Re-Apply Nightly

The other day my post was about how Jacob smeared toothpaste all over himself before bed. Daddy took care of "most" of that situation and I wiped up the remainder before school the next day. I didn't realize that Daddy merely placed the tube back on the top of the dresser in the boys room. Yesterday Jacob had curious patches of dirt on his legs before school. He's a dirt magnet, so I just wiped him down and sent him on his way. After I dropped him off I thought to ask Ralphie where the toothpaste was and he told me. Did I hide it? No; I guess I got busy. So, apparently the mysterious dirt patches were from more toothpaste that had been applied again the night before. I know the responsible parents of the world are frowning upon me now. Last night after 9, after bedtime, Jacob comes in and says "My hands are all sticky." So I look at his little hands (that should be clean) and yes, they are sticky and kind of bluish and they smell like TOOTHPASTE!!

What makes children want to do things like this??? Maybe I am weird, but this kind of stuff truly brings me so much joy. I knelt down in some of the toothpaste the other night when I kissed him goodnight for a 3rd or 4th time. I didn't like the way it felt on nice clean skin. I didn't like the way it smelled either. Jacob just can't stay away from this stuff. I am truly amazed and tickled by the way that little boys' brains work. It's like they see something sticky, and oily, and smelly and the best option is to rub it all over themselves. Ralph has never once said to me "Jenny, there's a big puddle of mud over there, let go roll in it and eat some" or "hey, instead of putting the diaper ointment on the baby's butt, let rub it all over our faces!" I speak from experience when I say that Vaseline is the HARDEST thing to get off a kid and the carpet under them will never be the same!!

I am figuring that, when we finally get into the new house, the kids will need at least two baths a day. We had to meet someone out at the house after school yesterday and I had to hose all 3 of the boys down before they could get back into the car. When it has rained alot and the dirt will allow you to sink up to your calves, why wouldn't you?? I knew that Austin was the first to jump in. Jacob claimed that he was pushed, but I'm not buying that. Nic had a large brown ring around his mouth so he must have thought the mud looked really good. "I don't want steak and greenbeans, and rice for dinner, Mom. I'm gonna eat some yummy dirt." Nic had to ride home in his diaper because I had to walk about 10 feet to turn the hose back off and that took me about 3-4 seconds. What does a 3 year old do if he obtains possession of a hose for 3-4 seconds?

OOOH, speaking of the house, it's time for a HOUSE UPDATE: NOTHING!!!! Apparently the home builder had in their paperwork 6 acres and the bank showed that we were building on 8.5 acres. So, who cares? The land is ours and paid for. We don't have a problem getting the loan. Well, someone cares because I now have to have the surveyor write a letter saying that the home and all improvements are built on the 6 acres!!!

The butane/propane guys came out yesterday and installed a propane conversion kit in the new gas dryer. What is a propane conversion kit? It's a little piece of metal about half the size of my short fat pinky that costs 20 bucks. That doesn't include the installation, which I failed to ask the cost of. Of course, the alternative would be one of two things. 1.) Ralph takes the dryer apart and tries to install it, voiding any warranty from the manufacturer 2.)The propane won't be converted and the house will explode (?). If you are an employee of the LG company I will tell you that Ralph did NOT already try to take the dryer apart :)
They guys were so nice and took the time to show Jacob what was in EVERY door on their work truck (I wonder if they get paid by the minute?).

aaahhh, Jacob just woke up and came in and said, "There is something on my cheek." I said "Is it toothpaste?" He said "I think so". GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!!