House Project

We have been sick of our old child hazord, ugly, 70's railing. One of the many issues, is that it is very difficult to put a baby gate on it. Munchkin (when she was a baby) two times leaned up against it and it and fell down the stairs. We had put a couch against it as well so the kids don't walk through it and fall down the stairs. We have wanted to do this for years, but now with Buddy Boy crawling, he has kind of forced us to take measures so he does not fall down the stairs. I was going to take a before shot, but I forgot. I'm sure we can all remember the nasty, dirty thing anyway. ~Dad

Science Experiment

Munchkin enjoyed this Science Experiment all morning long. The fun was wondering if the balloon would get big enough to pop. We are itching for spring and desperately trying to come up with fun stuff to do in the winter. ~Dad

Burns

Today about 4 hours ago, I was cooking bacon. While transferring the bacon to a plate, I lost my balance and fell, dumping a plate full of hot bacon grease right on Buddy Boy's head. He was screaming, I was screaming, and Munchkin was screaming. I thought it had gotten into his eye, but thank goodness it didn't. It went all the way down his forehead and onto his eyebrow and cheek, but somehow missed the eye. Anyway, once I'd soaked his poor little head and face with a wet rag, I got him calmed down a bit. Once he was calm I put a couple of drops of Melaleuca oil on his face. I KID YOU NOT, I can't even see the burn anymore!!! He's been a happy baby ever since!

I'm NOT mentioning this to sell Melaleuca to anyone. I'm not even a distributor anymore. I wanted to share the story for two reasons:

1. Melaleuca oil is a MUST have in my house. If you know a distributor, you might want to look into getting some for your house. It stinks like heck, but I've never seen anything like this...it was worth it.

2. I'm convinced that my children are being watched over, despite my stupid (STUPID STUPID) mistakes. What a relief to know that Dad and I are not the only ones who worry about their well being. To have grandparents, friends, and most importantly, a Savior and a Heavenly Father that are all watching out for them as well means more than the world.


The things that happen to children...it's a wonder any of us survived childhood!