What I've learned...

I've decided that I'm going to start adding "What I've learned" to this blog. It seems I make some kind of a mistake/regret on a regular basis. Rather than beat myself up over these things, I want to learn from them. So lets start with the most recent.
What I've learned...
I've learned to NEVER EVER subscribe to the Disney Movie Club again. We subscribed as a Christmas gift for Paisley because I thought it would be fun for her to collect Disney movies and have a good collection for our other kids as well. When you sign up, you get 4 DVDs for $1.99 each, plus no shipping. Just this alone sucked me in. Then you agree to buy 5 regular priced DVDs throughout the span of 2 years. No biggie right? Wrong! First of all, the regular price of most movies is $21.95, much more expensive than say Walmart. This isn't all. They mail you a packet each month advertising a "Featured title". You must fill out the form and mark whether you want them to mail you the featured title or not. In January I didn't do this... I wasn't fully up to speed on what a ridiculous contract I'm bound to for 2 years. So they mail me this movie and charge my account... a movie I don't want. I referred back to my Membership booklet and sure enough, if you don't fill out the card and mail it back, they will automatically send the movie and charge your bank account. So I pay to have the movie sent back and I proceed to wait 4-6 weeks for my bank account to be credited. In the mean time, it's February, new month. I receive my packet in the mail and I immediately fill out that blastid card and mail it back... THE NEXT DAY! Well I checked my bank statement today and the movie from January has finally been credited, however, there's a new $35 charge. And just what is this? That February featured movie that I declined about oh 2 weeks ago. I check my Disney account, and sure enough, it's been shipped. I tried calling customer service to yell at them, but they are closed for the weekend. I WILL be calling on Monday and I'm canceling my membership.
I read the reviews about this company and the majority of them have had the same problems I have. I guess what I've learned from all of this is...
Read all reviews before joining any club or making any large purchases on-line.

Always something new

On Saturday, February 6th, I was feeding Paisley some applesauce from a small plastic cup. She didn't eat all of it, so I let her go play and I left the applesauce on the table. I went to the bathroom, and when I came out, Paisley had pulled the place mat with the applesauce off the table and dumped it on the carpet and was sitting in the middle of the mess, eating it, with a big smile on her face, when I came out of the bathroom. I quickly snapped some pictures and began to clean up the mess. While I was cleaning, well, let me back up. When I opened the bathroom door and saw the mess she had made, I didn't think to close the door. So while I was cleaning up the mess, Paisley went into the bathroom and was washing her hands in the toilet.
On Sunday, February 7th, I was getting Paisley ready for her bath and I let her run around for a minute without a diaper on, while I started her bath water. I turned around and she was standing in the bathroom, but she was standing in water. I thought to myself, "where on earth did that water come from." As she proceeded to get on her hands and knees and rub the "water" all of the floor as if she were using it as soap, I realized it wasn't water... she had peed!
Paisley did her first summer-salt all by herself this past weekend. I don't know if it was on purpose, but she did it. You can ask her to stand on her head and she will. She's so smart!

Reverently, Quietly...

For months now, Chase and I have worked with Paisley to try and teach her how to fold her arms during prayers. Saturday night (13th) we went through our same routine. Paisley was sitting on her daddy's lap and he said to her, "Paisley, can you fold your arms?" Immediately she hurried and folded her arms. Chase and I just looked at each other in shock. Did that just really happen? Now, anytime you mention the word 'prayer', she folds her arms.
This taught me that kids really do listen, but they learn by example.