And now, for my next trick...I will attempt potty training

Potty Training for the toddler Kid, not myself. I have known how to do that for at least the last 6 or so years. Although, there may have been a couple of occasions where I could have still used my night time training pants.

Well, we are finally in the house. The loan process was horrible. But horrible for the opposite reasons you might think. I won't be getting into that because it doesn't really matter anymore and I probably could write a small paperback about the whole thing.

So, the Kid will now be referred to as the Toddler Kid. I have officially taken away his Baby status. And honestly, I'm not that sad about it. I've said it before, Those first 15 months were an uber mess of confusion, frustration and lack of sleep. I like things now. Even with the tantrums. And yes, it is time for the potty training part.

He will be 2 and a half in about 5 weeks. And considering he can now tell me that he has "poopies", I think that's a sign that he has figured it out more than I have been giving him credit.

I'm not looking forward to it that much, I just know it's the next progressive step. I know that as nice as it will be not to change a diaper, I'm still going to have to make sure that everyone around here has a clean ass. Including Frank the Dog, only it's his paws I have to keep clean because we have no yard at this point.


I will also be attempting to become a Craig's List Buyer. The move from the San Diego house allowed me to pull out of storage all my things that didn't fit that were from the other, other house. Also known as "The Blackhorse House". (Yes, we really do name our houses - I just left "The Rental" aka. "The First House We Bought Together" to move into "The Pain In the Ass House"...charming isn't it?) I knew I didn't have enough to fill up the new house entirely, but I'm beginning to think I was robbed!

We need so much stuff, it's exhausting just thinking about it. And then everyone is always asking me if I am all unpacked. Well, I have no where to place anything! My dresser was somehow damaged along the way out here and I only had one dresser. Basically, it's going to be a fight with my husband (whom I should maybe refer to as the Adult Kid) about spending money.

He's one of those ones who will, can and has lived with empty rooms and walls. He says that all I need to do is hang some things on the walls in each room and it will look fine. And I can't even reason with him how lame that is.

So, then I remembered a friend who bought tons of stuff off Craig's List and I could not believe it. Stuff that looked brand new! But I seem to be that one person who can never find that great 'score'. Plus, that means I'll have to pay cash. And after closing on this house, I'm having a tough time parting with that stuff anymore.

Honestly, for us, there is no better thing ever invented than - No Interest, No Payments for 'X' amount of year(s). I'm disciplined enough to make sure I pay it off in the appropriate time so as to not incur all those interest charges. So it's almost like borrowing money for free. I may have to do a half and half kind of thing.


Well, I'd like to welcome myself and you all back. I'm looking forward to getting into a new schedule, which thanks to the Toddler Kid starts bright and early. But there is enough to be done around here that I don't really mind. I'm also fortunate that I will still be working remotely for the same company in San Diego. So there should never be a spare moment around here!