Nose pearls anyone?

Seriously, is it my Mother's Day weekend yet? My husband comes home tonight and I am so off duty! My 2 year old, very smart most of the time, just came to me and was picking at her nose. No biggie right? That's what they do. Gabs:" UGH ( in total disgust) Me have something in my nose!" Me: "Gabs, do you need a tissue?" Gabs: "NO!!!" Me: "Gabs, stop picking. Do you need a Kleenex for your boogies or do you have some thing in your nose?" (OK, I totally said this NOT expecting the answer that I got) Gabs: "YEAH! Get it out!" So, I tilt her head back and sure as shit, she had a pearl up her nose. A big friggin 1/2 " in diameter pearl lodged in her left nostril. I know you are wondering where the hell did she get a pearl? Long story short, hidden broken pearl necklace + nosey 2 year old with long legs = (obviously) pearl up nostril! I seriously almost shat myself. I kept remembering of all my friends whose kids had done something equally as stupid and ended up in the emergency room with a corkscrew noodle or a popcorn kernel  gaining ground on the fast track to their melon. I am sure I turned 12 shades of white. I gently placed my thumb on the top outside of her nose (to prevent further inhalation of the said pearl) and told her to " Blow baby!". She did and out popped a pearl.Then, being the drama queen that she is, she promptly ran to the bathroom and cried because I told her not to do that again because the pearl could travel to her brain and kill her. She wasn't liking the answer she got. What a princess, I wonder if she poops diamonds? I should check that out!

Totally un-phased, fruit snack ravishing victim!

Totally unsuspecting culprit!
Happy Mothering! May all of your children avoid the nose pearls!

Going Green; every purple and pink step of the way

I did such a great job on Earth Day that my little girls have been following me around constantly reminding me to give them the recyclables...because Heaven forbid they accidentally find their way into the actual garbage. That's good, I am proud of them. For 2 and 5 they are pretty amazing and very planet friendly conscious.They have also become very big fans of the "if its yellow let it mellow way of life!" This irritates my husband to no end. He screams , my five year old graciously explains about conserving water to save the world. Seriously, how can he argue? Now, I promised to hang a line and use the dryer as little as possible. So we have been hanging laundry all week.It's been beautiful out and who could resist. I am sure my neighbors think I am either trashy or a little hippie, either way, my linens smell amazing. Hope my homeowners association doesn't come gunning for me! Today we hung out a load and it made me giggle. All you could see was a sea of pink and purple. Yep, two little planet conscious princesses live here.

This year instead of flowers, we are planting our own butterfly, flower garden and instead of chocolates, we are planting our very own vegetable garden. The girls are super excited and so am I! Now, that being said...Mommy would still love some diamonds :) You know what they say? And who can't use a few more friends?