Tips, Tricks, Life, and A Kids Table Re-Do

It’s not unusual that I don’t know what day it is.

And it’s not abnormal that I often type in “today’s date” in the google search bar on a daily basis.

Today is thursday by the way.

It just seems like everyday is passing me by, and more and more projects, responsibilities, and darn dirty kitchen floors just keep getting pushed farther and farther back.

But these past couple weeks have been full of sillyness, blessings, tons of food, projects, and laughter..

And I decided to share with you some of the random things going on in ThE DiVa DiSh household…

1. Baby Boo turned ONE!

Pink, fluffy, frilly, sugary,presenty, family, friendsies, foodsies, smilies, and now Mama’s Poor-y!

2. Hubby Graduated from Grad School with his Dr. in Physical Therapy

You wouldn’t believe the amount of work he put into the past 3 years of school. I am so proud of him!

He now sleeps with his diploma, makes everyone call him Dr., and I’m pretty sure it’s been two weeks since he has taken off his graduation cap and his hair is starting to smell.

Also, Baby Boo thought the whole ceremony was for her. With each applause she glanced around the room smiling and clapping at everyone…

I may have done the same..

3. We have horny fruit flies multiplying in our house.

Whether I have bananas on the counter, or a bag of avocados, all the sudden those darn little flies get all hot n’ bothered and start hookin’ up.

They are like rabbits.

But there is a trick! All you do is take a glass full of balsamic vinegar/apple cider vinegar etc.. and add about a TB of water, and a tsp. of dish soap and let it sit on the counter.

In a matter of minutes, literally, they come swarming over to the glass.

They crawl in.

Sniff the water..

And drown.

And apparently we have got a whole country living in our house, because we have caught HUNDREDS of them!

A little side note, if you ever want to keep you hubs busy for hours..

4. We put fake grass on our patio.

I’m not really sure if it’s white trash, or just plain genius, but since we don’t have a backyard and our patio looked like someone had done dirty things all over it…

It’s been nice to let Baby Boo be outside and play with her toys, without me worrying about her stepping on bugs, hard nasty floor, or dirt.

5.We have been teaching Baby Boo New things

Since Baby Boo is like a sponge with everything that is going on around her, hubs and I are trying our best to teach her little things here and there.

And if we aren’t teaching her, she is watching everything we do.

Which is why she prefers to feed herself, brush her hair and teeth, oh and try and change her diaper as well. That one has been fun!

Her main thing is being independent at meal time.

If we even touch her food to bring it to her mouth…Well, arms will be flailing, food will be flinging, and screams will be heard across Europe.

Do.Not.Mess.With.Boo.

Among other things, I have been working hard at trying to teach Baby Boo how to smile and say Cheese!

She’s a natural, wouldn’t you agree?

6.We Painted Baby Boo’s Room Pink..

That was a nightmare…That’s all you need to know.

7. I’ve been obsessed lately with thrift stores and garage sales.

You can thank 1st birthday for that one

I have found some pretty cool stuff.. I think?

Those vanilla bottles are actually from my grandpa’s house.

Neato huh?!?

I actually bought the above all separately, but together that little plant cost about 1.50…all thanks to Goodwill!

And it works great as a photography prop in backgrounds!

I dunno if you remember THESE cookies:

The flower pot worked GREAT for the background!

8. Someone’s trash in another’s treasure

My mother in law bought a kids desk at a garage sale for 10 dollars. It took me a while to get around to it, but I finally fixed it up for Baby Boo’s room!

If you remember the dresser I did for Baby Boo, I followed the exact directions for the table and chairs, only I painted the top of the table the same pink I used for Baby Boo’s walls.