My morning of DREAD!

It has been so long since I blogged. I was feeling very uninspired and then I was looking through my pictures and realized I have a ton of pictures I could blog about. However, I will be out of town for a bit and unable to access my pictures so I won't get it all done as soon as I would like but I will get it done. Tonight I wanted to show a picture of my doll. Yes I have a doll. Her name is Little Miss Drowsy Beans and I have had her sine I was 3 years old. In that time she has held up surprisingly well considering she was always my "comfort object". As I've grown up she has gradually found her way to the shelf and often times little people want to play with her but she has been dubbed off limits. That is, until Harlee showed up. I automatically wanted my little doll to be an available comfort for my darling baby girl. So She now sits with all of Harlee's dolls and stuffed animals on their allocated shelf. This shelf is different that the aforementioned "shelf" in that it's purpose is to keep Harlees toys organized, not kept away from her. Anyway, generally each night before bed she will choose a baby or animal form that shelf to sleep with her for the night. Last night she chose Drowsy Beans and so I tucked them both lovingly into bed. This morning, I heard Jeremy get home and the next thing I was aware of was the bath water on. Harlee had achieved another one of her massive blow outs and Jeremy had promptly thrown her into the tub to get clean. (I know, He's great!!) I got up and got my contacts in and sat with Harlee while she finished her bath and Jeremy took care of the rest of the mess. Minutes later Jeremy walked into the bathroom holding my precious, OLD doll my the head saying, "It got on Drowsy beans". I could tell he was worried about my reaction. I cried, "Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!" and then we both busted up laughing. Yes I was horrified to see her little pink outfit spotted with nastiness, but it was kind of also funny. Now here is the catch to this story. Like any good comfort object I don't think my doll has ever been washed in it's life. I'm not sure if my mom threw her in the wash when I was little but I have never done it myself for fear that she would fall apart. So as she sat soaking in a sink of water I realized this was the time. And I had to come to terms with the fact that she HAD to be washed and it may be the end to my beloved doll. *sniff sniff* So, I put her in the wash, (with the comforter from Harlee's bed that had already been washed. But I couldn't stand the thought of her just banging around in there with no cushion, *sniff sniff*) put on the gentle cycle, added soap, and closed the door on the poor little thing. I immediately called my mom to relay the news and although she sympathised with my plight, she also laughed. She told me to call her and let her know how things turned out, meaning let her know if Drowsy Beans DIED or not! And a few more giggles form her. So a while later, with heart pounding I went to the laundry room and took a deep breath steeling myself for the image of a little deflated, torn apart body. As I opened the lid, there she sat. Still tucked in nicely by the blanket and looking cleaner than I can ever remember her looking. The front material looks a bit worn and it may be time to put her back on the "Do not touch" shelf, but i am happy to announce she survived!! Mom was very happy about it too. So this is the picture of her looking so fresh and clean. I didn't think to take a picture before, because really, who wants to see some poo covered doll. Yuck! But trust me when I say she is looking good! Ha ha.
P.S. Thanks to all who stuck around and actually read this story. I Know it was a long one.

Something to make you smile

I was going through my pictures and found this one of Harlee. I don't think I ever really looked at it before because tonight I realized how FUNNY it is!! I mean seriously, look at those big eyes, that crazy hair and her HORRIBLY messy face. I just love it and hope you do as well.

Some Ideas

I think in the near future me and my friend Michelle should do something fun! We haven't had a little get together in a while and I believe the time is overdue. Now I just have to figure out what we will be doing. I think maybe it will be watching some kind of movie somewhere because we both like that. Or maybe eating pie somewhere because you know we both like that. Except we will have to make sure Michelle takes her insulin or however that diabetes thing works. Most likely we will sit around talking into the wee hours of the night so maybe she is going to have to bring a change of cloths and her and Harlee and I could have a little sleep over. I'm pretty sure Harlee would like that. These are just some ideas I'm throwing out there. If any one has any more ideas please feel free to post them. I will be updating on the fun we have whatever it may be. :)

New Post

I know it's time for a new post I'm just not sure what it should be. So check back soon. Maybe even tonight. I'll look through my pics and see what I can come up with.

Introducing Her Royal Highness and Her new throne!!

All right, this will be my second post for the day, but I HAD to write about what happened tonight! So I have been just casually teaching Harlee about going "potty". Since she generally won't let me out of her sight even private moments aren't so private any more. Oh well, the perks of being a mom I suppose. But I have tried to make those times learning opportunities. So I explain that mommy is going "pee-pee" in the "potty" and so on. I have also tried to connect me going with her going. Like when I changer her diaper I say how she went pee-pee in her diaper like mommy goes pee-pee in the potty. (Trying to give you all enough detail without giving TOO MUCH detail.) So she has been showing interest for a while when it comes to the toilet. She actually says "pee-pee" and she has tried to help me a couple times, (uh, awkward even for a mommy) along with grabbing her diaper when, (I think) she has gone pee. So tonight we got her her very own potty. We got in out and put together and she sat on her little potty while I sat on mine. I was talking her through it just letting her get use to the feel and such. When I stood up, so did she and she went to shut the lid on hers when I did on mine, but she stopped and decided she wanted to sit back down. Jeremy had come to get a diaper back on her but he let her sit again. When she did I heard him say "Oh my gosh..." and turned to see a little stream flowing right into her little potty!! What!?!? Did that just happen? So Jeremy and I both cheered big for her and she loved it! She smiled and giggled and clapped with us. Then I showed her how to wipe. She wasn't so interested in that part. But you could just see in her little face that the whole experience was a good one for her. I seriously couldn't believe it. It was so cute and awesome and funny!! What a big girl! OK, that part is kind of sad, but I am so proud of her and how smart she is. I know not to expect it to keep being that easy, and that we still have a lot of work to do, but I'm just impressed that she has come this far already. So that is my story for tonight. I hope it was clean enough for everyone out there. I will continue to update on our progress with the potty. :)

So I had this really cute video of Harlee that I wanted to post but I let it upload for like two hours and it just wouldn't work. I guess if you want to see it you'll just have to come see it in person. I really don't have much to write about. I went to Women's conference last week with my friend Jamee and we had a blast together. It was so good to be able to just be friends and not worry about all the every day life stuff. Not that we don't love the everyday life stuff, it's just been a while since we got to relax and just have fun together like that. It was also an uplifting experience and I'm very glad I went.
Huh, let's see, I have a story about Harlee. The other day she went to play with Jeremy outside while I showered. As they were walking away from the porch I told her bye and she turned around and waved and said bye-bye then blew me a kiss. So cute but nothing new. Then I said "love you!" and she said "love you" back!!! I have been waiting for that day so long and it was so great. I haven't been able to get her to say it again, but I know she'll get it soon. She is such a hand full and makes messes everywhere she goes but she is such a light in my life. Every night we spend some time together just sitting and talking and playing before she goes to bed and it's the best part of the day. Other than that nothing new. Tavia is going to be calling on Mother's day and I am excited about that. I am just trying to figure out how to be there (my mom's house) and get back and spend enough time with Jeremy's mom also. I hope Whit gets to call early. I know this post is stupid, I'll post some pictures to try and make up for it. LOL


Jeremy and Harlee just chillaxin' together. She loves her daddy!

And this is Harlee playing in the dirt. One of her very favorite things to do!!

Happy happy birthday Bloggie dear!!!

Guess what all! Yesterday was officially one year that I have been blogging!! I love it. I love being able to share my life with my friends and record some of my history in a different way. Most anyone that knows me knows that I keep a journal. I have since my mom bough me one in second grade, (I think). I believe I have about 25 that are finished , one in the works and a couple that are for miscellaneous stuff. That makes ALMOST 30 journals over my lifetime. I love being able to look back and see the things that were going on and the way I was reacting. I love reading them with old friends and family and laugh about how silly we were. It is just something I love. And I will never stop writing in a journal. Nothing can compare to the sensation of gliding along a nice clean page with your favorite pen filling the lines with the essence of who you are. HOWEVER, I love blogging because I can add so much of the other things I love to my memory keeping. I can post pictures, and music and videos. These things are also priceless and go hand in hand with keeping a record of life. I wish you could do in a journal what you do on a computer, but until that day comes I will also not stop blogging. I want to say thank you to all the people who support me and read my silly, no real point to it, blog. I know it is not the most interesting thing. My life can get... regular. But is a regular that I love and love to share with the people I love. (I guess if there are any of you out there that I don't know who read this blog you should know that I appreciate you too. Just don't do anything crazy. K. Thanks.) I love words, life, reading, photographs, music, friends, family, creating, laughing, being uplifted and being appreciated. Blogging is all of those things wrapped up in one and I am so glad to be a part of it. So happy birthday blog. And thanks again too all of you for your support.

-Shay Lee