Lasso The Moon

Some New House Rules, for Mother's Day

Last year, I started a tradition of sharing some of the rules that I've had to make as the momma of these little ones.  Since then I've been keeping a little list, so I'd have some good ones to share with you.  These are all actual rules, stated out loud at least once, in a moment of craziness.  Sometimes the things we moms say are surprising, even to us.

So here they are.

These are the rules.

Do not pretend that fingernail clippings are contact lenses and stick them in your eye.

Do not use potty water for brushing your teeth.

Do not style your hair with potty water.

Do not poke Mommy in the eyes with a pencil.

Do not punch Mommy in the face.

Do not lick the TV.

Do not spit in your hand when you are sitting on the couch.  Even if your tongue is burned and you want the spit to cool it off.

Do not eat food out of the trash.

Do not run on concrete wearing Crocs.

Do not spit your chewed-up food into Daddy's hand.

Do not dig poop out of your diaper.

Do not squish poop between your fingers.

Do not put poop on Mommy's face while she's sleeping.

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And in case you missed last year's rules, you can find them here.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Some House Rules, New and Old, for Mother's Day

I've shared some of these in the past.

Some of them are new.

Some of them were declared for the first time yesterday.

Parenting is full of amendments.

These are the rules:

Do not eat gum you found on the sidewalk.
If you drop your gum in a movie theater, do not pick it up and put it in your mouth.
Do not put your feet in your baby brother's mouth.
Do not put your toes in your baby sister's mouth.
I don't care if she likes it.
Do not lick the tile on the back porch table.
Do not lick the window screen.
Do not lick the car windows.
Do not wash your toys in the potty.
Do not slurp water from the bathtub stopper.
Do not dance with pencils.
Do not dance with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Do not jump on the top bunk.
Do not stuff finger puppets into your mouth to see how many you can fit.
Especially on a full stomach.
Especially if your stomach is full of ice cream.

These are just some of the actual rules, stated out loud at some point in our household.
Happy Mother's Day

Green Cleaning

I found this book a couple weeks ago on Amazon, and I’ve been so pleased with it!  The first part of the book names traditional house-hold cleaners and whether or not they are really beneficial to your household health and safety.  The rest of the book lists actual recipes that have been tried and tested to replace those that you used before.

I am having so much fun cleaning with my new home-made cleaners.  And above that, I appreciate the change in odor from bleach- and ammonia-based cleaners, to vinegar- and baking soda-based cleaners.  So much easier on the senses.

Next on my list: get some prettier containers.

Rules, cont.

#12  You must eat something other than salt and gum for lunch.

#11  Do not sit on or lie on your brother when he is trying to crawl.

#10  Do not chew gum that you found on the sidewalk.

all house rules

And Finally...

#9  Do not lick the tile on the back-porch table.

#8  Do not stick your feet into Baby Brother's mouth.

More Rules

#7  Do not stick peanuts up your nose.

#6  If you drop your gum at the movie theater, do not put it back in your mouth.

Rules

    We have been doing a little crafting, and a lot of training around here for the last couple weeks.  In the next couple days, I'll have lots of new house rules to post about.
   

#5  Do not eat anything you find in a restaurant booster seat.

#4  Do not wash your toys in the potty.

These are the rules

This is a little project I've been thinking about, and since I have the blog now, I have somewhere to keep it and show my progress. 
I'm making a list of "house rules".  The funny part is that each rule is the result of some bit of trouble that Emma (and eventually Ethan) has actually gotten into.  It will be funny to see how the list evolves and grows over the years...so here are the first three:

#3   Lotion is for skin only.  Not Hair.

#2  Do not slurp the water out of the bathtub stopper.

#1  No rolling toys on Baby Brother's face.

Man, I'm going to have some great stories to share someday.

Anna