Opinions Needed.

Since Caroline is now officially in the big girl bed and sleeping, she needs something other than a white fitted sheet on there! I am not the most decisive person in the world (chalk it up to being a Libra...I don't know much about astrology, and I don't believe some of what I do know!)

After a bad experience with a set that I thought I was getting a great deal on, I'm starting over. I would like your feedback. I don't know if I'll use it, but I love to hear other people's opinions, and it helps me think! I don't actually know what I want, and I realize many of these are similar. Also remember, if you've been to my house before, that Caroline's walls are a spring green and there is white and pink stripe that runs around the entire room.

Sorry about that the pictures are different sizes...it's driving me crazy, but I can't fix it. The pictures are from various sites, and they all uploaded differently.

Choice #1Choice 2

(ignore all the ladybugs.)Choice 3Choice 4

Choice 5

Thoughts? Comments? Other ideas?

Mama 1, Caroline 0.

OK, that sounds much meaner than I want it to be!

But, the point is that, Caroline was wide awake last night when it was time for bed. Although, she was telling me she was tired. I braced myself for a fight, and I took her upstairs and put her in her bed. She cried (a little,) and I told her I loved her and that it was time to sleep. I shut her door, and she was trying to open it, and she continued crying for about 5 minutes. Then the crying stopped!

When I went to check on her before I went to bed, and she was IN HER BED and ASLEEP!

Weekend Update.

Once again, we kept very busy! I love the weather, and I can't wait until school is out. On the home front, the main issue is still our sleeping arrangement.

The toddler bed was a big waste of time. It was too small for her to turn and thrash around. I have always said I didn't want a toddler bed, and I am really glad we didn't spend any money on one!

Adam helped me play musical beds today...we moved the double bed from the guest room into Caroline's room (with a bed rail.) And, we are moving the queen bed from the basement up to the guest room. I am having "guests" on Tuesday, so I've got to get that room put back together!

My "Garden."

I don't have any actual produce growing like my friends, but I do enjoy pretty flowers. Here's how my backyard looks after a lot of work this weekend (and last!)

The vine is a blacked-eyed susan vine that *should* go crazy climbing the obelisk. Around the base, there are pink portulaca. They love the sun and will trail down the sides of the pot. There are two of these planters on the deck.
Also on the deck, this hanging basket is near the grill. I can't claim credit for this one...I just bought it Uptown. I don't really enjoy digging holes in the ground to plant, but my designated digger was unavailable, and I was tired of looking at this empty space under the kitchen window. I planted daisies (perennials) that should bloom from spring until fall. They are the three plants in the back. I also planted two sunflowers for some annual color. Aren't these bright pots fun and cute? I found them at Home Depot, and I couldn't pick just one, so I thought they would look great grouped on the steps leading from the deck to the patio. I didn't plant my "window boxes" last year, and I regretted it every time we sat outside. So, I filled them this year. So far, I'm pleased with how they turned out, but I can't wait until they fill in!I have always loved Gerber daisies, so I put a pot between the two chairs on the patio. There are blooms on the red and orange flowers right now, but there is also a yellow plant in there.Petunias seem kind of boring to me sometimes, but they always end up looking so nice. And, they attract butterflies and hummingbirds, so I mixed three different colors of pink in matching pots. They are sitting on the patio right where it leads to the yard.And, here is a view of the patio from the yard.My mom and I found these cool plants last year, and then I found a very cool pot, so I had to have them. This is sitting on a small table between our new Adirondack chairs out in the grass.

Pappy's Golf Cart.

Caroline learned to drive on Friday! Pappy took her out on his super-cool blue golf cart. Caroline loved it!

Skinned Knees & Daddy's Digger.

Caroline has her first skinned knees. She literally skidded across the sidewalk at my mom's house, and then fell again when we were out at Grammy's & Pappy's the same day. However, we were able to find one of Dada's old diggers in the basement! We cleaned it up, and it's as good as new.

Things You Don't Want to Hear.

If I made a list of things that I never want to hear again, this would probably top it. Aaron's been "out" for a little over a week now, and our we've only talked a couple times. So, today he calls and says, "we made the New York Times." Naively, I say, "what should I search?" As soon as I had computer access, I searched. Here is the first sentence:

"American and Afghan forces backed by airstrikes engaged in a “fierce firefight” with Taliban insurgents in a remote and mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 29 militants in an effort to capture one of their leaders, according to a joint military statement."

And, that's where I stopped reading. Seriously. I'm pretty sure it was the words "fierce firefight" that pushed me over the edge. I don't need/want to know these things. If you want to read the rest, here is the article:

29 Taliban Insurgents Killed, Coalition Says