Homemade Kites and Going Potty

It's getting where nothing surprises me anymore. Do you know a kid that would look at a paper towel and say, "Momma, let's get a string and make a kite out of this paper towel?" Well, I do. His name is Silas.

So, that's exactly what we did. Although, I did take it one step further. I decided the kite needed some support, so I grabbed some straws. To make your own homemade entertainment in the form of a kite, follow these simple steps.

1. Tear off a paper towel. Get two straws, electrical tape, scissors, string and a hole punch.

2. Make an "x" with two straws and cover with tape.

3. Punch a hole near the bottom, but make sure it's through the tape so it doesn't tear.

4. Tie on a string.

5. Let your kid play as long as his/her heart desires.

I could only wish to be as creative as Silas. It's fascinating to me how his mind works - I would never in a million years look at nothing and form an idea to create something special. I can copy anything, or work off of an idea but I am certainly not an "idea" person. Who would've thought my four year old could inspire me? I love that kid.

On another note, this was Eli's second week of school. Drop off still did not go well, but he stopped crying in probably less than a minute after I walked away and had a fabulous day. But here's the crazy part. About half way through the morning his teacher walked in my office and told me she had to tell me what happened. The words that came out of her mouth stunned me and was the last thing I would've guessed. Here's the story...

Eli went up to his teacher and said, "poo poo". She assumed he went in his diaper, so she did the obvious thing and checked. He had not. She told him, "no, you didn't go poo poo." He again said, "poo poo." She asked him if he needed to go and he said, "yes." She took him to the bathroom, helped him sit down and he went poo poo in the potty. Why is this so remarkable? He has never in his life gone in the potty - not even pee. Every time I have attempted talk about it, he screams, "Nooooo potty!". I figured he just wasn't ready and I had no mind to even think about potty training him until around Christmas. Silas potty trained in 3 quick days because he was ready and I wanted to do the same with Eli. Well, I guess in seeing the other kids go at school, he has realized this is what he is supposed to do. So, how does my kid, who I have not even addressed potty training with go up and tell his teacher he needs to go? Later, after school, we went up to Dusty's work for a quick visit. Eli looked up at me and said, "poo poo". I asked him if he needed to go, he said "yes" and so I took him to the bathroom. He sat down and went. So now my other kid wants to potty train himself?! What in the world? Don't worry, I am not complaining!

To sum up my entire day - crazy. First day of school madness at work. A self-potty training kid. Both of my children excitedly talking about going "poo poo" to Dusty in front of one of his students. Adventures in the $.99 store after work. 104 degree temperature read from my car when I got home (Summer weather decided to come after summer.) Homemade kites. A broken dishwasher. Oatmeal for dinner out of pure exhaustion. Both boys in their pj's at 5:00 p.m. Hoping for an early bed-time.