I'm linking up today with the 5 on Friday girls...Check out the other posts with Darci, April, Christina and Natasha!
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Go Team Canada!!
We had a nail-biting game against the US Women in hockey yesterday, and today's should be the same for Canada vs. US in Men's hockey. Overall, I am so proud of how my country is doing at these Olympics though! I'm not sure if we will get the same number of medals as we did in Vancouver, but I think our athletes are excelling and some lesser-known players achieved great things!! I really think we need to medal in men's hockey though...just a personal opinion. :) My hubby is considering taking the afternoon off work to watch the game today...haha I might just do the same ;) Day date?! I could get on board with that.
I think this picture on Twitter sums up our feelings about today, but I'd rather the men make it a little bit less stressful for us than the women did yesterday:
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I am seriously considering adopting the no-shampoo method sometime this spring/summer. I don't feel like I can try it yet, because I know my hair is going to go through some crazy changes after I have the baby, but I am pretty intrigued by it. I've read a lot on Amanda's blog about her experience with it, and although my hair is really OK right now, I definitely think it could be fuller and healthier. I have always steered away from trying this because I am scared of the transition phase, but I'm thinking that if I give it a go while I am on maternity leave, it won't be as big of a deal to have gross hair for a week or 2 (I will be spending time mostly with a 2 year old and a newborn who don't care how my hair looks!). Has anyone tried it? I'm going to look into it more, but I am really very interested in the method. In case you aren't familiar with it, you basically "wash" your hair with a baking soda mixture/vinegar rinse every 4-5 days, and the natural oils take care of the rest. It's very interesting :)
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Molly had her first dentist appointment this week and she was so good! When it came time to pick out a "prize" at the end, she OF COURSE picked a bouncy ball out of all the toys. She actually wanted to take about 6 things home (she's a bit of a hoarder), but settled on a ball (we only have about 500 balls at home - no big deal, haha).Our new dentist also has a TV screen on the ceiling for kids (and adults) to watch while they are getting their teeth cleaned. Unfortunately, no Bubble Guppies, and we (apparently) have very little interest in My Little Pony, so Molly was still very squirmy but she did well!!
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I found this Buzzfeed list about 30 things everyone does that you'd never realized and it made me laugh. I don't do all of these things, but Brian does A LOT of them, and it is funny to realize that we are all alike in some ways!!
I also saw this list on Pinterest this week and it totally cracked me up. The things that make toddlers cry or throw tantrums are hilarious and I can completely relate this photo roll to the random events that make Molly melt down sometimes.
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Molly had her supper one night this week in a muffin tin. I used to do this for her all the time, and it's great because now she is old enough to understand that she has to try at least one food item from each cup. There are tons of ideas for muffin tin meals here on this blog (a resource I had totally forgotten about!). This one wasn't my most creative muffin tin, but it is oranges, whole grain spaghetti, strawberries, and meatballs :)
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| The baby bump appears in this pic too - so I didn't edit it! haha |
Linking up with Whitney this week too...here's another Canadian song for our hockey men today!!!
Lol I can totally relate to having a toddler with hoarding tendencies! Lily tries to carry everything she possibly can to safely store somewhere random and then throws a tantrum when she drops something. Happy Friday friend! -xo
ReplyDeleteHaha I absolutely love the play like girls picture. That was such an exciting game to watch. I can't wait to cheer on the boys today. Go Canada Go!
ReplyDeleteLove the "Play like Girls" pic haha! Go Team Canada!
ReplyDeleteThat game was amazing. I watched it with Alina yesterday afternoon and was cheering and jumping up and down.. she thought I was completely nuts. Rob randomly got today off from school and usually he works on his days off but not today. Today is for hockey! :) I can't wait and am a bit nervous because my goodness the U.S. has a solid team this year. But, let's just wait and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteI love the muffin tin idea, that's really smart! And fun. Good job Molly on your new bouncy ball .. OH and being a good dentist's patient.
The muffin tin is such a cute idea! I love that she was good at the dentist!
ReplyDeleteThat muffin pan idea is so creative! I never thought of it! What a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteI always talk to my patients about portion control....seriously how genius is that muffin tin??? I may have to borrow this from you but don't worry I will give you credit "one of my blog friends Heather" I mean I get it ;-)
ReplyDeleteAhh!! Let me know if you try the no shampoo method! I want to try it but I don't think I could do it! Id love to hear how it goes!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, just one more month until spring?! I totally didn't realize and that's such exciting news! I love that muffin tin idea, super creative! I actually don't have much planned this weekend beyond a baby class and dinner with my mom and sis, so I'm hoping to relax and get some things done... we'll see!
ReplyDeleteBoo snow!!! Ick. We had lots of snow last week in Charlotte and I don't miss it. I am loving the hockey in the Olympics. I am not big into watching sports on TV, but I have really enjoyed hockey. I have also thought about doing the "no shampoo" thing. I read a lot of blogs in which the girls were doing it. It really is crazy how many awful chemicals and weird things in shampoos so I think it would be good, but I color my hair alot and it gets greasy so I feel like I would just like ridiculous. Ha.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great weekend babe, xo!
I would have loved to take the afternoon off yesterday to watch the game...your hubby is one smart man!
ReplyDeleteAnd you, lady, are also very smart...that muffin tin is a genius idea!
Oh, and as for the hair thing, the first few weeks are the hardest/grossest (like you said). Years ago I HAD to wash my hair everyday and right now I'm on day 4!! :)