Dookie.

I've often wondered if everyone has the same issues with their kids that I have with mine. The main problem  we run into is pooping through whatever she is wearing. I know all kids do it from time to time. But is it normal for it to happen every time you go to a certain place?

For instance, anytime we go to my grandfather's house, my precious little Robbie Jo craps everywhere. It never fails. She'll be laying in the same spot, in the same position, within an hour of us arriving at the house, and she drops the brown note.

At first I thought her diapers were too tight, or maybe it was because she was laying on her belly. But now, I'm starting to think that this is some kind of ritual of hers. We visit my grandpa a couple of times a week. And every time she'll poo throw 2 outfits. You can imagine how much laundry we do.

What's worse is, it took me forever to think "Hey I can just pop these clothes in the washer while I'm here.". So my kid had to ride home in just a diaper a couple of times.

Maybe this is her way of saying "Hey Pa, your house is crappy!"? 

I hope not. That is awful rude.

Holly Jolly, Oh Forget It.

Hello there! It's been quite awhile since I've posted anything. Mostly because life got busy, but also, I haven't been able to come up with anything to write about, and I got lazy. This blog is a lot of work.

Tell me, what's going on? I haven't done much lately, but at the same time I've been super busy. It's funny how life works. And everyone can attest to that.

Anywhozier, today I think I'll share with you my thoughts on the holiday season and my panic as I try to come up with ideas for homemade gifts.

I dislike this time of the year. Not necessarily because of the holidays, and partly because of the cold, and possible winter weather. I hate cold, snow, sleet, freezing rain, wintry mix. You get the idea. So the season is a bitter pill for me to swallow. This year is no exception. We've already had snow. BEFORE THANKSGIVING. What kind of crap is that?!

I am looking forward to the actual holidays. Sort of. My family is getting together at my grandfather's house for Thanksgiving. I enjoy seeing everyone. And of course food. But Pa's house is a rather small venue to host such a large family. We end up elbow to elbow standing room only, and it gets crazy hot in the house. I guess that is the price you pay for family and a free meal right? I do get to show off my kid though. While she is not the youngest of the grandkids, she will be the youngest in attendance. And the cutest, in my opinion. This means all eyes will be on her. And I enjoy when people talk about how my baby is soooo good and sooooo pretty and sooo happy. Win for team me.

The part I am not looking forward to as much is Christmas. It's a joyous holiday. I like all the activities leading up to the actual celebration. But it's basically a repeat of Thanksgiving, but with presents. While everyone likes giving and receiving gifts, I'm certain we can all agree on how expensive it is becoming to get something for everyone. This makes it difficult to buy for anyone. Cameron and I always try to spend the same amount on each gift we give, that is assuming we don't make the gifts, that way we don't spend much. However, there's not a great lot you can buy for under $20.00 that is of decent quality.

This year I intend to make something for everyone. But I'm having a hard time coming up with ideas. Pinterest has given me some inspiration for all the women and older girls gifts, but men, boys, and very young girls are a different story. Especially when there's a HUGE group of children under the age of 2 in your family. So I'm thinking cookies for the ones who have teeth, and lumps of coal for all the other babies. Robbie Jo included.

Not really.

True story though. I did give Cameron's grandfather "lumps of coal" for Christmas a couple of years ago. They were peppermint cookies that I put black food coloring in. I got the idea from Pinterest. There was a note attached that read something like "You've been naughty, not nice. Santa checked his list twice. So all the way from the North Pole, you're getting lumps of coal.". Those cookies were thoroughly appreciated.

I'm also not looking forward to the fact that come December, my baby will be 6 months old. HALF A YEAR OLD. Why do they grow so fast?

Anyway. Holidays. So stressful. I need a bottle of wine just thinking about it. If anyone has any good ideas for homemade gifts, shoot them my way please. This is me signing off so I can go scour Pinterest.