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Mom of Boys: Comic Relief for Moms of the Male Variety {Round 12}

July 20, 2014 By Michelle Barneck Leave a Comment

A few months ago, I started jotting down things I hear around the house from my boys because, well, they make me laugh. In an attempt to give others a chuckle, it’s now turned in to a Mom of Boys series on the 3rd Sunday of each month. It gives me a good reminder each month why I love my silly boys so much and it’s so fun to look back on months past as they grow up. If you missed our first Mom of Boys posts be sure to go back and check them out!

Let’s explain how this will work and who things were said by…

A = my skinny, karate obsessed, 6 1/2 year old
L = my spunky, snack loving, 3 1/2 year old
J = my geeky chic husband
M = me aka mom of boys

This is in no way meant to be a parenting lesson. Just a little peek into our crazy and at times comical lives.

Mom of boys…things you never thought you’d hear in your home, then you birthed a boy.

A: Mom for my birthday I want to go to the moon.
L: For my birthday I want to go to a waterpark.

L: Let’s take one of those popcorn seeds and plant it outside and it will grow a popcorn tree.

A: Dude, did you see I threw your head in to the ground?
C (A’s best friend): Yes, thank you!

L: We can’t ever punch people. Or kick them in to lava. Or kick them in to acid that would sink them.

A: Mom we should get one of those electricity cars so we never have to get gas.
M: Ya, but you still have to plug it in.
L: Mom, let’s get a candy car so we can just pull candies off it any time we want.
A: We should have a candy world where trees are candy, houses are cupcakes, buildings are cakes and the earth would be a gumball.

L: Yeah but if we lived at Santa’s house and we want a cookie we have to ask.

A: I tooted and now I smell cheese cracker.

(On our way to a wedding reception)
A: Mom, if someone gives her the present can I give it to her?
M: No one gives her the present, we put it on the table.
A: Oh, and then do we give her all the presents at the end like a birthday party?

Our favorite comment from last month comes from Susan, she says:

My 3 year old will steal your drink (any drink) so we are trying to teach him to ask first. While eyeing his dad’s glass of milk,  dad grabs it and drinks. P very loudly exclaims, “Daaaad, ask first.” I nearly choked laughing so hard. Well at least he is getting the concept.

Have your kids made you laugh lately? What comical or off the wall things have you said or overheard your kids say? Share in the comments and we will choose our favorites to share in our next Mom of Boys post on September 21st (we’re skipping August since we’ll be adding little boy #3 to our family that week).

Chest Upgrade – A Sauder Review

July 16, 2014 By Michelle Barneck Leave a Comment

With baby boy #3 on the way in just a few more more weeks we’ve been doing some shifting to get the new nursery ready including moving our other two boys in to the same room. Bunk beds from my husbands childhood made this fairly simple, but storage space was an issue. Their room is fairly small and the existing dresser, closet and nightstand were bursting at the seams with clothes, books, and toys. I was thrilled when Sauder contacted me to try out one of their pieces. It could not have come at a better time!

I jumped right in searching Sauder.com for a piece that would fit our needs. I love the wish list feature that allows you to keep track of pieces that you love when you fall in love with a whole slew like I did. I decided to to visit the style lab and take the “find Your Furniture Style” quiz to help me narrow things down and end up with a piece that really fit. My style was “transitional” and it recommended the Shoal Creek Collection. They were totally right. I love the clean lines with the fun hardware that comes with this collection. I ultimately chose the Shoal Creek 4 Drawer Chest in the Oiled Oak Finish. The vertical design was perfect to fit in the boys small room. Here’s a sneak peek…

When the box arrived I was impressed at the packaging. It had extra reinforcement on the corners to ensure the contents would not be damaged which I love. There’s nothing worse than having to send it back before you even get started!

We pulled out all the pieces and got to work. My husband loved the clarity of the instructions. He was an English major and is usually pained with the horrendous explanations inside instruction booklets, but this time he kept commenting on how well things were written and laid out. We never had questions or hesitations on how things should go. They were very clear and even comical (in a good way) as shown in the picture below.

Something that was a great help to us with so many tiny parts to keep track of was to take them all out and separate them into muffin tins. This made them easy to spot and grab without sifting through and possibly losing any.

We actually built this for family night one evening. It was really cute to see my oldest work together with his Dad to create something for his room. He loves learning to use tools and many of the steps were simple enough for him to help with while closely supervised of course. Even preggo mom got in on some of the action assembling a few drawers while Daddy read to the boys at bedtime.

The next morning we moved the chest in to their room and I could not wait to style it up to fit their paleontologist theme. With the simple addition of a plastic dinosaur, dinosaur book, oil lantern, and a piece of authentic dino poop (as found in the desert of Utah by a neighbors dino bone hunting grandpa) it was all set as the perfect addition and storage solution.

Now everyone’s clothes have a place and there’s even room for sizes transitioning from one boy to another!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Sauder. The opinions and text are all mine.

Rocket Straws Summer Kids Activity

June 18, 2014 By Michelle Barneck 2 Comments

With our last day of school past, we need to be armed with some fun activities to battle the boredom that is bound to surface. What I’m not fond of are activities that take longer to set up than to play. Simple and easy is just the ticket! These rocket ship straws take just a couple of minutes to get ready and are simple enough for the kids to put together on their own!

rocket straws sm

What you’ll need to make Rocket Straws:

  • Narrow Bendy Straw
  • Wide Bendy Straw
  • Scissors
  • Rocket Printable
  • Double sided sticky tape
  • Crayons (optional)

Start off with a free rocket printable like this these. Symmetrical ships are best because then they can be two sided. We chose the black and white rocket so we could color and personalize ourselves.

coloring rocket sm

Cut out your rocket images. Each straw will use two rockets so it will be decorated on either side.

Rocket craft sm

Place a strip of double sided sticky tape down the center of each rocket. Trim off the bendy part of the narrow straw so you are just left with the straight long part. Place the  straw in the center of the tape on one rocket.

Straw Rocket craft sm

Place the other rocket on top of the straw to make it double-sided. Press the top of the rocket together with the tape to seal. Seal the little “legs” with two small triangles of tape. Trim the long section of the wider straw to 3 1/2 inches. Place the narrow straw in the wider straw and you are ready to go!

Straw Rocket sm

Count 3, 2, 1, blast off, blow quickly through the straw and watch your rocket fly!

Straw Rockets Kids Boredom Buster sm

What kiddo doesn’t love playing astronaut?!

Have a blast this summer!

MOM OF BOYS: COMIC RELIEF FOR MOMS OF THE MALE VARIETY {ROUND 11}

June 15, 2014 By Michelle Barneck 3 Comments

A few months ago, I began jotting down things I hear around the house from my boys because, well, they make me laugh. In an attempt to give others a giggle, it’s now turned in to a full on Mom of Boys series on the 3rd Sunday of each month. It gives me a good reminder each month why I love my silly boys so much and it’s so fun to look back on months past as they grow up. If you missed our first Mom of Boys posts be sure to go back!
Let’s explain how this will work and who things were said by…

A = my skinny, karate obsessed, 6 1/2 year old  
L = my spunky, snack loving, 3 1/2 year old
J = my geeky chic husband
M = me aka mom of boys

This is in no way meant to be a parenting lesson. Just a little peek into our crazy and at times comical lives.

Mom of boys…things you never thought you’d hear in your home, then you birthed a boy.

M: Do you know how much I love you?
L: 17
M: Oh, 17, your favorite number?
L: Yeah!

M: What is your favorite animal?
L: Giraffe.
M: Oh, giraffe, why do you like giraffes so much?
L: Because a giraffe fan can cut cheese. (we have a little handheld giraffe fan)

L: (touches my leg) You should shave your pokie things off. What are they?
M: Hairs.
L: Why are they pokie?
M: Because they are short.
L: oh. Ow. Ow. They hurt. But, they don’t hurt when I have a glove on.

M: Are you going to help me with this little baby when he comes?
L: Ya, but when he goes to sleep he’s going to have to wear diapers. But, when he’s 17 he won’t wear diapers.

M: Something stinks. Can I seriously smell your feet from here?
L: No, I don’t smell a stink. I only stink on Friday.

A: Pretend you’re a baby tiger falling in to a volcano.
Two minutes later…
A: Want to be a bungee hanging zombie?

M: Did you have fun at the zoo?
L: Yes!
M: Well, we have a pass so we can go anytime we want.
L: Let’s go in gradvember!

M: How do you like that frosty?
L: Five
M: What?
L: Ten.

Have your kids made you laugh lately? What comical or off the wall things have you said or overheard your kids say? Share in the comments and we will choose our favorites to share in our Mom of Boys post on July 20th.

 

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