet, and we had to stay close to home all-day-long for a Verizon Representative to come and fix our service.
We made cookies. We colored. We even talked about the storm.
When my husband got home he asked me if I was in ‘email withdrawal’ yet.
I stopped and looked at him, “No… isn’t that funny?”
Everything was restored by late Thursday night.
Friday morning I woke up to the sound of my son’s door opening and little feet pounding into our bedroom. He jumped up on the bed, crawled over to me and with no prompting, announced, “Happy Birthday Mommy!”
There’s no better way to start a birthday… or any day, for that matter. There is a lot to be thankful for.
An abbreviated version of this can be found at DC Metro Moms.
‘KUNG FU PANDA’ PARTY
“Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting…”
The song is still playing in my head. It played in a loop during the AWESOME Kung Fu Panda party that our family went to this past weekend.
The party was FREE and very cool. We were invited because I am a contributor to DC Metro Moms Blog… a wonderful and helpful site and community. It is a great resource and we have sister sites all over the country, so go to DC Metro Moms and click on other sites as well.
My four-year-old son enjoyed the art project table and eating gummy bears and fruit loops with chop sticks…
Loved the dancers teaching the Kung Fu Panda Dance…
But he was in AWE of the Kung Fu Panda video game.
He has never played a video game before. I’ve lived by the premise-
He can’t miss what he doesn’t know about.
But this was a special party and experience, and in the video game he was a big portly Panda bear so it was pretty cool. He learned how to make the Panda walk and run and turn and dance and like I said, loved it.
I also think comedian AND DAD, Jack Black, who voices Kung Fu Panda is hilarious.
The food was great, complete with mac-n-cheese, delectable chicken fingers and veggies for the kids… Great salad, a custom-made pasta station and carving station for the parents. They even had a great desserts station that had everything made for little hands.
What a fun activity, complete with a cool goodie-bag.
And as a topper- we took Metro downtown to the party- which was equally fun for my little guy (remember ladies and gentlemen- it’s a train ☺).
Thanks to organizers for holding it at Zola which is a half block away from a Metro stop- GOOD PLANNING!
Just for the record: I told him the Kung Fu Panda video game was just to play at the ‘special party’. And he was cool with that.
Right now, we’re sticking with the Kung Fu Panda printable download coloring pages and all the other art project stuff you can download for this fun movie.
Good Stuff!
A PIZZA CUTTER: The Cool in Everyday Life
I’m starting an occasional feature called
‘The Cool in Everyday Life’.
This is not about how very cool it is to be the mother of a 4-year-old. It is very cool to have a little guy to hang around with and see the world through his eyes.
This is about cool, practical stuff. It’s not rocket science.
Here it goes.
Last fall I went to HomeGoods. (Yes, I’ve been since.)
I LOVE this store.
It is a great place to find presents and fun, cute stuff for every room in your house AND everything is discounted 20- 60%. If you’ve never been- go!
I found this super cool PINK pizza cutter and bought it for my mother-in-law. I started wheeling my cart away and said to myself – STOP!
‘Nicole, get another one for yourself; you are going to go home and John will say, ‘that’s really cool, did you get one for us?’ And I’ll say no. Why do I always do that?’
So I went back and picked up another one for our family. It’s very cute. But more importantly – it’s a really good pizza cutter and it has this cool, safe, protective cover… a must with little ones running around. By the way, it’s by Cuisinart.
This is just a pizza cutter. But it’s the best pizza cutter I’ve ever had.
Like I said above, this isn’t rocket science…
but if you were spending a lot of time today pondering which pizza cutter to buy- it’s the perfect post!
I’M QUOTED
I’m quoted on Blogtations!
I love this site. It’s a compilation of great quotes from around the daily blogosphere. Check it out…
and if you go- scroll down for the BananaBlueberry quote on finger painting.
If you like a quote on Blogtations, click on it and check out a new blog.
This BlogLand or ours is getting pretty cool.
BlogLand… hmmm, can I copyright that? Has it been used? I’m off to Wikipedia!
Have a good Memorial Day Weekend!
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