the verdict is...

...i've gone all nutty like Betty White.

i kissed my brain cells goodbye, just as you suspected.  yesterday morning i gallantly announced to my husband and to facebook that it was day one of potty training BOTH of my children, Hunter: age 2 (almost 3) and Sage: 19 months.  in theory it was a grand idea, similar to Machu Picchu, and almost declared a wonder.  the three day method is miraculous, is it not?  my hopes were as high as the moon.

it started out as smooth as a gravel road.  Hunter cried over not wearing any pants, who can really blame him? he refused to stand up for awhile and insisted on tucking his shirt below his knees.  i was losing some hope right about then. somehow with the distraction of Little Einsteins he got over it quickly.  the appeal of flushing his stuff down was all it took to lure him in.  we made it through the whole long day with only one tiny accident, which he practically recovered and made it to the potty in the nick of time, minus some dribbles.  no biggie. i told him i was super proud of him and he replied, "i'm proud of you, too mom."  why thank you.

Sage.  it's likely to be a traumatic memory. in two hours i soaked up pee from our carpets seven times and wished for hardwood. with a floor to potty ratio of 7:1, i put her back in a diaper.  let's just say that bluebeary sat on the potty much more than Sage ever did.

also, a salesman rang our doorbell during naptime.  how dare he do that in the middle of the three day potty training method.  what the heck.  in the land of online shopping, door-to-door sales are like five steps backwards.  will they ever learn already?

all in all, it was easier than i psyched myself up for; what a gift! Kelly has his longest days, like 14 hours, on Tuesdays (lucky for him, i didn't think about that when i planned it) and it was 70 degrees outside.  if i could've planned it all over again, i'd go for a soggy, 50 degree Wednesday.  Sage agrees as she looked out at the kids playing under the warm sunny sky. but there's no complaining here.  our diaper budget is well on its way to being cut in half. this is wondrous.

ps. i did watch Ellen yesterday.  it's kind of an old favorite pastime.  it's been months upon months since i'd seen a show.  well, Seal was on.  yeah, the guy that is separating from Heidi Klum.  that Seal.  he said he and Heidi were surprised about separating.  as if they didn't have any control over it?!

pps. he then sang his rendition of "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green.  the one that says "lovin you forever..."  was it supposed to be a crazy joke?  it was tragic.

ppps. what about the kids? so sad. so very very sad.

((via))