catastrophe(s)

We are back to the potty training business full speed ahead! We took some time off over the holidays, one, because there was only sporadic success, and two because I wasn't being consistant and knew that because of that I was probably hindering the success rather than helping it along. So, when the holidays came upon us...way back at Thanksgiving and beyond, we stopped. We gave it a break. But on Sunday night I started the process over. I decided that it would be really awesome if Landry could be potty trained by the time we got into the new house. we have about two months to accomplish this goal! Fingers crossed. So far it has gone pretty well. She has used the potty at least once each day, but there have also been some accidents. For one, she peed in her plastic halloween pumpkin. It's still out because she carries it around almost like a purse...she likes to put her toys in it and carry it around...but yesterday, she decided that since it was plastic, round, and open at the top, it should work just as easily as a toilet. Luckily, there were no toys in it....unlucky for me, there is a small hole at the bottom that made disposing for the fluid....er...interesting. This morning, she hopped into the toy bin and peed there....ughhh! Last night she peed on her blanket...at 9:00, right before going to be. This was a catastrophe #1. I had started a load of laundry about 15 minutes prior to the accident, and therefore had to wait until it was finished before I could put the blanket in the wash. Landry is very attached to her "ohwie". Don't ask why she calls it that...she calls every other blanket, "blanket", so it's not that she can't say the word...she just has a special name for her blanket. So, at 9:45 I put her blanket in the wash...by itself, hoping to speed things along since she was crying for it. 10:15 it finally went in the dryer. By this time she had fallen asleep with out it - WHew. At 10:45, she woke up...and apparently that 30 minute nap was enough rest to keep her up all night. So, she finally had her Ohwie...but we were up until nearly 2 before she finally went to sleep again...I am so tired! Catastrophe #2 was that apparently when she peed on the couch (and subsequently on her blanket) she also peed on Logan's DS, which now will not work. So, it's broken...and my son's little heart is broken as well as JR's. Playing Mario Kart has kind of become their thing. They get together and watch each other play and it is a lot of fun for both of them...so...we will be replacing the DS I guess...but not right now because we have so much other stuff going on that I just can't afford it right now. Which leads to my heart break and the fact that replacing the DS may possibly mean that I will have to further delay getting my camera. I seriously hope this potty training business gets completed soon! She will actually hold her pee for hours and then when I put a diaper on her..with in 5 minutes the thing is full. Grrr. I was making her sit on the potty about every 20 minutes, but everytime I would, she acted as if I was punishing her...I don't want her to think that...so now I just ask if she needs to go...she says no. Every once in a while I will ask her to try and she will sit on the potty. So, she seems okay as long as it is HER idea to sit on the potty, and isn't being forced. I am just going to go with it for a while and see how it goes.

The kids allergies are a nightmare. Both of them have some major snot going on right now...GROSS!

IF you are getting irritated at all with my updates on the building of my house, I am going to warn you now that it is probably about to get worse. It seems that from here until the end of February things will be picking up at a steady pace. I already told you that they finished hanging the dry wall. From there, they basically go through and use some sort of paste(?) to adhere all the sheet rock together, then they sand it and smooth it to get it ready for paint. So that is done! We have WALLS! Today they delivered all the doors, and trim. Around noon today the cabinets began to arrive, so I am hoping that they are puting all the cabinets, trim, and doors up as I am typing away. I will check in about an hour after I pick up Logan! From what JR says, they will then start on fixtures...toilets, sinks...of course the countertops...lights...yada yada. So things are moving along and hopefully by the end of the week I can get some photos of the inside. Once they get the cabinets and counter tops, JR and I can start ordering the floor samples. We have now hit another indecision. After closing, we are installing wood flooring through out the first floor, exept for the Bathroom and laundry room which will be tiled. As of now, the guest room will be carpeted, but now we are thinking that maybe we should just go ahead and lay the wood flooring in there as well??? I don't know...it's not that big of a room, so part of me thinks just go ahead and do it...and then the other part thinks...we might as well just use the carpet and we can always replace it later if need be. Plus, I kind of like having carpet in the bedrooms, just so the floor isn't so cold...but I REALLY hate carpet...but at the same time, it isn't a high traffic area either. So, we have a few more weeks before we need to make a decision on that. hmmm.

That's what is going on at Luck household...I am seriously so tired...oh and in case you were wondering, Landry peed on my foot, right about the time I started typing about the house! YAY! SHE REALLY HAS TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT!