Blooming Beautiful

I love sitting out on my patio in the evenings now. It is so relaxing for me. The flowers are blooming and growing. It smells amazing! I think the honeysuckle is what is making the yummy smell. There have been a few hummingbirds flying about lately which are cool to watch. Hummingbirds just fascinate me. I'm a dork like that but I could watch hummigbirds for hours.

This week after The Hulk has gone to bed I've been going out on the patio for awhile each evening. I take my book and just sit and read and enjoy the nice weather. Oh and these nice flowers....







Clickin Mama

Discovery

The picture above is of one of my favorite looks that The Hulk has. It is his thinking face. He makes that face when he is trying to figure something out. For a boy that is usually such a clown I love it when he shows his serious side. I love watching him learn and discover things. Don't get me wrong I LOVE the laughing silly The Hulk show that is almost constant but I also love the other part of him too.

In fact until I had The Hulk I had no idea how much joy comes from watching a child learn. Every day there is a new adventure, a new discovery to be made. I forgot the joy that bubbles bring, or the way leaves blowing in the wind can entertain and calm you. Watching him learn about the world is an amazing gift! So in between laughs I don't mind if he stops quietly and gets that look on his face while he soaks this big world in.

Clickin Mama

Diapers

Do you remember my diaper dilemma with The Hulk that started a few months back. You know the one about him outgrowing diapers and them blowing up and my baby ending up soaked in pee pellets? Yes that dilemma. Well it is partially solved.

I have found diapers that at least fit him now. He now wears a size 7 Pampers cruiser. Yes they do actually make a size 7 diaper. However, they do not sell size 7 diapers in the regular store. So I must special order the diapers online.

I always dreaded the idea of having to have diapers shipped to you. There is no last minute I'm down to one diaper rush trip to Wal-Mart. You have to order well in advance. Order delays can leave a boy running around with a naked bum. Which he wouldn't complain about but some others might.

Well I am no longer filled with dread. Because I found the best site in the world for ordering diapers. Diapers.com is the BEST! Seriously I ordered a box of diapers last Thursday at about 4:00. The box of diapers were sitting beside my door when I got home from work on Friday! 24 hours for free shipping! That never happens. So lets all give diapers.com a round of applause! Good work!!!

Clickin Mama

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Here we go again... Time for my free therapy....

I did NOT have a mini meltdown over the air conditioning problems. I did NOT freak out about the expense. I did NOT spend any time at all crying over a stupid air conditioner.

I did NOT walk in to check on a sleeping The Hulk and see a naked baby butt in the crib. He does NOT like to take his diaper off. I did Not re diaper and put PJ bottoms back on my child. I then did NOT go in the next morning to see a little naked boy standing in the crib peeing through the bars onto the floor.

I was NOT the old mean neighbor lady and tell the neighbor kids to turn down their music so The Hulk could nap.

I supervise my child at all times so I did NOT find him snapping the heads of marigold plants at Wal-Mart while I looked at veggie plants. I did NOT push all the broken marigold heads under the rack and walk away quickly so no one would notice and think it was us.

And I did NOT write my 200th article for eHow this week.

Another Good Day

This has been such a good weekend. I don't want it to end! The Hulk has been in a fabulous silly mood. The weather has been great! We are exhausted from all the outside work and play but we could handle another day of fun.

The yard is really starting to come together. We got all our veggies planted today for our garden. We just did zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers. Some of the things we eat the most of. I have a rock bed in my back yard that still needs to have rock added to it. And there is still a section of yard that needs a good clean up but we have made great progress.

I bet I could get the rest finished if I just had one more day to the weekend....

Clickin Mama

Wonderful Day

Oh it has been a wonderful day! We needed a good day! It's been a rough week. So what made the day so wonderful you ask? Well we spent the day doing some of our favorite things. We got up very early and went on a nice long walk. We played with blocks and balls and blared the stereo loud so we could dance like fools. We went to the park and played at the play ground and we even took at nap!

But I actually got all of my flowers planted today! Wahoo! I put The Hulk in his swing in the front yard and planted flowers out there. Then when he went down for a long afternoon nap I worked in the backyard. Not only did I get all my flowers planted but I also cleaned the patio and got a bunch of junk together to take to the dump tomorrow. And I sprayed the yard for insects and weeds! Talk about productive and fun.

I just got done weeding the last flower bed and it's dark. So I'm off to take a shower and then I'm going to enjoy a nice glass of wine on my clean, flower smelling patio! Happy day!

Clickin Mama

Air Conditioner Overload

My mind is on an air conditioner overload! I have met with 6 different A/C guys in the past 36 hours. I've been getting estimates on a new A/C and furnace. Fun times! I know more about air conditioners than I ever wanted to know. Seriously, I know some random A/C facts. The last guy that came to do the estimate was slightly taken aback by me. By the time you do estimate number six you have no time for BS. So when he walked in I handed him a typed up sheet of exactly what I wanted. And this is what I want/need and what I gave him when he walked in.

Thanks for taking the time to give me an estimate. After researching the available products on the market I need an estimate for the following:

A 2 or 3 ton stage 2 air conditioner with a minimum SEER rating of 16. My current unit has a SEER rating of 8 and is not sufficient.

A furnace that has a minimum efficiency rating of 96%.

A high quality air filtration system and humidifier. I have no interest in the UV light systems due to the high yearly maintenance costs.

I will need duct work rerun and resized going to my back room and the garage.

I will also need a thermostat compatible with the Stage 2 system.

The liquid line will need to be rerun and I would prefer this be done on the outside of the house.

So do you think that is clear enough? I hope so! I'm so ready for this to be over with. Here is to hoping I can get a good bid back soon.

Clickin Mama