{"id":2327,"date":"2013-08-27T20:59:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T02:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2013-08-27T20:59:31","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T02:59:31","slug":"238365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/2013\/08\/27\/238365\/","title":{"rendered":"238\/365"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/8-26-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2328\" alt=\"8-26-13\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/8-26-13.jpg?resize=450%2C730\" width=\"450\" height=\"730\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My love-hate relationship with rice<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is why I don&#8217;t often cook rice for Carson. \u00a0Betsy made less of a mess than he did at dinner tonight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ben is out of town until Wednesday and while in my dream world that means I get really serious about getting <em>stuff<\/em> done, I know that after the kids go to bed I am realistically not in the best state to tackle a bunch of projects. \u00a0I do have grand plans to finish crafting for Betsy&#8217;s party, clean out my closet, deep clean the bathroom, get started on putting pictures in the frames I hung in the dining room and finish <em>The Meaning of Marriage<\/em>. \u00a0That lists makes me laugh. \u00a0I am pretty sure none of that will actually happen. \u00a0Especially the reading part. \u00a0Who am I kidding?!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I did decide on, buy and order all the candy I need for Betsy&#8217;s party. \u00a0It felt good to get that done today even though it meant going to Wal Mart (where Carson flipped out) and taking the kids on an errand after naps that didn&#8217;t get us home until 6, which is about an hour after Betsy normally eats. \u00a0But she was a trooper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This afternoon Betsy took a short nap, 40 minutes I think. \u00a0I got her up, but she just kept crying and rubbing her eyes so I brought her back upstairs, turned her noisemaker on and rocked her for a while. \u00a0I did not expect her to fall asleep, but she did. \u00a0I do not remember the last time I got to hold her and watch her sweet little face make funny faces while she slept. \u00a0It was so very sweet and special and I loved it, even though an hour of my afternoon was spent doing that instead of doing laundry. \u00a0It was well worth it and I wouldn&#8217;t have traded it for anything. \u00a0A woman at Wal Mart reminded me today to appreciate this time. \u00a0She said, &#8220;I know people tell you this all the time, but you don&#8217;t get this time back, when they&#8217;re little like this. \u00a0So try to appreciate all of it.&#8221; \u00a0I&#8217;m glad she reminded me of that today. \u00a0I know she&#8217;s right and I&#8217;m so blessed to be able to stay home with Carson and Betsy.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My love-hate relationship with rice This is why I don&#8217;t often cook rice for Carson. \u00a0Betsy made less of a mess than he did at dinner tonight. 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