So much accomplished during nap time today
@shaggin (73289)
United States
February 8, 2023 10:26pm CST
The past two days the baby had a belly ache and wanted to be held a lot. She wouldn’t let me put her down to nap so I didn’t get much done.
I was so relieved today that she took a nice two hour nap. I was able to get so much done.
While she slept I rinsed out the cloth diapers soaking overnight in the utility sink, cleaned the toilet, swept and mopped the dining room, kitchen, hallway and bathroom, logged into my bank account to check my monthly statement, and wrote down a recipe I had stored on my phone onto an index card.
She has been crying this morning while I was trying to get dinner started in the crockpot so I let her get all the potatoes out of the bag and play with them as I was peeling them. Then I let her “help” me with the onions which you can see how well she did in the photo.
Dinner was Crockpot loaded baked potato soup and Caramelized onion Gruyère drop biscuits along with some leftovers.
I did all the usual chores ..dishes, two loads of laundry, and vacuumed two carpets.
One of the animals defecated on the steps and hallway so I had to clean that up. I got a nosebleed for no reason and the lab and cat got in a tiff. The baby spit up on my bedroom carpet so I shampooed that.
My daughter cleaned a woman’s house today who told her she heard my daughters uncle got arrested for possession of drugs today. I felt sad hearing that he just cannot get his life straightened out.
The best part of my day was the 65 minutes the baby and I cuddled and read books.
I wonder what tomorrow holds. I’m thinking of baking some bread to go with the leftovers soup.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@Juliaacv hmm none of the older kids did anything that left me hopping luckily. The day before my stepson got coffee grounds all over the microwave top, the shelf behind it and behind the microwave and beside it. I was so mad thinking my husband did it and I cleaned it up. It was my stepson and I told him what happened and that next time he will be cleaning it. I had to move the entire microwave onto our table to clean under and around it and it was so heavy.
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@celticeagle (170047)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb 23
What a helpful girl!
I really enjoy a healthy bread to go with soup or chili.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
10 Feb 23
@celticeagle she wouldn’t let her down much today so I wasn’t able to make any bread. Thankfully my husband made dinner for him and the boys.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
10 Feb 23
@celticeagle once every few weeks or so he makes dinner. I ate a little leftover cheesy asparagus pasta and two peanut butter and jellies.
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@celticeagle (170047)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb 23
@shaggin ........So nice that he helps out.
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@DaddyEvil (139243)
• United States
9 Feb 23
You had a very busy day. I hope the baby feel much better now.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@Daddyevil im not sure if it’s bothering her or not she wants lots of cuddles today so thankfully I don’t have much to do and my husband is making dinner tonight.
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@DaddyEvil (139243)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@shaggin There's no way to really tell. I hope everything is fine with her, though. I hope you all have a good day.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@DaddyEvil thank you same to you 
. She and I are getting plenty of reading In together today.
. She and I are getting plenty of reading In together today.1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (83470)
• United States
9 Feb 23
I'm exhausted just reading all that you did. I feel embarrassed to admit I needed a nap 
Cute picture of the baby "helping" you cook but your crockpot meal sounds scrumptious.
Hope you were able to enjoy your cuddle and reading time.
Sounds like there's never a dull moment in your house
Cute picture of the baby "helping" you cook but your crockpot meal sounds scrumptious.
Hope you were able to enjoy your cuddle and reading time.
Sounds like there's never a dull moment in your house1 person likes this
@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@Marilynda1225 The baby and I just read all 7 of her Clifford the Big red dog books. When we went upstairs to get her clothes and diapers for the day she spotted it on the bookshelf and wanted to read it. Now she’s playing with her interactive dog so I’m popping in here.
Yesterday I had lots of energy but she wouldn’t sleep in her bed last night so I’m tired today.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@Marilynda1225 I have a load of laundry going and plan to wash all the sheets on our beds but it may take me two days to get them all done. I don’t feel like I will have as much to do today and can relax a little more.
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@Marilynda1225 (83470)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@shaggin I remember those Clifford the big red dog books. Hope you don't have to work so hard today and that the baby is happy playing with her toys.
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@marguicha (224427)
• Chile
9 Feb 23
You did a wonderful job. Congratulations! What animals do you have inside your house that are not house broken? I was happy that Luna decided that she was an outside dog. I just couldn´t have cleaned her poo on my floor.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@marguicha my husbands beagle that was dying was in here for a week and he was an outside dog not housebroken so she was having accidents on the crate. At the end he just couldn’t hold it at all and was laying in it. It was gross but sad.
The kitten, the little dog and the lab are all housebroken. Once in awhile the little dog will go on the floor instead of trying to tell me she has to go out but I think this might have been the cat. I think when he clawed the lab and the lab bit her he ran out of the room as fast as he could and ran upstairs under my dresser and hid. I think he pooped on the way.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@marguicha I waited a week with my old cat in my avatar before I could put her down as well. She was 16 and hadn’t eaten for a week at all. I wanted to give her every last chance to improve but she didn’t. It really is a hard decision we just hope they will pass in their sleep but it doesn’t seem to ever happen that way.
@marguicha (224427)
• Chile
9 Feb 23
@shaggin I can see it was an accident. My Misty changed her place near my home during the last week of her life. She bled and cleaned until she just went near the fence. I was heartbroken. The vet had told me that it was time to put her down but it took me a week to accept it. I should have done what the vet said. It would have saved her pain.
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@Tina30219 (82260)
• Onaway, Michigan
9 Feb 23
Sorry she is having tummy trouble hope she feels better soon. Glad you got some things done while she was napping.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@Tina30219 she wouldn’t sleep in her crib last night so I’m tired today. She was just napping in my arms for awhile and let me lay her down in her bouncer seat so I can start on some cleaning. I don’t have much to do today luckily.
@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@Tina30219 I don’t know what’s bothering her now really but thank you
@Tina30219 (82260)
• Onaway, Michigan
9 Feb 23
@shaggin I bet poor thing she really must not be feeling good poor thing I hope you sleep good tonight
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Feb 23
Such a sweet photo here, you gotta laugh. She is in her own little world there. I hope today is better and not so busy for you. Reading to her makes such sweet memories. Dustin used to say "read it one more time Momma". Thanks for bringing those memories back for me.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@CarolDM I’m glad it made you think of happy memories with your son. So your son must have liked reading the same books over and over too? I hate reading the same one repeatedly but she loves it. We’ve read 10 books today but one of them many times a certain Clifford the big red dog one.
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@GardenGerty (161623)
• United States
9 Feb 23
Ooh you get so much done. And you clean up all the messes. The baby makes good help in her way, by making sure you get snuggles and a few minutes of reading and relaxing.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@GardenGerty I wish I had more time yesterday to spend with her. Today she was back to not feeling well or something as she has barely let me put her down. So I haven’t gotten much housework done but got lots of cuddles and reading time with her
@allknowing (139179)
• India
10 Feb 23
You sure proved that a woman is a multi tasker.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
10 Feb 23
@allknowing I got better at it the older my kids got. Now if I could concentrate a little better things would be easier. It’s so hard to focus to get one thing done.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@RebeccasFarm I sent it to my husband at work then thought it would work well for this post.
@Letranknight2015 (52226)
• Philippines
4 Mar 23
That's a lot of onions. You guys must be rich, since onions over here went over price or something. Lolz I also remember people being some cheap oinions looking like that. Hope you enjoy the time with the little baby.
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@shaggin (73289)
• United States
5 Mar 23
@Letranknight2015 aww that is sad they are so costly there. I wonder why that is. We love onions im glad they are so inexpensive. I get bags of 6 or more for just over $1. I go to food trucks and things where they give away free food in get them a lot too which I believe is what all these ones are. It’s food that is close to expiring or past expiration they stores and growers get rid of.
