This is a short video of a Manta Ray during our night dive. Last one, for reals this time!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
One Last Dive post
Back to the boat dive.
After enjoying a nice afternoon dive, we came up for a snack and a little rest. Then, after the sun set, we got ready to dive again.
Before our first dive I was worried about jumping in with all my gear on. I was worried that my fins would trip me before I even had a chance to get in the water. I was worried that my mask would mush my nose and fill with water and I would lose my contacts. And I was worried about embarrassing myself, so I decided to hold my fins and mask in my hands while I jumped in and put them on after I was in the water.
Bad idea. That was no fun. I forgot that I have a hard time reaching my feet when I'm all geared up. My head kept going under water while I was trying to reach my feet, and I thought I might drown. No fun at all. I was finally able to get my fins on, but I decided to jump in all geared up for the second dive.
That worked much better. I put on my fins and mask, waddled over to the end of the boat, and took a big step off into the ocean. I didn't trip. My mask was fine. And I didn't hold up the group while trying to reach my toes. Much better!
Manta Ray (is ray plural without the s?) eat plankton. Light attracts plankton. So the plan was to sit on the bottom of the ocean and shine flashlights up hoping to attract plankton and manta rays.
Several boats had joined us at our dive spot and there were lots of divers and snorkelers with flashlights. We all settled in and shined our lights up, and sure enough, here came the Manta Rays. It looked like a scene in a science fiction movie. Lights and bubbles above and below us, and huge creatures looking right at us!
There were more than a dozen of those big guys swimming just above our heads. They were much closer than the ones we had seen earlier in the daylight. And with the dark sky above and the lights below we could really see what the Manta Ray look like.
They have different spots that make it easy to identify them. They open up their mouths and gills and just swoop over you. One even batted Nathan's head as he swam past. They seemed to be having a fun time - soaring and tumbling in the water. It was an amazing sight.
After enjoying a nice afternoon dive, we came up for a snack and a little rest. Then, after the sun set, we got ready to dive again.
Before our first dive I was worried about jumping in with all my gear on. I was worried that my fins would trip me before I even had a chance to get in the water. I was worried that my mask would mush my nose and fill with water and I would lose my contacts. And I was worried about embarrassing myself, so I decided to hold my fins and mask in my hands while I jumped in and put them on after I was in the water.
Bad idea. That was no fun. I forgot that I have a hard time reaching my feet when I'm all geared up. My head kept going under water while I was trying to reach my feet, and I thought I might drown. No fun at all. I was finally able to get my fins on, but I decided to jump in all geared up for the second dive.
That worked much better. I put on my fins and mask, waddled over to the end of the boat, and took a big step off into the ocean. I didn't trip. My mask was fine. And I didn't hold up the group while trying to reach my toes. Much better!
Manta Ray (is ray plural without the s?) eat plankton. Light attracts plankton. So the plan was to sit on the bottom of the ocean and shine flashlights up hoping to attract plankton and manta rays.
Several boats had joined us at our dive spot and there were lots of divers and snorkelers with flashlights. We all settled in and shined our lights up, and sure enough, here came the Manta Rays. It looked like a scene in a science fiction movie. Lights and bubbles above and below us, and huge creatures looking right at us!
There were more than a dozen of those big guys swimming just above our heads. They were much closer than the ones we had seen earlier in the daylight. And with the dark sky above and the lights below we could really see what the Manta Ray look like.
They have different spots that make it easy to identify them. They open up their mouths and gills and just swoop over you. One even batted Nathan's head as he swam past. They seemed to be having a fun time - soaring and tumbling in the water. It was an amazing sight.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
More Dive
Our first adventure on the Big Island was a boat dive with Jacks Diving Locker. We headed out at about 4pm and saw dolphins on the way to the dive site.
Those dolphins were really fast swimmers and came right up to the boat. They wanted to race!
I had never done a boat dive before, and I was a little freaked out about jumping into the ocean with all my dive gear on. That was my big worry on the trip - not sharks or other scary fish.
For this trip we did an afternoon dive and saw lots of interesting fish and a few manta ray. Then we came up and had a sandwich and got ready for another dive. The second dive was after dark. I'll post a video of that later.
Here is a moray eel and ? a cool polka dot fish?
And here is a trumpet fish - what an interesting looking thing!
My favorite under water creature
Monday, November 12, 2007
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
wednesday
Having fun on Big Island stop
Saw Manta Rays, Waterfalls, and Rainforest stop
Hiked cauldera and lava tube stop
Miss you stop
Home tomorrow stop
Saw Manta Rays, Waterfalls, and Rainforest stop
Hiked cauldera and lava tube stop
Miss you stop
Home tomorrow stop
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Getting Away
Remember my sob story?
Apparently my tears worked, and we get to go after all!
We are running away to the Big Island tomorrow...
If you get bored while I'm gone you can read all about Pele, the goddess of the volcano.
Apparently my tears worked, and we get to go after all!
We are running away to the Big Island tomorrow...
If you get bored while I'm gone you can read all about Pele, the goddess of the volcano.
or you can study up on Manta Rays. Did you know those guys can be as big as 13 feet across? Wowza!
or plan your own trip to the Big Island!
Aloha!
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Post-Halloween Stress Disorder
Hannah here - Sorry that I didn't write my Saturday blog last week - there wasn't really anything interesting to blog about.
But today, oh, today, I've got a nice, tasty, fattening treat for you.
That's right.
Candy. Chocolate, Starbursts, Smarties, Bubblegum, anything you can possibly think of. This is why I hate Halloween. Because, even thought I am a young, fresh, thirteen-year-old, I still have fears. BIG fears. One in particular, the most dreadful two words in the history of dreadful words: Getting Fat. So, this Halloween I decided that I would boycott candy.
Haha. Ha. Hahahahaha.
I even forced myself to stay away from houses passing out candy. But, when you are sitting around with a HUGE bowl of candy to pass out to little kids, you can get carried away. The same goes for having three siblings who are all very much into the Halloween movement.
Every day starts out normal: I wake up, I get ready, I eat breakfast, and then I head out the door. But wait! What's that I hear?
"Hannah, Hannah, come heeeeere!"
"We are caaaaaalling to you, Hannah."
"Don't you want just ooonneeee little snickers bar?"
NO! I will fight the urge. I drag my unwilling feet out of the door and go to school. My tummy rumbles, all day long, no matter how much I eat for lunch. For it has heard the call of the wildly tasty candy, and will stop at nothing to get to this deadly treat.
I get home from school. Conveniently, every piece of candy in our house is strung about on the kitchen table. Oh, Three Musketeers, oh, Tootsie Rolls galore, oh, bliss.
Until I eat about five hundred pieces.
Then my dear stomache stretches out to unbelievable lengths, all in order to enjoy the full effects of an afternoon of candy.
EVERY DAY!
Can you feel my pain?
Am I the only one?
Is it wrong to feel this way as a thirteen-year-old?
Help me out, here!
But today, oh, today, I've got a nice, tasty, fattening treat for you.
That's right.
Candy. Chocolate, Starbursts, Smarties, Bubblegum, anything you can possibly think of. This is why I hate Halloween. Because, even thought I am a young, fresh, thirteen-year-old, I still have fears. BIG fears. One in particular, the most dreadful two words in the history of dreadful words: Getting Fat. So, this Halloween I decided that I would boycott candy.
Haha. Ha. Hahahahaha.
I even forced myself to stay away from houses passing out candy. But, when you are sitting around with a HUGE bowl of candy to pass out to little kids, you can get carried away. The same goes for having three siblings who are all very much into the Halloween movement.
Every day starts out normal: I wake up, I get ready, I eat breakfast, and then I head out the door. But wait! What's that I hear?
"Hannah, Hannah, come heeeeere!"
"We are caaaaaalling to you, Hannah."
"Don't you want just ooonneeee little snickers bar?"
NO! I will fight the urge. I drag my unwilling feet out of the door and go to school. My tummy rumbles, all day long, no matter how much I eat for lunch. For it has heard the call of the wildly tasty candy, and will stop at nothing to get to this deadly treat.
I get home from school. Conveniently, every piece of candy in our house is strung about on the kitchen table. Oh, Three Musketeers, oh, Tootsie Rolls galore, oh, bliss.
Until I eat about five hundred pieces.
Then my dear stomache stretches out to unbelievable lengths, all in order to enjoy the full effects of an afternoon of candy.
EVERY DAY!
Can you feel my pain?
Am I the only one?
Is it wrong to feel this way as a thirteen-year-old?
Help me out, here!
Friday, November 02, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Spoooooooky Week!
This is one of those weeks where all of my little projects are happening at the same time.
Sometimes I feel a little bored, so I volunteer to help here and there, and usually that's great. But this week, all of my commitments are happening at the same time. Here's what's going on:
Gave a talk in Sacrament meeting on Sunday
And fixed 6 pounds of taco meat for a youth activity
Next Sunday I'm teaching all the Young Women together
Helped at middle school on Monday
Preschool here on Tuesday, and back to the middle school at lunchtime
Plus Hula Tuesday afternoon
And Young Womens Tuesday night
Halloween on Wednesday (and one last costume to finish up - sorry Hannah)
With a Spooky Science activity after school
And piano lessons Wednesday afternoon
And Trunk or treating at the church after a little neighborhood trick or treating
Thursday I help at the elementary school
And Nathan's parents are coming into town Thursday evening
eeeeeeeek!
Sometimes I feel a little bored, so I volunteer to help here and there, and usually that's great. But this week, all of my commitments are happening at the same time. Here's what's going on:
Gave a talk in Sacrament meeting on Sunday
And fixed 6 pounds of taco meat for a youth activity
Next Sunday I'm teaching all the Young Women together
Helped at middle school on Monday
Preschool here on Tuesday, and back to the middle school at lunchtime
Plus Hula Tuesday afternoon
And Young Womens Tuesday night
Halloween on Wednesday (and one last costume to finish up - sorry Hannah)
With a Spooky Science activity after school
And piano lessons Wednesday afternoon
And Trunk or treating at the church after a little neighborhood trick or treating
Thursday I help at the elementary school
And Nathan's parents are coming into town Thursday evening
eeeeeeeek!
Friday, October 26, 2007
It's Aloha Friday
I dedicate this edition of Aloha Friday to my new best friend, Oxy Clean.
When we moved to Hawaii almost a year ago I was ready for sun and sand and surf. I was not ready for red dirt. Who knew that red dirt would take over my life?
When we moved to Hawaii almost a year ago I was ready for sun and sand and surf. I was not ready for red dirt. Who knew that red dirt would take over my life?
King of the Red Dirt Hill
My dad would tell you that it's not dirt, it's soil. I don't know the difference, but let me tell you, it is dirty. Red dirt is like a permanent dye on your socks. And your favorite white skirt. And your new white t-shirt.
Once dried in, it is impossible to remove. One little dirty sock thrown in with a load of whites can cause all sorts of trouble.
But that natural dye can be a good thing - you can buy authentic Hawaiian red dirt dyed t-shirts. Though red dirt socks would probably be better for John.
Oooh! Shoes on over those socks! That's a good start, but if it's wet out the red dirt will seep through your shoes and still stain your socks...
I find red mud footprints on the tile. And red mud footprints on the bathroom vanity. And red mud fingerprints on the refridgerator. And red dirt rings around the bathtub...
The soil in Hawaii is high in iron. When the iron rusts it causes a red color. That's how we get Alaea or red dirt!.
I have seen this red salt at the store, and have wonder what it is. It turns out that it is sea salt mixed with a little hawaiian red dirt. It has a high amount of natural minerals and it is supposed to taste great. I'll have to try it...
Also, there is a legend that when King Kamahama was out with his soldier and they ran out of Poi and got really desperate, they would swim to the bottom of a river and eat handfulls of the red mud to survive. Yum!
Hope your Aloha Friday is a clean one!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
If
If you had planned a little getaway to a neighbor island with your honey,
but it turns out your sweetie was,
then wasn't,
then was again,
and then probably for reals wasn't actually going to be able to "get away",
what would you do?
Cancel? Cry? Go Shopping? Eat Chocolate?
Keep your reservation, go to the Big Island, hike the active volcano, and swim with the manta rays....alone?
Reschedule for a one-day in your own hometown kind of get away? (Waikiki Beach is just a few minutes away, that wouldn't be so bad, would it?)
but it turns out your sweetie was,
then wasn't,
then was again,
and then probably for reals wasn't actually going to be able to "get away",
what would you do?
Cancel? Cry? Go Shopping? Eat Chocolate?
Keep your reservation, go to the Big Island, hike the active volcano, and swim with the manta rays....alone?
Reschedule for a one-day in your own hometown kind of get away? (Waikiki Beach is just a few minutes away, that wouldn't be so bad, would it?)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
TetherBall
++++++++++++++++++
I have a new calling. (Mormon-talk for volunteer church job that you really didn't volunteer for, but you're (mostly) happy to do.) Last night was my first night on the job at Young Womens.
The Beehives (my assigned group) were in charge of teaching some sweet sports skills. We did soccer drills, volleyball bumping, jump roping, and yoga. We did not get to play tether ball, but John and I play sometimes at school.
I am embarrassed to admit that I'm a little sore this morning. I think from the sideways shuffling up to a line and back and up to the next line and back again.
A couple of the girls in our ward are on their middle school jump roping team. They have the cutest routine evah! I am so jealous. I must learn it.
They also know how to do double dutch, and gave each of us a chance to try jumping in. I'm proud to announce that I was able to jump in on my first try! Go double dutch! Now that I think about it, swinging those ropes may be why my arms are a little sore. (don't tell the young women, they already think I'm oooooooold)
I think we need to start a neighborhood jump roping club...Where do you buy those long jump ropes?
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Home Alone.
It's 8:30am on Tuesday. The girls are in school. John is at preschool. and I'm home alone!
I am doing a little neighborhood swap preschool with 3 other mom's, so I have the boys here every other Tuesday. On Thursday while he's at preschool I help at the elementary school. For some reason all of my "off" Tuesdays have been spent at the school or visiting teaching, and this is my first all-alone-with-nothing-to-do day this year!
Not that I really have nothing to do. I am going to sew until 11am, then go get my run. along with a little laundry and mopping.
I am also going to enjoy a nice breakfast out on the lanai.
What do you do when you are home alone?
I am doing a little neighborhood swap preschool with 3 other mom's, so I have the boys here every other Tuesday. On Thursday while he's at preschool I help at the elementary school. For some reason all of my "off" Tuesdays have been spent at the school or visiting teaching, and this is my first all-alone-with-nothing-to-do day this year!
Not that I really have nothing to do. I am going to sew until 11am, then go get my run. along with a little laundry and mopping.
I am also going to enjoy a nice breakfast out on the lanai.
What do you do when you are home alone?
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Ta-Da!
From now on, Saturday blogging will be revolutionized. Mwahahahaha. Does this sound like Wendy right now? HAH! I think NOT! This is her fabulous daughter, the eldest one, Hannah. I am going to be the Saturday "Guest Blogger". From now on, every Saturday, you will get to examine the brain of the modern thirteen-year-old girl. For today, I'll start with thirteen things about me, myself, and I.
1. I love the show The Hills.
2. Beauty and the Beast makes me cry.
3. I love, love love love love love, Pride and Prejudice. All of the movies, and the book, too.
4. Bride and Prejudice, however, might be even better. I wish I could do that snake dance.
5. I get straight As, without fail. So my parents never have to fear in that area.
6. I love sarcasm. Not many adult readers may agree, but I look at sarcasm as a new mother looks at her child.
7. A Room With A View makes no sense. At all. And the whole skinny dipping thing, it really just makes me afraid.
8. I love my family. All of my aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins, whatever. They are the greatest.
9. I joined Theater club a few weeks ago, and I don't think I'm ever going to go back. Again.
10. I am destined for great things. Fame, to be exact. I don't know how yet, because the whole theater club thing scared me. No offense to theater enthusiasts, but those kids were really weird.
11. Jacob is better than Edward.
12. I wish the Harry Potter series would just keep going on forever.
13. I love shopping. Especially at American Eagle, Hollister, Pac Sun, Wet Seal, and Old Navy.
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This whole guest blogger thing is a test to see how dedicated I really am. Eventually, I might be allowed to have my own blog.
1. I love the show The Hills.
2. Beauty and the Beast makes me cry.
3. I love, love love love love love, Pride and Prejudice. All of the movies, and the book, too.
4. Bride and Prejudice, however, might be even better. I wish I could do that snake dance.
5. I get straight As, without fail. So my parents never have to fear in that area.
6. I love sarcasm. Not many adult readers may agree, but I look at sarcasm as a new mother looks at her child.
7. A Room With A View makes no sense. At all. And the whole skinny dipping thing, it really just makes me afraid.
8. I love my family. All of my aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins, whatever. They are the greatest.
9. I joined Theater club a few weeks ago, and I don't think I'm ever going to go back. Again.
10. I am destined for great things. Fame, to be exact. I don't know how yet, because the whole theater club thing scared me. No offense to theater enthusiasts, but those kids were really weird.
11. Jacob is better than Edward.
12. I wish the Harry Potter series would just keep going on forever.
13. I love shopping. Especially at American Eagle, Hollister, Pac Sun, Wet Seal, and Old Navy.
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This whole guest blogger thing is a test to see how dedicated I really am. Eventually, I might be allowed to have my own blog.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Hostage
I'll never forget the day I found this note sitting on the desk.
Oh the wailing.
and the gnashing of teeth.
The terror.
The loneliness.
The laundry and the dishes and the sewing and the reading (how much more I am able to do in a day when the computer is abducted...)
But, the terms were met. (or the term papers were finished, which ever)
And the computer is mine again!
Hurrah!
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ps - it appears that the same outlaw who hijacked the computer has now taken control of the TV....
Monday, October 15, 2007
More Air Show + John
I can't help myself - Nathan took too many great photos!
This one always scares me. I have to close my eyes...
And this is my most favorite!
I could keep posting Blue Angels photos all day! But I need to do laundry, and I really wanted to write about John:
John makes me smile. He also makes me do hopscotch. If you haven't done hopscotch in a while, you should. It's fun!
Each morning when we drop off the girls at school he says: I'm thirsty! and I say: You know where the drinking fountain is!
But that drinking fountain is tricky!
Try again!
There you go!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Air Show
We drove over to Kaneohe Marine Corps Base on the other side of the island to see the Blue Angels fly.
Luckily, I brought my photographer with me. He was able to catch some amazing photos! (thanks nate) As we came through the the check in, the Marine looked though his big bag of lenses and asked if he was with the media...
With the mountains in the background, the bay in front of us, the clouds above us and the Blue Angles flying it was a breathtaking show!
A friend gave us grandstand tickets, so we had a great view and seats! (can you tell that is two planes?)
The kids had fun - it was John's first time to see them and Emily hadn't seen them since she was a baby.
Luckily, I brought my photographer with me. He was able to catch some amazing photos! (thanks nate) As we came through the the check in, the Marine looked though his big bag of lenses and asked if he was with the media...
With the mountains in the background, the bay in front of us, the clouds above us and the Blue Angles flying it was a breathtaking show!
A friend gave us grandstand tickets, so we had a great view and seats! (can you tell that is two planes?)
The kids had fun - it was John's first time to see them and Emily hadn't seen them since she was a baby.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air. . . .
Up, up the long, delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or ever eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
— John Gillespie Magee, Jr
Thursday, October 11, 2007
I've Been Boo'd
October is a dangerous month, with temptation lurking around every corner.
Temptation of the miniature candy bar variety.
Last night as I was reading about airplanes to John and Emily, the doorbell rang. Sydney answered the door and yelled:
"Somebody Ding-Dong-Ditched us!"
and she was right. There was just a bag of candy and a ghost picture sitting on the porch. How fun!
I let each of the kids have one candy before bed. I ate a miniature Baby Ruth.
After the house got quiet and my movie started I could hear that candy calling out to me. I tried to ignore it, but before the movie was over I had eaten 2 miniature Kit-Kat bars and a Crunch bar. AND as I went around turning out the lights I ate one last Kit-Kat bar.
That makes 5 all together.
Booooooo!
And they weren't even my favorite kind.
There are 20 more days until Halloween and to avoid turning into a pumpkin myself, I've decided to give myself a little chocolate challenge. No more Halloween Candy until Halloween. On Halloween I will only be allowed 10 candies. I think 10 is a good number. More than a handful, but not an entire plastic trick-or-treat pumpkin full.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Boo-Yeah!
****5:45am is too early to blog. sorry - no time to edit. I was thinking it would be fun to make that ghost into a little side bar sticker for you, in case you wanted to join me, but if I don't get off the computer right now I won't have time to run. I'll try later.
Boo-Hoo to you.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
I'm not really blogging right now
It's bedtime.
The kids are awake, but in their beds. Things are getting quiet around here.
And I'm not blogging.
I am going to lay on the couch and watch a movie.
Instead of night-blogging I'm going to get up a little early and blog before my morning run.
I already know what i'm going to write about....stay tuned....
The kids are awake, but in their beds. Things are getting quiet around here.
And I'm not blogging.
I am going to lay on the couch and watch a movie.
Instead of night-blogging I'm going to get up a little early and blog before my morning run.
I already know what i'm going to write about....stay tuned....
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Toilet Tag and other PottyTalk
Some people have gratitude Tuesday. I'm going to go with Toilet Tuesday.
Toilet Talk #1
The downstairs half-bath has the worst stinkin' toilet ever. I am currently engaged in daily battle with the stinky toilet and I'm not winning.
I think I can identify the 3 1/2 foot toilet troublemaker in a line up. We have 3 girls, and a boy. The boy is the youngest. He's been potty trained for a couple of years and he is very reliable at staying dry. He is even staying dry at night (see below for complete story.) But I have a feeling his aim is a little off.
If you are a veteran mother of boys, please help!
Toilet Talk #2
We have a family history of bedwetting. I won't discuss which ones of us had bedwetting troubles because I don't want to embarrassmyself anyone, but basically it has been rare for any of our kids to be dry at night before 1st grade. Pullups are my first line of defense.
A few weeks ago we ran out of pullups. I did not want to have to go to the Shoppette in my jammies, so I decided to try night training. I have used this method successfully before, but I had been too lazy to try it with our current bedwetters.
Here's how it works: Put plastic sheets over your mattresses. Please. Then you can make the bed as usual. Make sure your bedwetter uses the bathroom one more time after a bedtime story (around 8pm). Then wake up your bedwetter just before you go to bed (around 11pm) and make sure she goes potty. I find it best to make that bedwetter walk to the bathroom. Sometimes running the water in the sink is necessary to inspire a performance. If you or your spouse get up really early in the morning, it's a good idea to once again take your bedwetter to the bathroom.
I can guarantee a 33% success rate with this method. The other 66% may inspire me to resume buying Pullups for a few more months....
Toilet Talk #3
On the way to Young Women's tonight Hannah told me that she had planned tonight's fun combined activity. I asked her what they were doing and she said they were playing some getting to know you games. Like Flush-Away-the-Bad-Attitude-and-Just-Be-Friends Tag. Otherwise known as Toilet Tag.
I'm so proud of my daughter for coming up with such a noble and inspiring activity. Brilliant!
If you've never played toilet tag, you're in for a real treat! Toilet tag is played like freeze tag. One person is "it" (you can have more "it's" if you have a large group.) "It" has to freeze everyone. The last person tagged becomes "it". If you are tagged you must instantly freeze, and put your right hand out to the side, like a little toilet flusher. To become un-frozen, someone has to come along and "flush" your hand. Flushing sound-effects optional.
Hannah said everyone had fun and there were no accidents!
Toilet Talk #1
The downstairs half-bath has the worst stinkin' toilet ever. I am currently engaged in daily battle with the stinky toilet and I'm not winning.
I think I can identify the 3 1/2 foot toilet troublemaker in a line up. We have 3 girls, and a boy. The boy is the youngest. He's been potty trained for a couple of years and he is very reliable at staying dry. He is even staying dry at night (see below for complete story.) But I have a feeling his aim is a little off.
If you are a veteran mother of boys, please help!
Toilet Talk #2
We have a family history of bedwetting. I won't discuss which ones of us had bedwetting troubles because I don't want to embarrass
A few weeks ago we ran out of pullups. I did not want to have to go to the Shoppette in my jammies, so I decided to try night training. I have used this method successfully before, but I had been too lazy to try it with our current bedwetters.
Here's how it works: Put plastic sheets over your mattresses. Please. Then you can make the bed as usual. Make sure your bedwetter uses the bathroom one more time after a bedtime story (around 8pm). Then wake up your bedwetter just before you go to bed (around 11pm) and make sure she goes potty. I find it best to make that bedwetter walk to the bathroom. Sometimes running the water in the sink is necessary to inspire a performance. If you or your spouse get up really early in the morning, it's a good idea to once again take your bedwetter to the bathroom.
I can guarantee a 33% success rate with this method. The other 66% may inspire me to resume buying Pullups for a few more months....
Toilet Talk #3
On the way to Young Women's tonight Hannah told me that she had planned tonight's fun combined activity. I asked her what they were doing and she said they were playing some getting to know you games. Like Flush-Away-the-Bad-Attitude-and-Just-Be-Friends Tag. Otherwise known as Toilet Tag.
I'm so proud of my daughter for coming up with such a noble and inspiring activity. Brilliant!
If you've never played toilet tag, you're in for a real treat! Toilet tag is played like freeze tag. One person is "it" (you can have more "it's" if you have a large group.) "It" has to freeze everyone. The last person tagged becomes "it". If you are tagged you must instantly freeze, and put your right hand out to the side, like a little toilet flusher. To become un-frozen, someone has to come along and "flush" your hand. Flushing sound-effects optional.
Hannah said everyone had fun and there were no accidents!
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