Saturday, July 19, 2008

Zachary and His New Friend

A Glimpse into Zachary's World

Mommy says she's sorry for the video starting out sideways.



One day, Mommy brought me to the Guerra library. It was great. There were so many books to pull off of the shelves. But there was more than books. We got to sing songs, listen to stories, and play games with other kids and their Mommies. We met Meredith and Mrs. Mollie. One day Meredith came over to play and we had a good time. You can watch some of our adventures.


Friday, July 18, 2008

Zachary's Busy Day

A Glimpse into Zachary's World

On a typical day, I have "things to do and places to go" as Granna says. I also have important things that need to stay with me at all times. It helps me get my exercise. Just take a look in this video Mommy took.

Mommy's Words
You know you must have children around when you find a kitchen pan in your closet or your socks with the Tupperware. Zachary makes me laugh when I notice what things he actually finds interesting, as opposed to the toys that I think would be totally cool, even for me! I often have to go on a wild goose hunt to find my hairbrush or the remote control.

The Lake Trip- June 2008

A Glimpse into Zachary's World

On June 18, 2008 we took our annual trip to the lake to visit Daddy's side of our family. I love going. There's so many people to hold me and play with me. I'm the youngest one but I still have fun with the other kids. Our first night there I decided that the camper was much too interesting to explore so I stayed up till midnight rolling on the bed while Mommy tried to keep her eyes open. I don't like my life jacket and I argue with Mommy and Daddy about wearing it so I didn't take any boat rides this time. I played in the baby pool and Granna even got in with me. I really like my Pop2 and my Granna. They are lots of fun and seem to know just what I need. I got to play with Aunt Michelle, Uncle Brian and Mr. Matthew too. We waved to Mommy and Daddy on the boat. I was sad that Uncle Kevin wasn't there but I'm hoping to talk to him on the phone soon.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Cleaning the Kitchen Floor

So I've been extremely frustrated trying to clean my kitchen floor ever since we moved into our house. The previous owners had tile put in which looks very nice but is a pain to clean. It seems like things just soak into the floor.

We also have our son who is this month, 14 months. Between him, my husband, and me cooking, we have a problem. The floor is always disgusting and you can feel it when you walk on it. In fact my feet are often black after walking in there. I know, it's bad.

I've tried many types of mops, some of them being the swiffer, swiffer wet jet and a sponge mop. There was still gunk impossible to remove even after I finished. I had to get on my hands and knees with all kinds of kitchen cleaners and a paper towel scrubbing away. It was taking too much time in my day.

I had come up with some combo that required a broom and two mops, but now Scott read online about something that works just as well.

New version
  • Sweep the floor
  • Mix a few tbsp of rubbing alcohol and vinegar with about a 1/2 gallon of water in a bucket. I now use microfiber towels (suggested by Mollie), on a swiffer or sponge mop. Sometimes I still have to get on my hands and knees with some good cleaning spray. And then for kicks sometimes I finish off with the swiffer. I'm so not secure with cleaning the floor (sigh).
Old Version
  • I begin by squirting the floor with a fantastic kitchen cleaner...Lysol Kitchen...recommended to me by my wonderful friend Brenda. It's the most amazing kitchen cleaner I've found yet.
  • I let it soak and then swiffer wet jet the floor, using the squirt on the wet jet as well.
  • Next, I use a mop I got from Bed Bath and Beyond. It is a rectangle with a sponge on one side and a mop material on the other. It sticks to the mop and comes off. I can toss it in the washing machine with my towels after finishing. I was the floor by dipping that in a bucket/sink of dish soap or mop soap.
So that's my best suggestion so far. Not perfect yet but helps a lot. anyone has anything better I'd love to know about it.
Back to my research for the day!