I thought my sweet Max was a gentle loving guy until this morning.
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Ok, I actually really like many of the products carried by Collections Etc. but I really have to question the disease carrying possibilities of Tinkles the Cat. On first glance it’s kind of cute and slightly amusing, but when you consider the reality of it, it’s just plain gross.

I have enough trouble keeping my son away from the toilet now, can you imagine how much more of a plaything it would become with this dumb cat? Not to mention that it would likely become target practice for both him AND his father. Obviously it is meant to be removed when not in use, but the inventor of this must never have lived with children or men. Imagine guests coming over, opening the toilet and shrieking when they find a soaking wet cat not because of humor but because of sheer disgust. I really don’t think anyone would find it “cute” that I put a toy in the toilet.

I’m sorry but go ahead and put a stupid little outfit on the outside of your toilet for each of the holidays but leave the toys where they belong - wherever I try to walk!

ICK!

Ok ladies, you may not admit it, at least not as blatantly as I have, but men (and boys) cannot seem to avoid peeing on the floor even when aiming for the toilet. It happens in my house all the time and I’m sure if there are male type persons in yours, you experience it too.

And yes….I said pee. Out loud.

So, I have the solution to your problem:

How to Keep Men from Missing the Toilet

Isn’t it funny how sometimes the most brilliant ideas are often the simplest?

I’m not trying to crap on your post, but I have my own set of issues….

Two weeks ago (give or take) I had a terrible cold that would not go away. The worst of it was the gunk in my lungs that I kept coughing up which would set off a gag reflex. Very pretty…

Anyway, I read somewhere that coughing can make you go into labor so I was very paranoid but sometimes I just couldn’t help it and the coughing was quite violent.

A few days ago I started getting this sharp pain in my ribs when I coughed that turned into a sharp pain in my ribs when I simply moved. Someone told me I may have cracked a rib from coughing.

Great.

Like labor isn’t bad enough on it’s own.

Today it still hurts but mainly if I cough or laugh or sneeze (I may never sneeze again after the pain I just inflicted upon myself). It does hurt when I move but more of a throb than the sharp pain I was getting before. I have a doctors appointment this afternoon, but seriously I doubt they can do anything for me even if it is a broken rib. The fun part of pregnancy is that I won’t get any happy drugs to make it feel better either.

Like I don’t have enough on my plate….

Hmmm….I don’t have cool wrestler names for my affliction….

How is that something as small as a germ can bring down a family?  Last week, Madeline was fighting a sore throat/slight fever/low energy bug.  Thursday night, Michael started throwing up, then Madeline woke up sounding very croup-y.  I got both of them back to bed and then collapsed into mine.  When I woke up, I felt like I was in the middle of a 1950’s wrestling match.  On this side of the bed, we have the Croupy Crusher and on the other side the Vicious Vomiter.  Same thing on Friday night.  Olivia’s birthday party was supposed to be on Saturday night; unfortunately, we had to cancel.  Good thing too - she woke up this morning with a sore throat.  I ended up with a hybrid of the two - achy, sore throat and exhaustion.

I found this recipe online:

Title: FRENCH FRY SPAM CASSEROLE
Categories: Main dish
Yield: 8 servings

Heat oven to 350′F. In large bowl, combine potatoes, cheese, sour
cream, and soup. Stir in SPAM, bell pepper, and green onion. Spoon
into 13×9 baking dish. Sprinkle with crushed flakes. Bake 30-40
minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Sounds appetizing, eh?

Some of the things people eat are just not meant to be combined together….some things just aren’t meant to be eaten at all.

WARNING…THIS IS ONE OF THOSE “TOO MUCH INFORMATION” TYPE STORIES SO DON’T SAY I DIDN’T WARN YOU!

Jake has apparently not been getting enough fiber in his diet. He’s definately not been regular the past couple of weeks and it has been causing him some discomfort. He’s been potty trained almost since he turned three last December but he has had some problems once in a while, which is normal according to the pediatrician.

Yesterday we found him hiding in the basement holding the back of his pants with his rear end stuck out and he was grunting. I;m pretty sure his irregularity has caused him to be afraid to “go” because it hurt the last time. Anyhow, we got him on the toilet a couple of times last evening with no success.
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