This Old House

Catherine told me this weekend that she wants to move to a "new house". We moved into our house three years ago after completely ripping it down and rebuilding. This is our "new house"! I asked her what she didn't like about our house and she said "the garbage disposal is too loud and I can't hear my cartoons".

Well, pack your things, kids! We wouldn't want you to miss a minute of Caillou whining.

Springing Ahead

So the kids never got the concept of an “extra hour of sleep” in the fall. They did catch right on to “lose an hour of sleep” this weekend. In fact, I think they were confused about the just one hour part of it. When we turned the clocks back in the fall it was such a long day. When you move it forward it’s like you’re in a race to keep up. The kids went to bed pretty late the night before (9pm) because we were having dinner at a friend’s house. I said to Bill as we were going to bed “maybe they’ll sleep late!” Oh you fool. You never learn, do you? Catherine was standing by our bed at 7:15am (which was actually 6:15am to us)

I jumped out of bed and rushed to keep up with the clock. I got the pancakes on the table by 8am. The whole family was dressed by 9:30am and ready to head out for a visit. Naptimes were 12pm sharp. Things were looking good!

We served dinner a little later than normal because I think we got overconfident. Maddie rewarded our schedule keeping by crying for a solid hour before falling asleep. You can’t put one over on her.

Random - part 1

I can’t stand how most toys need a screwdriver to get the battery compartment open. The worst part is that it doesn’t even say what type of battery it needs on the outside.

The ladies room at the Stop & Shop in Hudson is surprisingly beautiful. Catherine insists on visiting every public restroom. Did you know that the Lowell Five in Dracut has a bathroom? Well, it does.

Where do babies learn how to pinch someone?

Catherine is obsessed with infomercials. I had given her an empty spray bottle in the bathtub to play with. I overheard her saying “with this yellow bottle, CLR it!!”