Random things

This is not a site you should see when you live in the city limits AND in the middle of the summer... at least I don't think so. Yes, we had a deer in our backyard. The night before Corby & the boys were outside at sunset & they said one ran through our neighborhood right up through our yard & into the woods. I wonder if it's the same one. Anyway, I was in the kitchen the other day when I noticed something moving around back there. Then pops out this thing. It was looking right at me too when I took the picture. This isn't the first time we've seen deer in our yard. A few years back we had about 5 back there.

I've been swamped with VBS registration this week. Ours started last night at church and runs every Wednesday through the rest of the summer. I'm in charge of registration, so I had lots of kids to put in lots of different places & lots of prep-work to do so we were sure to have a smooth registration. We had a huge crowd last night... a rough estimate of about 120. It's going to be a great program this year.

Speaking of last night... there was a tornado that hit Boiling Springs. Why did this not get any news coverage????? I got a voice mail while I was at church from a friend who lives there & she said it came right through her neighborhood. She said stuff was everywhere... her neighbors brand new back deck was in the middle of the road, people's trampolines were folded in half, trees down & uprooted everywhere, power lines down, swing sets mushed... crazy! We drove around this afternoon & observed all the damage. It reminded me of my first year of college & a tornado went through Gardner-Webb. That was scary! Corby was standing in the cafeteria & watched it go between 2 buildings. It flipped cars upside down & even busted the back windshield of my car.

Another milestone celebrated!

With toddlers or little ones in general, you are always celebrating some kind of milestone they've achieved. Today, Kensley peed on the potty! I couldn't believe it. I've been sitting her on the potty for months now before I put her in the tub & it's been nothing... as expected... I was just getting a routine established & practicing sitting (it worked for my other 2, so I wanted to continue it with her). She's been asking randomly over the past few months to go pee-pee on the potty when I change her diaper. We go sit & she says "pee-pee-pee-pee" and then she's done.


Anyway.... when I got her out of the tub tonight, she said "pee pee on potty". So I sat her on the potty & as usual, nothing. When I laid her on the changing table to put her jammies on, she pee-peed a little on her towel. I said no-no and told her lets do that on the potty. So back we went to the potty & she sat there & smiled at me like usual & then wanted down. But I told her no, that she needed to pee on the potty like she just did in her room. So she sat & a little trickle came out. I screamed with excitement and clapped. The rest of the clan piled into the bathroom to celebrate her accomplishment, so she peed more. We clapped & praised her again, then she peed a lot! Of course at this point I flashed forward & thought "could she possibly be ready to potty train?... I just bought a super-mega pack of diapers at Sam's... I should have bought pull-ups instead". We've got a long way to go, but the thought of being out of diapers pretty soon was really kind of scary to me. I definitely won't miss the extra money I spend on diapers & wipes but I guess because my baby is growing up. Also the fact that she's a girl & I'll have to sit her on a public toilet. That grosses me out!



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