Author: Emily

The conversation Kate and I had while she and Sammy were in the tub the other night is one for the books. Or at least for the blog. It went something like this:

Kate: Mommy! Sammy’s pottying in the bath!!

Me: No he’s not, Kate.

Kate: Yes he is! I saw it! I saw it come out of his… his… his cow thing!

Me: His what?

Kate: His cow thing! You know, the things cows have!

Me: Kate, cows don’t have those. Well, I guess some cows do, but… [don’t worry, Andy already informed me that cows do not in fact have them, and if they did, they’d be called bulls.]

Kate: Yes they do. The things milk comes out of.

Me: Well that’s not what Sammy has. That’s how Sammy goes potty.

Kate: I KNOW. AND HE WAS POTTYING IN THE BATH.

Me: Maybe it was milk.

Kate, full of disdain: Mommy.

Jenny’s post yesterday and the Smart Ones breakfast sandwich I’m currently eating (Dear Smart Ones people, Mark this one down in the “not a hit” category. Not worth five points, my friends. Love, Emily) AND our good buddy Andrea’s current post (and GIVEAWAY) about YoPlus yogurt has me thinking… about food!

Jenny and I are always looking for new ideas for things to eat, and I’ve heard her mention more than once that she struggles with figuring out what to make for lunch for herself. Cousin, here is my list of ideas.
— Turkey sandwiches
— Lean Cuisines
— Ummmm… yeah, that’s all I’ve got. Which is why I go out for lunch all the damn time. But anyway, help the girl out and leave some comments, will you?

I have discovered a few snacks this week that I’m absolutely obsessed with, so I thought I’d share them with you! In no particular order:
— YoPlus yogurt. I am totally not a yogurt person, but this stuff is great. I love the strawberry kind.
— Real popcorn, not the microwave variety. How have I never discovered this before? I don’t know. But it’s soooo good. And cheap. And fiber-ific.
— Kashi crackers. Yummy and 15 of these babies are only one point!
— String cheese. I didn’t just discover this, but I eat it a lot!
— Clementines. Delicious and ZERO points!

So that’s my list – what do you have to add to it??

P.S. Are you hungry now? Then stop by Reviewin’ It Up – we’re giving away dinner! Enter to win Pizza Hut’s Tuscani Lasagna… yum!

Are preschoolers a tough crowd these days? Do they actually pay attention to what the other kids are wearing? And worse, do they comment about it?

I find it hard to believe, but either that is the case or my daughter is losing her mind.

Kate’s now in her last semester of preschool (do preschools have semesters? Probably not. In any case, she’ll be done in the spring), and she is so worried about what she wears and what the other kids will think. When I stop to ponder it, it really kind of freaks me out. But in the morning when we’re trying to get out the door, it just annoys the crap out of me.

She is convinced that the other kids are going to make fun of her or laugh at her if she wears this shirt and not that shirt, this color instead of that color, these shoes and not those shoes. Truly, I don’t know how much stock to put in this worry. Is this her almost-five-year-old self-centeredness shining through? (Surely there’s a term to describe whatever stage of development she’s in, but it escapes me). If that’s the case, if the threat of being made fun of is something she worries about but isn’t actually going to happen, it almost seems easier to deal with. But even if that is the case, is it real to her? I guess that would still call for some compassion. (And I wasn’t feeling a whole lot of compassion for the girl who fuh-reaked out this morning because she wanted to wear and orange shirt – and not a red shirt – to her Valentine’s Day party today).

Or is it real? Like really real?

Please tell me it doesn’t start this early. Please, please tell me that she’s not getting made fun of. About her clothes, for the love of God. And please tell me she’s not making fun of anyone else.