Happy Valentines Day!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day with their sweethearts! Ben had a great time making Valentines for his preschool friends and an extra special treat for his teachers Ms. Mary and Ms. Kathy (AJ helped).

For the love of the crib...

I never thought that almost 4 years ago when Seth and I were shopping for our first crib we'd be considering passing it down for the ages. And why we even bothered buying the 'conversion kit' is beyond me. We never even had the opportunity to consider the crib as a 'toddler' bed for Ben or AJ. We were fortunate that neither boy ever tried to escape or climb out of their crib.

In any event, the time has come to prepare the boys for their new brother's arrival. And that meant trading up because I wasn't about to decorate another nursery. Seth painted Ben's room his favorite shade of yellow. And we got him bunk beds. With a trundle bed. Figure maybe one day the boys will want to have a slumber party. The transition was seamless... which comes as no surprise as we provided many train embellishments throughout the room to make him feel at home.

AJ then took on Ben's old room. I was a little nervous about this one. AJ loves his crib. AJ also received a little 'train love' in his new room. Surprisingly AJ's transition was also seamless. Both boys have been sleeping in their new beds for over a week with no issues.

And then there is the baby's room. Oh, sweet, sweet boy. We can't wait for your arrival! Get used to the hand me downs. While you'll never have the privilege to do something for the first time you'll always be our baby. Until #4 arrives. ;-)

$hit or Get off the Pot!

This must be addressed. One of my pet peeves. Granted, I don't have many, and if there were one thing my adorable little hubby would do to get under my skin, I have to say I have it easy. Regardless, when you let a 8 month preggo loose in the pantry in the midst of her 'nesting stage' there was bound to be a blowup.

Why?

I'm always wondering how we can survive on spending $75 a week at the grocery store. I open our pantry daily to see snack and cereal boxes, a fridge full of containers, and well our fruit basket is usually full too because, lets face it, we don't eat anything remotely healthy.

But... This. Must. Stop. I cleaned the pantry to find about 4 or 5 bags that had 'scraps' left in them. A box with 3 or 4 Cheez-Its floating around. A bag of Tostitos Lime Chips with 4 crushed chips remaining. Two Triscuits. A Life cereal bag with a cup of sugar comfortably resting at the bottom. Is this necessary to save?! EAT THE LAST BITE! It would be one thing if these items are consumed at a later date, but no. They just sit there. For weeks. Waiting to turn to mold. I'm not sure who this phantom ghost eater is fooling, but an intervention is necessary. I know this comes directly through the Sinclair gene pool, and I appreciate the need not to waste food, but wasting valuable shelf space in our pantry during these last precious weeks where I can eat whatever I want is not cool either. Think about it. (steps off soap box)