My sister called me this morning and had some big news. My niece went poop in the potty! I can’t recall ever having been so excited about someone pooping before. They were both pretty excited too – my niece especially so since she got a sucker as a reward. My sister is planning on saving those for the “major events” and using M&M’s when my niece goes pee in the potty.
As a side note, apparently Mom toilet trained me in a day using M&M’s – so, it works. Though, I was clearly gifted.
Buoyed by their success and with gift cards in hand, I headed out to get started on my projects. First stop was Lowe’s for curtain rods, detergent (apparently, I have an HE washer), a new shower head, and plastic for the office window. Next, Best Buy for a new game. I had a gift card and the game I wanted was on sale – and it included a bonus game. Sweet!
Then, Bed Bath and Beyond for curtains. I wandered around that section for awhile before I conceded that I was totally out of my element. I found a clerk, expressed my ignorance, and got set on the right track.
For the record, I skipped going to books a million. You should be proud of me. A quick stop at Wendy’s and then I was on my way home.
I ran into some trouble with the curtains – the existing holes in the wood were too small and I ruined a couple screws trying to make them work before getting out the drill. Then I realized that the doecorative bits on the ends of the curtain rod wouldn’t really fit in the space I had. I left them up anyway and you can’t really see them.
Then, plastic for office window. I’ve put this up before, but never with a window so drafty. The wind actually made the plastic billow out – and this is with the windows “shut” – and it didn’t do quite according to plan. I’ll try again with the dryer tomorrow and see if I can get better results.
Finally, the shower head. I got the old one off okay and went to put the water saving one on and… it didn’t fit. Apparently, I need an adapter. Looks like I’m going back to Lowe’s tomorrow.
In and among the projects, I also did some laundry. Since this was the first load I’ve done since I’ve been here, I felt the need to encourage the washer as it started off. I also said some nice things to both the washer and the dryer every time I went to check on them. It must have worked – my clothes are clean. Ummm… yeah.
So, a little Imogen Heap and then it’s off to bed for me. More work to be done tomorrow.