Things I learned on Sunday...

1. Never try to cut the toenails of a baby you just doused in aquaphor. He will win.



2. While cleaning the garage with a 23 month old, always have a clear path to chase him. (Junior rounded the corner before I got to the door of the garage and I couldn't find him anywhere. I ran inside to grab the phone (he had a 10 second head start at most) and found him playing with his toys. Whole incident lasted about 120 seconds, but a few new gray hairs were added to the lot.)



3. If you have just scrubbed the dining room, don't serve pizza as one piece will land upside down on the floor.



4. When Abs says she is going to take a shower, hide the brand new bottle of shampoo. She will opt for a shampoo bubble bath instead.



5. If your husband every says he needs something from clothing and sales, don't believe him! Gunner took duffle bags full of stuff to Iraq, and I filled a dresser, two huge rubbermaid trunks, 5 duffle bags and still didn't get everything put away. In case of emergency, my garage is the place to be. We can have our own army.



6. A mother's instinct is right 99.9% of the time, even if you don't have a medical degree.



7. When you stuff the freezer and it accidentally pops open, it will be your ice cream that falls out and melts because it will make the biggest mess.



8. It is possible to do laundry all day long and still not be done.



9. In order to make banana bread, you need to buy 4 bunches of bananas so that your crew can't eat them all before they get brown (and since they were from the commissary that takes all of 3 days).



10. When your son is small, but stocky, he may not be able to climb over the gates, but he will learn to bulldoze them down. Great.