Things I never thought I'd have to say to my children

Having children is such a wonderful and fulfilling feeling. Yes stressful at times but well worth it. When I think of children I usually think of all the positive things I would say to them. Phrases such as "well done", " you're such a smart little girl", or "oh that picture you drew is beautiful". Things, however, change when you become a parent. I've surprised myself with some of the things I have had to say while scolding my kids. These scoldings, though hilarious now, were definitely not funny at the time. I decided to list just a few phrases I have had to use on my kiddos in the hopes that you might get a chuckle out it. These are just a few of the many I have stored away.

1.) We don't eat cat food
2.) Mommies pads are not stickers
3.) The stuff in the trash cans are not toys
4.) Stop licking my feet
5.) Don't eat your clothes
6.) Your sissy is not a horsey
7.) Stop squawking like a bird
8.) We don't paint with our poop!
9.) We don't eat our poop! That's disgusting!
10.) Stop biting my toes
11.) Your daddy is not a trampoline
12.) Your sissy is not a dog, we don't feed her the food you refuse to eat
13.) Stop growling at me
14.) Don't spit your food at me
15.) Stop stripping

But... Just when I think I have had to scold for weird things, I end up being rewarded by one of her cute shenanigans. I told her the other day that my head hurt and she instantly folds her hands together and says "I pray for mommies head, Amen".  Just when I think my two year old is a complete brat, she goes and surprises me by being a sweetheart. 

I hope these made your day a little brighter. I will be posting more in a few weeks. If you liked this post and would love to see more, please subscribe to my blog to receive future posts. 

Pinterest Plunders: Cool Whip Egg Dyeing

Pinterest Plunders! The place where Pinterest Pins get recreated and rated a Pass or Plunder. Sometimes they Pass the test of DIY Divas and sometimes this DIY Diva plunders those pins (but not purposely- I really try my best to recreate pins I like).

This week is Easter! The week of egg dyeing, Easter baskets, and celebrating Christ's resurrection. A pretty cool little pin about egg dyeing came across my computer screen yesterday and the hubby and I just had to try it out. We decided to let our little girl help and use it as a sensory craft for her sensory disorder. She had fun but for some reason didn't consider the project as a craft and didn't care for getting her hands "dirty". 

This is what the cool whip colored eggs are supposed to look like once dyed. Ours turned out ... Well take a look. 

We started out with boiling our eggs in vinegar and water. After they cooled we patted them dry and then began to dye them. We mixed 1/2 tbs vinegar with 5 drops of food coloring. 

Next we laid a layer of cool whip into a cake pan about an inch thick. Once we completed this step we poured the dye into the cool whip and mixed it in. 

After mixing the dye and cool whip together, we had Maddie bury the eggs. Silly girl was scared to get her hands dirty and after some prompting from mama (more like I shoved her hand into the pan) she began to... No not bury the eggs. Instead she flung what was on her hands all around my kitchen. We had to clean her hands as quickly as possible before she painted my fridge blue.

After successfully burying the eggs, we waited 20 minutes and then rinsed them off. We patted them dry and voila! A beautiful batch of dyed Easter eggs. Now, they aren't as dark or bright as Passion For Savings' video, but they turned out beautifully. 

I would say that this Pinterest Plunder was a PASS! The Pinterest Pin I found this craft from was: http://www.passionforsavings.com/how-to-dye-Easter-eggs-with-cool-whip

If you have a Pinterest Pin you would like me to recreate, please comment with a link to the pin and I'd be more than happy to give it a try.