Thursday, March 14, 2013
Chicken-cock-a-doodle-doo
Audrey waiting for the man to come bring her the chickens. If you ask her what she wants to name them she will tell you 'cock cock' (because they say cocka-doodle doo) lol she might need some encouragement to find new names 😜
PVC coop water and feed device
My husband and I came up with this design. All we needed was
-4 inch pipe
-two end caps
-two 90 degree joints
-3 nipples
-pipe glue (we had already)
The total cost for both feeder and waterer was probably less then $5. I got the nipples off ebay for $1 (free shipping-they have been working great and no leaking!)
Took my husband about 15 minutes to assemble (could take less time) it was pouring rain so that always seems to slow things up.
I just ADORE how compact it is and how much space if saves in the coop! I couldn't imagine one of those big huge honking ( gallon things for water&food!!
These actually store close to 5 gallons (not quite) but take up WAY less room!
If you are not super handy these are easy and won't take much effort even for people who are not usually the diy-er!!
-4 inch pipe
-two end caps
-two 90 degree joints
-3 nipples
-pipe glue (we had already)
The total cost for both feeder and waterer was probably less then $5. I got the nipples off ebay for $1 (free shipping-they have been working great and no leaking!)
Took my husband about 15 minutes to assemble (could take less time) it was pouring rain so that always seems to slow things up.
I just ADORE how compact it is and how much space if saves in the coop! I couldn't imagine one of those big huge honking ( gallon things for water&food!!
These actually store close to 5 gallons (not quite) but take up WAY less room!
If you are not super handy these are easy and won't take much effort even for people who are not usually the diy-er!!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Dishes
Dishes have alwayssss been Brent's chore.
Since we have been doing renos they are my chore. They ruin my day, they haunt me...a few times I've actually had 'lightbulb moments' and thought of switching to paper plates---compostable paper plates (gotta be Eco friendly).
Then the voice of reason kicks in.
Get off your lazy butt and do those dishes...
I'm SO excited for the day when it's Brent's chore again. Praise The Lord that I have a hubby who does the dishes. I think I would go crazy if it was always my chore-6 months of it has been enough to make me depressed haha
Since we have been doing renos they are my chore. They ruin my day, they haunt me...a few times I've actually had 'lightbulb moments' and thought of switching to paper plates---compostable paper plates (gotta be Eco friendly).
Then the voice of reason kicks in.
Get off your lazy butt and do those dishes...
I'm SO excited for the day when it's Brent's chore again. Praise The Lord that I have a hubby who does the dishes. I think I would go crazy if it was always my chore-6 months of it has been enough to make me depressed haha
Barf or death
Yes, barf or death.
Today I had a funeral to go to. It was heartwarming, emotional, tragic, sad, heartbreaking and much more.
I came home absolutely exhausted emotionally. I didn't have much energy to chit chat after-that's ok. Sometimes silence is just as good. I'm learning that slowly.
Anyways I came home to the bliss of naptime and wanted to take advantage so I slipped into bed. Exhausted. Exhausted exhausted. I didn't hear the jailbreaker escaping her childproofed room that continually proves to be not 'Audrey proof'
I had made myself a peanut butter chocolate smoothie. Oh dear. Well my bad. I left the cocoa on the counter. The entire thing got dumped on the floor (sob) well if that wasn't bad enough Prada our sweet sweet dog ate SO much of it!!!
The horror the horror.
I called the vet
I called Brent
I googled
I chatted with a friend.
Our first thought is to take her to the vet. Our second thought was horror because we are so over budget with renos. We didn't really want to pay a few hundred dollars to get her to vomit.
If it was any other season we would have took her to the vet but we tried the cheap $1 peroxide diy method.
Brent came home and helped for 15mins
It was great. Would have been great if he helped for a couple hours hahaha.
Well stage one...pry mouth open...force peroxide down. Walk her...swash swoosh bump and squeeze her stomach.
She gags
She swallows
She gags
She swallows
No vomit.
(She's such a good dog she won't even barf if it would save her life in front of us)
(30 minutes later)
Brent's LONG gone.
I'm in the poooooring rain
Pinning my dog down in the mud
Forcing peroxide down her throat
(With Beckham on my back in the ergo)
Audrey beside me horrified that in pinning her dog down.
Repeat the squeezing squishing and everything on the belly.
No vomit
No vomit
Did I mention we are all out in the pouring rain?
Sigh.
It says not to give third dose
I did give her a lesser dose though (1/2 less) so I decide to cross my fingers and just give her the amount to bring her to the max peroxide to give.
Pin down
Wrestle
Mud flying
Audrey crying
Beckham loving the mayhem while on my back.
Then we waited waited
Then Prada looked so sad
I'm cheering and chanting
'Barf barf you can do it girl'
She barfed
We are all soaking wet as its over an hour later. I'm so exhausted. Oh mercy.
These things only happen in the Converse house don't they.
Audrey when you read this as an adult I hope you book me a relaxation massage somewhere classy to thank me ;)
Today I had a funeral to go to. It was heartwarming, emotional, tragic, sad, heartbreaking and much more.
I came home absolutely exhausted emotionally. I didn't have much energy to chit chat after-that's ok. Sometimes silence is just as good. I'm learning that slowly.
Anyways I came home to the bliss of naptime and wanted to take advantage so I slipped into bed. Exhausted. Exhausted exhausted. I didn't hear the jailbreaker escaping her childproofed room that continually proves to be not 'Audrey proof'
I had made myself a peanut butter chocolate smoothie. Oh dear. Well my bad. I left the cocoa on the counter. The entire thing got dumped on the floor (sob) well if that wasn't bad enough Prada our sweet sweet dog ate SO much of it!!!
The horror the horror.
I called the vet
I called Brent
I googled
I chatted with a friend.
Our first thought is to take her to the vet. Our second thought was horror because we are so over budget with renos. We didn't really want to pay a few hundred dollars to get her to vomit.
If it was any other season we would have took her to the vet but we tried the cheap $1 peroxide diy method.
Brent came home and helped for 15mins
It was great. Would have been great if he helped for a couple hours hahaha.
Well stage one...pry mouth open...force peroxide down. Walk her...swash swoosh bump and squeeze her stomach.
She gags
She swallows
She gags
She swallows
No vomit.
(She's such a good dog she won't even barf if it would save her life in front of us)
(30 minutes later)
Brent's LONG gone.
I'm in the poooooring rain
Pinning my dog down in the mud
Forcing peroxide down her throat
(With Beckham on my back in the ergo)
Audrey beside me horrified that in pinning her dog down.
Repeat the squeezing squishing and everything on the belly.
No vomit
No vomit
Did I mention we are all out in the pouring rain?
Sigh.
It says not to give third dose
I did give her a lesser dose though (1/2 less) so I decide to cross my fingers and just give her the amount to bring her to the max peroxide to give.
Pin down
Wrestle
Mud flying
Audrey crying
Beckham loving the mayhem while on my back.
Then we waited waited
Then Prada looked so sad
I'm cheering and chanting
'Barf barf you can do it girl'
She barfed
We are all soaking wet as its over an hour later. I'm so exhausted. Oh mercy.
These things only happen in the Converse house don't they.
Audrey when you read this as an adult I hope you book me a relaxation massage somewhere classy to thank me ;)
Friday, March 8, 2013
Trantrum City
Since Brent has been working (like a machine) and hasn't been home much Beckham has started having tantrums. Don't get me wrong Audrey's had a few tantrums. (Maybe a few more then a few haha) but Beckham....holy hokey Dina this mama is so tired. Audrey's tantrums last usually 30seconds Max. Beckham-he has the will of steel. These tantrums feel like my kyptonite. He's been my easiest baby...but oh man these tantrums. We are working on helping him learn to deal with his frustration but hokey Dinah. I know he's just really frustrated not being able to communicate as well as he would like. I think once he passes that point and can communicate better life will get a lot easier.
I never really felt having two babies 15 months apart was difficult. There was a few 'stages' that I felt to be difficult. When he started crawling (like a speed demon) and Audrey started to assert her independence haha chasing two kids in two different directions was CHALLENGING...then there was almost a whole year lul where it felt totally manageable and awesome.
Well this is the next stage of oh man. This is difficult. These tantrums are challenging especially when you have a sensitive two year old who just wants to 'help'. Audrey cries, gets stressed and is genuinely super worried when Beckham has a tantrum.
This to shall pass
This to shall pass
Time to break out my 'how to raise a strong willed child' book again ;)
I never really felt having two babies 15 months apart was difficult. There was a few 'stages' that I felt to be difficult. When he started crawling (like a speed demon) and Audrey started to assert her independence haha chasing two kids in two different directions was CHALLENGING...then there was almost a whole year lul where it felt totally manageable and awesome.
Well this is the next stage of oh man. This is difficult. These tantrums are challenging especially when you have a sensitive two year old who just wants to 'help'. Audrey cries, gets stressed and is genuinely super worried when Beckham has a tantrum.
This to shall pass
This to shall pass
Time to break out my 'how to raise a strong willed child' book again ;)
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
My baby doll
All our stuff is pushed to the back of the room in our living room in preparation for the drywall that is being delivered tomorrow (happy dance). I was looking and looking for beckham. I kept calling him and hearing a faint 'mama'. When I finally found him he was tucked in on the top floor of the dollhouse. Looking like he was about ready for a naptime! Such a monkey. These babies keep me on my toes! He's just my little baby doll!
Monday, March 4, 2013
Voicemail
Voicemails
That red circle on the phone icon.
It's the arch nemesis
I hate voicemails
I hate listening to them
I hate returning them
I'm just not a phone girl
I really don't like even talking on the phone!
Everytime I see I got a voicemail it makes me cringe lol and usually takes me a week to finally listen to it lol
That red circle on the phone icon.
It's the arch nemesis
I hate voicemails
I hate listening to them
I hate returning them
I'm just not a phone girl
I really don't like even talking on the phone!
Everytime I see I got a voicemail it makes me cringe lol and usually takes me a week to finally listen to it lol
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