This is the popsicle I mentioned in the previous post. LOL. Today Sunshine's Great Popsicle Experiment dabbled in milk and orange juice popsicles - he recycles the corndog sticks. Funny. Well, that's one way to get him to drink his milk I guess.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Corndogs and Laundry
Hope everyone reading this is having a lovely lovely day! I'm busy with laundry . . . which is turning out to be an all-day event in the El Paso Momma's house - er, apartment, rather.
Meanwhile I am trying to get my babies (let's call them Sunshine and Rain - LOL it's pretty close to their real names and definitely reflective of their personalities) to clean their room. I hear it's a good thing to try and condition your kids at a young age for just about everything and well, since cleanliness is near the top of my list . . . . "Put your toys away" is the mantra of the day. :)
Earlier today my son, Sunshine, stops me as I'm typing away at the computer. He tells me "Momma, I know how to make popsicles, you should try it." Hmm? I'm thinking. He continues, "Yeah, a popsicle it's the purple stuff with the stick inside." Hmm? I think again. I tell him, "Okay baby, yeah that does sound like a popsicle." He's 4 which means as soon as I start talking he losing all interest in the conversation and runs off to amuse himself with a new bouncy ball he got the night before last.
Okay so later after I return from tossing the clothes in the dryer, I turn the T.V. on to let the kids watch Curious George. I go check around the house for stuff I may have missed (the kids are 4 and 5 years old so you'd be surprised the stuff that turns up or disappears magically). I find my ice/heat pack on the livingroom floor and go to the kitchen to return it to the freezer. This is where I did the double-take. In my freezer is a 16 oz plastic tumbler filled with Minute Maid Pomegranate-Blueberry juice. Stuck inside the frozen juice are two used corndog sticks!
I laugh. Inventive, my little man is.
Aaah the little joys of motherhood. I might just try that oversized popsicle of his . . . if I can scrape the rest of that corndog breading off the stick.
Meanwhile I am trying to get my babies (let's call them Sunshine and Rain - LOL it's pretty close to their real names and definitely reflective of their personalities) to clean their room. I hear it's a good thing to try and condition your kids at a young age for just about everything and well, since cleanliness is near the top of my list . . . . "Put your toys away" is the mantra of the day. :)
Earlier today my son, Sunshine, stops me as I'm typing away at the computer. He tells me "Momma, I know how to make popsicles, you should try it." Hmm? I'm thinking. He continues, "Yeah, a popsicle it's the purple stuff with the stick inside." Hmm? I think again. I tell him, "Okay baby, yeah that does sound like a popsicle." He's 4 which means as soon as I start talking he losing all interest in the conversation and runs off to amuse himself with a new bouncy ball he got the night before last.
Okay so later after I return from tossing the clothes in the dryer, I turn the T.V. on to let the kids watch Curious George. I go check around the house for stuff I may have missed (the kids are 4 and 5 years old so you'd be surprised the stuff that turns up or disappears magically). I find my ice/heat pack on the livingroom floor and go to the kitchen to return it to the freezer. This is where I did the double-take. In my freezer is a 16 oz plastic tumbler filled with Minute Maid Pomegranate-Blueberry juice. Stuck inside the frozen juice are two used corndog sticks!
I laugh. Inventive, my little man is.
Aaah the little joys of motherhood. I might just try that oversized popsicle of his . . . if I can scrape the rest of that corndog breading off the stick.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Rubbing my hands with glee
K so I've known for a while now that Whitney Houston is going to make her comeback. I visited her site today and it sunk in. I'm so excited I can hardly wait another month. Growing up she was my favorite singer. Yay! Can't wait!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Fort Bliss Soldier Accepts Fate
I was just thinking about this recent article I published in my column, "Post-traumatic Stress takes its toll on soldiers" and the recent headlines made here in El Paso regarding a soldier stationed at Fort Bliss.
Staff Sgt. Edison Bayas was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a fine of $10,000 after pleading guilty to intoxicated manslaughter. To summarize the incident, on December 29, 2007 Staff Sgt. Bayas crashed into a car that was waiting at the intersection of Montana Blvd. and Hawkins. The crash killed Valerie Talamantes (19 yrs) who was driving the car on her way home.
Now Bayas told authorities that he was having a flashback from his the time he spent in Iraq. I just wanted to let you in on what prompted the article in the El Paso Motherhood column.
There was another article about several soldiers from Fort Carson involved in different incidents that many suspect is a result of PTSD. For more information on the topic check out my article .. . there are links to additional news stories as well.
Fort Bliss Expects to Treat even more soldiers with PTSD
Staff Sgt. Edison Bayas was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a fine of $10,000 after pleading guilty to intoxicated manslaughter. To summarize the incident, on December 29, 2007 Staff Sgt. Bayas crashed into a car that was waiting at the intersection of Montana Blvd. and Hawkins. The crash killed Valerie Talamantes (19 yrs) who was driving the car on her way home.
Now Bayas told authorities that he was having a flashback from his the time he spent in Iraq. I just wanted to let you in on what prompted the article in the El Paso Motherhood column.
There was another article about several soldiers from Fort Carson involved in different incidents that many suspect is a result of PTSD. For more information on the topic check out my article .. . there are links to additional news stories as well.
Fort Bliss Expects to Treat even more soldiers with PTSD
Welcome to My New Blog
Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to thank you for stopping by my mommy blog. Being a mother has been one of the most exciting and humorous and inspiring things that has happened in my life. (Don't most mommas think so?)
I decided to start this blog as a supplement to my column with Examiner.com, El Paso Motherhood. I've lived in El Paso since the beginning of summer 2008 and was lucky enough to visit several times before the physical move. I know how it is to be a mom with young children living in El Paso, TX and I'd like to share my experience.
I also happen to be married to an Army soldier, hence the move to El Paso. So, I am also very interested in happenings at Fort Bliss,too.
Here you will find the normal every day type of stuff that is more personal commentary than what I would add to my column. I'll be included personal reviews, events, headlines, and other items of interest with a focus on motherhood.
Thanks again for visiting, and please stop by again soon.
Just wanted to thank you for stopping by my mommy blog. Being a mother has been one of the most exciting and humorous and inspiring things that has happened in my life. (Don't most mommas think so?)
I decided to start this blog as a supplement to my column with Examiner.com, El Paso Motherhood. I've lived in El Paso since the beginning of summer 2008 and was lucky enough to visit several times before the physical move. I know how it is to be a mom with young children living in El Paso, TX and I'd like to share my experience.
I also happen to be married to an Army soldier, hence the move to El Paso. So, I am also very interested in happenings at Fort Bliss,too.
Here you will find the normal every day type of stuff that is more personal commentary than what I would add to my column. I'll be included personal reviews, events, headlines, and other items of interest with a focus on motherhood.
Thanks again for visiting, and please stop by again soon.
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