What did I agree to?

     For reasons unknown even to me, I have agreed to be a foster parent to a child that hardly knows me, that I barely know, and that is 4.  Lets call him Peanuts.  He's been through more transitions in the last month than I'd ever wish on a kid. Truthfully, I don't know what his home life was like entirely. I know his parents love him, and that they are doing the best they can. We're all just in the middle right now.
     Now, for the last two days we've been working to try to transition him into our family.  We've got crazy rules, like, we only eat 5 times a day (horrible, I know), we give hugs and kisses often, (germs!) and we take quiet time in our beds.  Oh, and 4 year olds go in the toilet.
     Today's biggest struggle was with the bathroom.  Peanuts is pretty shy.  He doesn't want to go to the bathroom for me at all.  Everytime I ask him if he has to go he says no, but we've had accidents two days in a row so today I was going to be on top of the situation.  Get back into the constant reminding and hand holding.  Be a potty training goddess.  I haven't done it in over a year, but I know I can get back into the swing of things.  I've done it with two kids already for heaven's sake!
     After the normal morning pee (having all the kids go at the same time) I urged lots of fluids to make it easier on him and to have lots of opportunity for success.  Still, he said no EVERY TIME!  I knew he had to go.  How long can a 4 year old hold it? 

 A LONG TIME! 

     I ended up resorting to bribery after nap (chocolate!), and this evening I gave him a choice: either go in the toilet or I'd have to put a diaper on him.  (It might of helped that the only diapers we still have in the house after a year of being potty trained are princess pull-ups)  So he finally went...Success of a sort... I can do this.
   And tomorrow is another day.

"Not Me" Monday 3rd Edition

Okay, it's that time again, time for me to let you know what I, a perfect wife and mother, *COUGH* would never do, and did not do this week.  Thanks go to MckMama for hosting this fun party every week, and check out my friends' Not Me's as well.

For example, I would never get so frustrated by the messy kitchen at work that I printed out a sign telling people to clean up their mess.

I am not more than a little excited that I'm in first place in my fantasy football league, even though its my first year ever doing one and my favorite team is the Chiefs. 

I did not try a new recipe for pumpkin muffins and have them turn out as big clumps of chewy mess, because my current recipe for pumpkin muffins is just fine!

I have not neglected my brand new blog in favor of watching TV at night or going to bed.  I am a very dedicated blogger. 

And I certainly was not more than a little relieved that one of my friends was not able to meet up with me after she told me later that her son had been diagnosed with H1N1. 

Well, I feel much better now.  What didn't you do this week?