What have I learned this week?

1.  I truly enjoy my days off when Madison has school and Reagan has daycare.  Ok so it's the first one as we were closed on Monday but it was a storm make up day for schools but it was wonderful!  I had all my errands done by 10:00 am, had lunch with mom, got a haircut, went shopping, stopped by Andreas and picked up the kids by 4:00.  

2.  My son's stomach doesn't like milk that much.  We had him tested as a baby and they said he wasn't allergic but after we took him off milk, except for a glass at lunch and a little at supper, he is not congested, his eyes don't run and his nose it clear.  Check out www.milksucks.com.  I am not saying milk is terrible, I'm just saying that some kids (like Reagan) can't tolerate it well and doctors will go head over heals prescribing 20 different medications to fix it when all you have to do is decrease the milk intake.  They get plenty of calcium in their diet from other foods.  Problem - he LOVES chocolate milk and sometimes will not drink anything else.  The solution - he doesn't know when I water it down.

3.  Reagan is bump prone.  No matter what he does or how careful I feel like I am, he always seems to get a new bump on the head or black and blue mark.  I guess that's life with boys.  

4.  I love meatloaf cupcakes and the rest of my family hates them.  You make meatloaf like you normally would (I like to use Stovetop instead of bread crumbs) and put it into a cupcake pan.  Top with melted cheese or BBQ sauce.  Yummy.  More for mom I guess.  Footnote - I lied, I was making them as I was typing this post and Reagan is eating one like it is candy. 

5.  When Reagan's tummy doesn't like milk, it's not a good idea to let him sleep in our bed, on a dry-clean only comforter.  Enough said.  

6.  Whenever I make instant mashed potatoes, I always boil over the milk/water.  Always.

7.  Terrible twos are more terrible the second time around.  Especially when your oldest child is there to think everything he does is funny, not terrible.

8.  Most contestants on Wheel of Fortune are either really stupid, really loud or should just go back to bed.  

9.  I love butter and am terribly afraid for the day when I can't eat it like I do now.  

10.  I love Tupperware and am very excited for our order to get here Wednesday or Thursday!  Clean pantry, here I come!

11.  I think Ben should take us to Hawaii next year for our 10th anniversary and our 30th birthdays.