I do better with lists!

It seems that many women today have a Pinterest addiction. I have to admit it's a neat little site and useful for sure, but I have yet to become completely addicted (thank goodness!). I hadn't been on it for several weeks and recently started getting emails letting me know about all of my new followers. So I decided to jump on and see what's happening on there. Plus I needed to find a recipe to make for dinner tomorrow night. And 2 hours later here I sit without a clue about what I am making for dinner tomorrow but now armed with this cool list (that has nothing to do with cooking or eating). The purpose of this post is to hold me to doing every one of the things listed with Sky before this year is over. Good thing I already have a head start! This morning she helped me 'clean' the bathroom by playing in the toilet with a wash cloth... I'm thinking I can probably cross off #32... right? Oh and if anyone knows what the heck #18 is... a little help please!?!?

1. Color
2. Blow Bubbles
3. Play Hide-and-Seek
4. Peek-a-Boo
5. Play Chase
6. Do Finger-plays
7. Sing a song
8. Collect rocks in a basket
9. Make an obstacle course out of cushions and/or furniture
10. Make a fort out of cushions and sheets
11. Go for a Walk
12. Make a Car out of a Box
13. Read a book
14. Go to the park
15. Finger-paint
16. Play with Play-Dough
17. Toss Bean bags into a Bucket
18. Play the shell and pea game
19. Dance to music
20. Download games for toddlers from the Internet
21. Practice putting things in and taking things out of boxes and bags
22. Make a temporary slide out of a table leaf and your couch
23. Roll a ball back and forth on the floor
24. Scoop dirt or sand into a child's bucket (or use a serving spoon and bowl)
25. Practice climbing by stacking boxes on top of each other (only with adult supervision)
26. Put on a puppet show
27. Go fishing with a yard stick and yarn
28. Make a Horseshoe game
29. Make a Shape Puzzle
30. Play paper basketball
31. Run through a Sprinkler
32. Play with a bucket of water and a sponge (PLEASE WATCH CHILD AT ALL TIMES!)
33. Make a Drum out of an oatmeal box
34. Play with a kazoo
35. Wash windows together
36. Bang on Pots and Pans with a spoon
37. Brush each other's teeth
38. Play dress-up with stuffed animals and your child's clothes
39. Stack canned or boxed food on top of each other
40. Let child stack mixing bowls inside each other
41. Make a playhouse out of a large box
42. Let child play with a sticker sheet (make sure your child doesn't eat them!)
43. Put stickers on fingers for finger puppets
44. Play a musical instrument together- i.e.recorder, piano, etc.
45. Go on a Smelling Hunt
46. Frost Cookies
47. Plant a flower or vegetable plant together
48. Roll a tennis ball into an empty trash can or bucket
49. Draw on a mirror with dry-erase markers
50. Play hide and seek together- trying to find a stuffed animal or other object
51. Have a splash party together in the bathtub
52. Put a leash on a stuffed animal and walk around the house
53. Record each other on a tape recorder (great for scrapbooks or journals!)
54. Make and try on paper hats
55. Give a piggy-back ride
56. Play "Horsey"
57. Talk into an electric fan (it distorts your voice)
58. Play tug-of-war with a blanket
59. Collect flowers (felt, artificial, real...)
60. Make a camera and go on a Safari
61. Play games with frozen juice lids
62. Disconnect your phone and pretend to make phone calls to relatives
63. Leave your phone connected and really make phone calls to relatives- let your child talk too
64. String large beads onto or along a shoelace
65. Squirt each other with squirt bottles
66. Glue shapes onto paper
67. Make sock puppets
68. Make paper puppets
69. Fill an old purse with toys
70. Use a paper towel tube as a megaphone
71. Make binoculars and go "Bird Watching" or "Stuffed Animal Watching"
72. Put snacks in different fun containers (paper sacks, empty canisters, etc.)
73. Act out a story from a book
74. Walk on a balance beam- use a 2x4 placed on the ground
75. Draw with chalk on the sidewalk
76. Sketch an outline of your child on the sidewalk or paper with chalk
77. Paint child's palms with tempura paint and blot on paper. Makes a great card for loved ones!
78. Put lipstick on child and kiss a mirror
79. Make a puddle on cement and splash barefoot in it
80. Let child decorate and eat an open peanut butter sandwich
81. Make a toilet paper barricade for child to go under, over, or through
82. Do the Hokey Pokey
83. Make a super-hero costume out of household items
84. Do Knee-Bouncing Rhymes
85. Play "Red Light, Green Light" saying "Go" and "Stop"
86. Make a shoe-box train for stuffed animals
87. Make a pillow pile to jump on (keep it clear from any hard surfaces, including walls!)
88. Make an easy puzzle with felt and Velcro
89. Make bracelets or collars for stuffed animals out of pipe cleaners and jingle bells
90. Learn numbers from a deck of cards
91. Play the matching game with a deck of cards
92. Make a domino chain
93. Have a picnic in the park, backyard, or living room!
94. Play dress up in Mommy or Daddy's clothes
95. Make a tin cup telephone and talk to each other in it
96. Make a nature collage
97. Mirror each other
98. Make a "Mummy Mommy" with toilet paper
99. Make a tape recording of short music selections and instructions to move in different ways
100. Make and walk along a toilet paper trail
101. TAKE A NAP!

What's in a number anyway?

A couple of weeks ago my birthday rolled around once again and I turned 29. All I heard in the days leading up to, the day of and for a few days after were phrases like this one 'Last year of your 20's! Before you know it, you'll be 30!' (apparently people think I can't count). I don't care much about getting older (although I did have a mini freak out when I turned 25, but for the sake of this post, we'll pretend that never happened). So when 29 rolled around this year, I thought 'eh, another year, whatever.'

You know the saying 'Age is just a number'?

Let's talk about that saying...

People often say it and right after say: 'I may be 60 but I feel 21!!!' <--- yeah right, this is complete and total bull shit. You may 'act' like you're 21 but I'm pretty sure at 60 you don't 'feel' like your 21 anymore. I do agree with the statement 'age is just a number'...... to an extent. Let's just do a little comparison of what a typical Friday night (like tonight) was like for me in my early 20's compared to now...


Early 20's
Done work by 5 (likely sooner)
Head home, grab a beer from the fridge and hang out for a bit
7-8ish - Take a shower/get ready
9-10ish - head to the bar
2am - Hit up Jack in the Box
3am - Video games!
5-6am - Bed

At 29 (more specifically tonight)
5-7 - Dinner at my Aunt's house
7:45 - Wrestling match ensues to get pajamas on
7:50 - Wrestling match comes to an abrupt halt as she vomits all over my bed, me,and herself
7:52-8:15 - Bath and clean up of bedding (There is nothing worse than mash potato vomit *gag*)
8:15-8:45 - Cuddles
8:45-9 - Begin working
9 - 9:30 - More puke, more clean up
9:30 - Commence working
*check on baby every 10 5 minutes*

.... and that brings me to now, about 11:15. I'll most likely be going to bed after I write this. Although I may stay up and work more.

So is age really 'just a number'? I suppose it kind of is, because I could be 18, 20, or 22 and doing what I did tonight. My life sure is drastically different today than it was when I was 22. I suppose that comes from a lifestyle change we mothers make. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining.. I chose to become a mother and I do love it... even when I am cleaning potato and carrot chunks from my blanket. *gag*

By the way, if anyone has tips on how to clean a TV remote control after it has been puked on, I'm dying to hear them!