Lessons on a Saturday

This morning I woke up to my sweet boy telling me that his clock had turned yellow and that it was time to wake up.  I made a 4 a.m. purchase a week ago.  One that literally has blessed us beyond belief with bedtime battles.  We have had bedtime battles for over 6 months with Luke.  "one more.....I need a little bit of milk (only he says it cuter....I need a wittle bit of milk!), etc, etc.  After being up last week for 6 nights prior, my eyelids hurting and my eyeballs blood red, I asked a friend to send me the website of a clock that i heard that her kids use that make bedtime for everyone enjoyable.  SIGN ME UP!  So, at 4 am, with another Mommy, i NNNEEEEEEDDDDDD YYYYYOOOOUUUUU, I pushed BUY.  My tot clock.  It has 5 colors- wake time, bedtime, naptime, encouragement time, and discipline time if you want to set that timer.  It plays a bedtime story, lullabies, and then white noise.  Each night this week, instead of being exhausted thinking about bedtime, I have been the one excited.  Once that thing turns blue, Luke has told ME it was time for bed, no whining, NOTHING, and we have cuddled in bed and he has gone to sleep in about 15-20 minutes.

So, why am I ranting and raving?  Because you need this if you have a little one.  I'm serious.  It's on the top of my Incredible purchases list, which doesn't have a lot on there....=)

Other than that, I got to use part of my gift card to Natural Body today.  YAY.  I got to have a facial and a massage.  I knew that I was a mess, but here were some of the things that came out during my time there:
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun?  you have very sensitive skin and need to make sure you have SPF 30 or above on"  (my reply: I used to live in FL.  Yes, now I take better care of my skin.)

"Do you wash your face going up and out or with downward motions?   (I don't ever think I have thought about this. My reply is : I am good to wash my face!  )

"Oh wow.  There are a lot of gems in your back."(gems?  like gems to make me rich? or gems to try to get more and more knots out of?)

"Are you stressed?  Have you been under a lot of stress?  Your back feels like there are rocks in there.  This is going to be challenging!)  (My reply- not now, but have been.  Also, I was a goalkeeper in college and destroyed my body)

"Do you get regular massages, do yoga, or any chiropractic care?  That would be great for you to do weekly"  I am 31 and already I feel like I have aged 30 more years with my knees (i didn't mention that part) that ache and the rest of my body!  (My answer- yes to all 3, just not every week.  (I mean, all that stuff adds up you know!)


So......my lesson for this morning is- know ahead of time that playing soccer in college and working at one of the best schools in the nation for 5 years will destroy every muscle, bone, and wrinkle in your body and you will become a money pit to try to fix these things!  My time there was quite enjoyable, and I hope to get other gift cards there for the future.  These women that I was conversing with were great- just asking questions that I guess I haven't thought of in a while....hehe.

Oh January.  At least today there was a yard sale on my street which Luke and I walked to in the freezing cold, bought care bears and a beautiful vintage dress that I will wear over and over again, and walked home.  I was thrilled.  I can't wait until the pool again though.  It can't come soon enough.