Boy, life has been craziness.  I’ve been trying to focus on my four year old over the last couple of days to get him potty trained.  I’m using a reward system with a chart up in his bathroom to get him an incentive to not have accidents.  It’s hard to say if it’s working yet or not.  He still soils his pants and has number one accidents daily.  I’m doing tons of laundry, and he must be potty-trained for school this fall… so I’m getting a little anxious and frustrated.  I’m open to suggestions if anyone has any!  We’ve been trying to potty train on and off for about two years, so I’m ready for solutions!  To top that off, our employee was out on Monday, my husband had a dentist appointment today, so basically we’ve been a man short for the last two days.  Craziness!  I’m just trying to stay a float if you know what I mean!  

I gave Anna, my baby, sweet potatoes yesterday.  Boy that’s a winner.  She loves them, and they are so easy to make.  Just put them in the oven like a baked potato on 400 for about 35-45 minutes.  Use a fork to check for doneness.  Make sure they are really soft but not burnt.  Let cool, spoon out the meat, and blend!  Easy!  

I’m getting up early tomorrow to go to my CRHP accountability group.   This week we are discussing the second chapter from “The 7 Secrets of the Eucharist.”  So far it’s a really good read, and it’s very informative.  If you looking to drive deeper into the church’s teaching on the Eucharist, I’d highly recommend it.  It has good solid teaching (at least the part of it I’ve read so far) and it quotes good, solid sources such as the Diary of St. Faustina and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.  

On another note, my four year old is going to a Protestant vacation bible school this week.  I normally wouldn’t do that, but I know the school/church well since he has attended preschool there for two years.  He is very comfortable there because he knows the other kids and the teachers so it works out best (he’s really shy).  I sat in on the last 15 minutes or so of the hour and a half session today.  Interesting, I have to say.  They were very enthusiastic about teaching the kids about Jesus’s love for us and really got the kids involved which is more than I can say for some of the Catholic programs I’ve seen (some not all!)  But I admit it lacked substance besides that.  Maybe it’s because I only saw 15 minutes.  Nevertheless, my son has a great time and comes home excited about God which is always a good thing.  But the moral of the story is that I am 100% grateful for many blessings and depth of the Catholic faith.  It’s really like a diamond with many facets.

Well, that’s all for now.  God love you. 

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