You know how sometimes when the going gets rough it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel?  Well, fortunately I’m not at that place anymore.  But we still have our rough patches, like yesterday’s massive tantrum- courtesy of Emma, the whole side effect of gaining 22 pounds in 3 months- Emma, not me (unfortunately I can’t claim medication as the reason for my weight gain), etc.  So it’s important that we always celebrate the little milestones in our lives.  Becomes sometimes those tiny little milestones really feel like gigantic leaps.  And they are in their own right.  So, even though we’re doing pretty good over here at our house, here are a few milestones we’ve accomplished today.

~ Emma got up at 4:45 in the morning to go potty all by herself! If you recall, she had some pretty big hip surgery, which required the use of a wheelchair or a strong Mommy, Daddy, or Miss Jenna. (seriously, the reasons my arms aren’t ripped by now is still a mystery to me).  Anyhoo, that being said, trips to the potty required us carrying her.  Not thing time.  While she’s not allowed to walk up stairs (because of said stairs), she got up, crawled into the bathroom, and even washed her hands!  Of course 5 minutes later she was calling me because she wasn’t tired.  And then she was hungry. Yadda, yadda, yadda.  After a cheese stick, water, lights on low, reading to herself, she finally fell back asleep.  Mommy never did but nevermind that.  She went potty by herself!

~ I had a really great coffee date with my girlfriends.  To me, that is a milestone because I am blessed to have such great women in my life!

~ I had dinner in the crockpot by noon and on the table by 5:30.

~ I didn’t screw up the rice.  I’m not sure what it is with me and rice (same goes for jello), but I just can’t get it.  Thank you to Safeway’s brand of Jasmine rice for being foolproof.

~ I was working on homework with Mason and we were writing numbers.  3′s and 5′s are really hard for him.  I gently tried to correct his 3 and he got frustrated.  I asked him if he wanted to do it the correct way or his way.  Can you see where this story is leading?  After about 2 minutes of thinking, he decided he wanted to do it his way.  So, not a milestone but a really cute story I want to remember in the future.

~ I worked on my Etsy shop and got a bunch of draft listings done.  I will take pictures tomorrow.  Which brings me to my next milestone…

~I made my very own lightbox today and it cost me under $5!  And it was fun to make!  Kind of.  The great tutorial I used can be found here.  Super easy to follow and this guy is funny!

So it may have seemed like a mundane Tuesday to most.  But I feel pretty accomplished with what I got done. Lots of little things, which sometimes can yield the best results!

On a separate note, have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall regarding a certain situation?  Tell me about it!
And related to that, can you comment on my blog? I’ve heard it’s down. And I need to switch some settings. So please leave me a comment so I can see if it’s working or not! And tell me about the time you wanted to be a fly on the wall!

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