Potty training a boy?

I need to potty train Kaman, but I’m a little hesitant. Why? He’s a boy. I’ve only heard that it’s harder to train boys. And I’m waiting for the perfect week that I can devote all my time to this project. I know I’ll be asking him every ½ hour if he needs to go potty and encouraging him to go in the toilet NOT on my furniture. I’d rather not have to have my carpets/furniture cleaned after training him. I am more then excited to get him out of diapers. This being the last step Kaman takes from ‘babyhood’ to ‘toddlerhood’ is exciting. Oh, I’m so looking forward to being free of all the baby duties!

I need help.

First of all, does it take longer to train a boy? And do you teach him to pee standing up or sitting down? (Seriously, I need to know) Also, should I spend the money to get a portable potty or teach him on the family potty? I trained my first child with a portable potty and my second with the family potty. Both worked fine for girls, but what about training a boy. Which one?

And finally, what special tricks did you use to get your son (or daughter) to potty train?

"Gooooooooaaallll!"

So I’m a little late at posting this…Soccer season has come to an end for my two girls, but they had a very productive season. Danielle started out the season at a fair level, she wasn’t scoring any goals, and her coach wasn’t putting her in as often as we would have liked. So we gave her some motivation - $20 a goal. That did it! The first game she scored 1 goal, the next game she scored 2 goals and every game after that she scored at least one or two in a game. Aside from letting greed propel her into a better soccer season, she played her heart out. After the initial motivation something clicked in her and she realized that she could do it. Sometimes that’s all you need, really, is to see yourself accomplish something and then it becomes so much easier with out all the effort. Danielle ended up being the team captain for one game and then MVP for another. This season they won almost every game, and they ended their tournament in 2nd place.

She has made so many improvements and I’m so proud of her. And I’m more then happy to have Danielle love the sport I love.

till we meet again...

This past Sunday ended my reign as a Young Womens 2nd counselor. I remember being called in to the bishops office a year and a half ago and asked if I would accept the call to serve in the YW. Honestly, I was terrified. I think I stared, mouth open for about 10 minutes trying to think of something I could say to get out of it. I thought people who were asked to be in callings like these had previously been in more prominent callings. At the time, I was currently the achievement days leader and before that I was a sunbeams teacher. What made ME worthy of such a calling? I did accept the calling, well, it was more like I was shooed out the door with a pat on the back and told I’d do fine. I got home and cried uncontrollably. My thoughts… I couldn’t do it. There had to be someone else more worthy then me in the ward. I’m not comfortable in a leadership position. Who is going to listen to me?

That night I could here all the wise people in my life telling me that if I didn’t put myself in positions that I’m uncomfortable I’d never learn and grow. And then it hit me. Oh. My. Gosh. Could I have been asked to serve in this calling not because people mistook me for the most scholarly or spiritual in the church, but because heavenly father knew this would help me grow and strengthen my testimony. That, because of my stubbornly ways, this was the only way I would be forced to grow, and Heavenly Father knew that. Not only would this help me with my testimony but it would benefit me in other ways as well – home life, social life, church, etc. So I got myself together, put a smile on my face and went about what I was asked to do, and in return welcomed the blessings that I received.

I have had so much fun being with these great, wonderful, friendly, spiritual young women. They are such an example to ME. I'm impressed by how much these girls love their heavenly father and how welcoming and loving they are to everyone. I will miss them SO much and hope they know how much I loved being their leader and watching them grow into beautiful, spiritual young women!

Ah-Ah-Ah-Chooooo!

Allergy season has officially started! I don’t know what I am allergic to but it started about 3 years ago. I blame my 30’s for bringing with it not only my slow metabolism but these nasty allergies! It usually starts the end of May beginning of June and I sneeze uncontrollably. The sneezing and itchy eyes usually lasts for about a month in a half and I’m fine for the rest of the summer. I had no idea you could get allergies later in life. I thought I was very fortunate not to be allergic to anything. Boy was I wrong!

If you believe, you can achieve...

Is it so bad to see a body type and want that for yourself? I don’t think so. I’m not one to get overly jealous and cause myself to get depressed over it. I will instead see a body I admire and tell myself I CAN look like that. I am aware of what my body can and can’t achieve, though. I know I can never be a skinny bean pole. I know I have a bigger booty, bigger arms and bigger thighs than any bean pole out there. And instead of crying in my pillow at night sad that I’ll never be that skinny bean pole, I’ve realized that I can work with what God gave me and make it better. Fortunately for me I love the toned, muscular look on women, and I love to lift weights. I’m grateful that if I work hard I can achieve that perfect body I admire and do it without starving myself. I look through a lot of fitness magazines and love seeing the toned, muscular body types that I myself want to achieve, but I recently came across one girl that has the body I think I can attain - with a lot of hard work, of course.






Is it possible? I think so…