Chili

Funny story:

So we went to a chili cookoff/birthday party last night, put on by our friends the Bracken's.  We had a great time!  While we were tasting the other chilis, one of them I knew I had had before--and it wasn't the one I brought.  I couldn't put my finger on where I'd had it before.  I was so intrigued and kept saying "this chili tastes so familiar..."  Josh also looked perplexed while he ate it.  It was my favorite one.  After the tasting part when we 'revealed' what we'd brought, my friend Andrea admitted that she had brought Wendy's chili!  She went to Wendy's and bought enough to fill her crockpot.  Genius.  She was inwardly laughing as she saw me mumbling about having had this chili before.
Wendy's chili is a favorite of Josh and mine.  Obviously I've had a ton of it :)

Sour cream on toast--random note: I just had some leftover chili for lunch and Michael was having buttered toast (that came out of the toaster we just got on cyber Monday for $14.99! Reg. $49.99!)  Anyways, when he saw me put sour cream on my chili he said he wanted some on his toast.  He liked it, and had me cover the rest of his toast with it.  We'll see if he asks for it again!

Preschool--random note #2:  I taught preschool in my home for the 2nd time today.  I'm in a preschool co-op with a few friends.  I love it.  I love teaching it--which surprised me.  I'm having a blast with these boys and I totally want to do this with my kids in the future.

No more diapers--r.n. #3:  Michael has gone 4 nights now without wetting the bed!  When he first said to us a week ago: "I don't want to wear a diaper to bed anymore!"  We let him wet the bed a few nights in a row, and that got old really fast--especially when we had to get up more than once in a night and clean it all up.  Now we've started taking him to the bathroom right before we got to bed.  It's hilarious!  He's so sleepy he can hardly stand in front of the toilet, he keeps swaying back and forth and I have to hold my hands on him to steady him. This seems to be doing the trick, I hope it continues!

"I love you"--r.n. #4:  Michael has started saying "I love you" all the time.  It's been about 3 weeks now, and he'll say it all throughout the day at the most unexpected times. It's so sweet, and always softens me right up.  "I love you, mom"  as we walk into the grocery store.  "I love you, mom" as we sit down for lunch, or as I'm buckling him into his carseat.  He says it about 5-7 times a day to me and Josh and I don't think it will ever get old!