Sunday, March 1, 2009

Mission(s) Accomplished

We'd been expecting to be out of town this weekend but our plans changed and we took the opportunity to catch up at home. I have been wanting to paint two accent walls in our living area for quite some time. Mr. Wagner is not a fan of painting so I wasn't expecting his buy-in or help. I learned however that my Honey won't say "no" to even his least favorite of activities if I use the "it's almost my birthday" comment in a sweet yet ever-so-slightly "I-dare-you-to-say-no" guilt-laden tone. Plus, Mr. Wagner knew that his Mrs. was on the verge of a potty training breakdown so he (reluctantly) agreed.

As you can see, the painting mission was accomplished. Mr. Wagner sure did win points with me this weekend. He didn't even complain (too much) as we were painting side-by-side. Oh how I do love that man!


It's hard to tell from the picture but the color is Mocha (it's really called "Neutral Brown" but how boring is that? I'm taking the liberty of renaming it for Ralph Lauren). We're just showing a snippet so you'll have to come for a visit if you want to see how it really looks.

As for our other very important mission this weekend, we are happy to report that the potty training is starting to "click". Our Little Miss made great strides the past couple of days and Mommy is no longer on the verge of a melt-down. Can you say Praise the Lord?! Mission (almost) accomplished...now we just need to get the BM's down (Can't figure out what that means? Try a medical dictionary).

3 comments:

crochet lady said...

The paint job looks really nice!

It is always a relief when potty training starts to 'click' and you can move on to the next phase of independence.

Jack G. said...

After reading, "Plus, Mr. Wagner knew that his Mrs. was on the verge of a potty training breakdown..." I was ever so relieved (pun intended) when you explained things in the last paragraph!
BTW: BM is "bowel movement." Bet you wish you hadn't asked. :)

Jodiferkay said...

Oh Jack, you certainly made me laugh! Just to clarify, yes, I am potty trained, it's the Little Miss we're working on! As for BM, thanks for making sure everyone knew that. :) Speaking of that, good news to report tonight...the first BM was successfully accomplished!