The Discovery of a New Body Part

Tonight I was giving the boys a bath and Lincoln pointed to Nate's nipple and said "boobie button!"  Yes, yes my sweet little boy...that's his boobie button:-)  It makes sense-we've got a belly button so why wouldn't we have a boobie button.

Sales 101

I'm not a sales person...nor will I ever be.  When I use to work at Milestone's they tried to encourage us to use the "shot gun" approach to sales.  "How are you ladies doing this evening?  Can I start you all off with a Belini?"  It was just too pushy for me.  I never did it.  I don't like when people assume they know what I will be drinking and for me something like that is a turn off when I'm having dinner.  So I never used that approach.  Hats off to those that are in sales.  I know it's a hard job especially when you are working off commission.  Kev's in sales and I totally admire him and his selling ability.  But it's just not MY thing.

OK it has to be said...I hate Mantique.  And I know hate is a really strong word so maybe I should say I dislike Mantique but seriously the sales people in there are crazy and they ALL say the same thing whenever we walk through the door.  Kev, the kids and I were at the Langley Mantique on Sunday...there first response.."Oh you brought both kids out today"...yes, yes we did.  I went into the Abbotsford Mantique yesterday and what's the first thing out of the guys mouth...."I see you brought both kids out today"...yes yes I did I thought I'd take them both out of their cages for some fresh air.  Is it odd to see a woman at the mall with two kids?  I shouldn't think so.  And then there's the compliments that follow.  "Oh I like your sweater, where'd you get it"  You've got to be joking.  This old snagged sweater.  And then there's the guy that tries to relate..."Ya I got a nephew...bla bla bla"  Wow he's got a nephew...trust me dude having kids is nothing like having a nephew.

And then the do the whole "are you looking for anything specific today?"  No.  And then why do they feel the need to follow you around showing things and talking about random stuff.  Dudes I wanna shop in peace in quiet. 

Whatever happened to this:
"Hi, how are you doing today"
"Good"
"Are you looking for anything specific"
"No"
"Ok, well if you need any help let me know"

Don't they use that approach anymore?  It's like Sales 101-acknowledge the shopper, let them know you are they if they need you, and then leave them alone.

One of these days I will tell them to back off and let me shop without being followed.  It is annoying.  And I refuse to make eye contact with any of them or else I'm committed to buying something.  They are like sharks.  In a tank.  Desperately needing food.  And probably my all time favorite mantique move was when Chrissy and I were in Mantique in Metrotown.  Chrissy needed a smaller size in jeans and she asked him if the abbotsford store had the size she needed.  He left, came back and said no-I'm sure he was ticked that he wouldn't be getting the commission.  Well as soon as we left the store, Chrissy phoned  the Mantique in Abbotsford.  They had her size.  He never phoned.

So there's my rant on Mantique.  I think they are in need of some new sales techniques.  I know I shouldn't complain because they are just doing their job and I'm sure it's not easy being in sales but I find it such a turn off when I'm being stalked while shopping in a store.  I also know I could just not go in there.  But...I'm in need of some new jeans and Sevenoaks offers very little selection when it comes to stores that carry jeans.

There I'm done.  I just had to get it out!

A Week FULL of FUN!!!!

Last week was AMAZING!!!!!!  It really was!!!  Thursday night was ladies night at our place.  I can honestly say I am so blessed to know such a wonderful group of woman!  We all worked at Milestone's together (except Kacey) and throughout the years we've all gotten married and had lot's and lot's of babies (and we are still producing them:-)  I love getting together!  The food, the laughs, the conversations, the stories...I just love it!  I look so forward to our get togethers!!!!!  I ended up crawling into bed at 2:20 am that night!  That's how great the evening was.  I didn't brush my teeth and I didn't clean up the kitchen and I even went to bed with my make-up on...it was all worth it:-)

I will ALWAYS laugh when I see these pictures (Angela I stole them off facebook) and Lue this is in remembrance of you (we've forgiven you for choosing fun in the sun over us):


Bahahahahahaha!



Bahahahahahahaha!!!!

Friday the kiddies had a play date with their American friend Olive and Canadian friends Easton and Avery.  And if I do recall no cried, screamed, or threw a tantrum.  Very successful play date indeed!  I think Lincoln plays better at someone else's house than when he's at our house...he doesn't dominate, and he doesn't run around the house grabbing toys and yelling "MINE!"  Don't get me wrong he's still not a perfect sharer (I don't think that's a word) but he does so much better playing at someone else's house.

Saturday was the much anticipated and much awaited "Shopping Day" for Chrissy and I!  It started at 9:30 with some Starbucks and then we headed to Metrotown.  And we shopped!!!!!  I think we were both starting to lose hope for new boots until the annoying sales guy at Mantique(seriously Mantique has the most annoying sales people EVER) told us that the new Steve Madden shoe store opened up!!!  And the look on Chrissy's face when she saw the boots that she wanted was magical!!!  Almost as magical as seeing my children's face on Christmas morning!  She was thrilled!  And so was I and boots were purchased!!!!  We ate some nutritious and delicious food at the food court, shopped, shopped, shopped and shopped until we literally couldnt' take it any more.  My arms hurt.  And our first annual shopping trip was a HUGE success!  We ate dinner at Cactus Club (so yummy), received some picture texts of our little ones from the hubbies and then headed home.  And I think my babies got cuter and sweeter while I was away! 

I needed this shopping day...desperately!  I think as a mom I sometimes forgot about myself.  I love shopping for my kids and was always more concerned about getting them cute little outfits.
It's not that I stopped shopping for myself but I'd buy things here and there.  And when it came to getting dressed in the morning...well I was just hopeless...I'd just throw on a t-shirt and a pair of Lulu's.  Or...heaven forbid...I'd lounge in my flannels all day!  It was nice to have a whole day to just concentrate on buying clothes for myself (well...I did buy the boys some stuff).  And I got a pair of jeans.  Very rarely do I buy myself jeans.  Especially since I've spent 18 months in the last 4 years being pregnant!  I got two pairs of boots (again much needed), some casual tops, a dress, some leggings and some accessories.  I have all my receipts neatly stacked.  I'm too afraid to add them all up...I think I'll just keep the number a mystery until the credit card statement comes in.

No big deal...just pumping and eating in the food court!

We were ready to drop at this point!

Kev had a blast with the kids.  He took them for a drive, watched some trains, took them through a car wash (and when you are 2 that's really cool), took them out for slurpees (Lincoln, not Nate), made them dinner, bathed them, then put them to bed.  And he said they were perfect...and that melted my heart!  I am very grateful for Kevin:-)  And I think he's one amazing father:-)

Saturday also marked the 11 year dating anniversary for Kev and I!  I am thankful for McDonald's!  And I don't even think I can describe the last 11 years!  But I am more in love than ever!  And that's what matters:-)

White Rock

Gotta love the weather we had yesterday.  When I heard it was going to be 14 degrees I decided to pack up the boys and take them to White Rock...forgetting it would be colder by the water.  We packed a picnic lunch and ate it on the beach, watched a train (Lincoln was in heaven) and then a bunch of big machines came on the track to fix it and the boys were mesmerized.  They loved it!  And I have to say it was quite interesting. 

Lincoln enjoyed filling up his dump truck with rocks and then dumping it on the grass (sorry White Rock for the mess) and Nate sat on a blanket with me feasting (that one loves to eat like his mama).  I have a few short weeks left to do what I want when I want so I needed to take advantage of this sunny weather.  I'm SO NOT looking forward to going back to work:-(  Maternity leave needs to be at least two years!

Later on we went and enjoyed some frozen yogurt and walked the cold winding pier before heading home. 

I love days like today.  Oh Mr. Sun, Sun Mr. Golden Sun please come out some more to play!

Daddy Love

I had many great moments today but one particular special moment was when Kev came home from his business trip (he was gone for 24 hours) and Nate crawled to the door reached up for Kev to pick him up, grabbed Kev's face and kissed him...over and over again!  Now that's LOVE!!!

Kev you were missed!

I CAN'T WAIT FOR SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!

I am giddy for Saturday.  Not only does Saturday mark the 11 year anniversary of when my hubby and I first started dating (or as he recalls the first day he asked to me to hang out again) but my buddy Chrissy and I are hitting the malls...hard...no kids...no time limit...no worries at all.  We'll be like Thelma and Louise (minus the whole murder scene and Brad Pitt love affair...oh and we won't be robbing any stores or driving off the Grand Canyon...I should probably make that clear).  You will smell rubber burning and you will hearing our tires screeching and you will see dust flying.

I have been looking forward to this day FOREVER!!!!!  I've got my shopping list ready and we are going to spend money like we've just won the lottery!

Our day will start off with Starbucks, we will shop, we will spend money, we will food court dine, and then spend some more money and we will complete our day with a fabulous dinner...just the two of us (and again with no kids...I really can't stress that enough).  We won't have to worry about nap time, diaper changes, tantrums, feeding, bath time or bed time (thanks hubbies).  I know I'll miss my little ones but I'm looking VERY forward to some much needed Chrissy time!!!!  I think the last time I clothed shopping with a girlfriend was back in highschool!

Saturday is going to be a very very very good day!!!!

This and That

I have to start off by telling about our day (I'm going to work backwards).  On Sunday I bought these white plant pots and plants from Ikea.  I only bought two and when I got home I realized I could put them all over the house.  So today the kids and I headed to Ikea to buy more of these:

I'm in love with them!!!
My poor Linc.  At Ikea he had to go to the washroom.  So I set up the toilet with a bunch of those toilet seat cover things and because of them he ends up getting pee all over his boxers and jeans.  Our shopping trip just started.  We couldn't go home.  I just pulled up his underwear and pants and he didn't notice that they were wet.  I just went for it.

We headed over to Coquitlam center (since we were in the area) and H&M was very good to us!  I finally got Nate a Rolling Stones shirt and Linc some boxer briefs.  Ever since Linc was little I vowed he would only wear boxer briefs and the only place I could find them was Gymboree and at $12 a pair I knew I needed another supplier.  And the ones I got from H&M are so freakin cute!  Of course Linc had to go to the bathroom so I had to put our stuff on hold and hightail it to the nearest washroom only for him to tell me as he's sitting on the potty that he doesn't have to go any more.  Great.  He must learn never to call wolf when he doesn't have to pee and mama's shopping.  We got our goods and headed back to the car.  Before I left the mall I asked Linc if he had to pee.  He said no.  So I buckled the kids in and away we went.  Linc started to whine that he wanted to go home and hug daddy.  Any time he was to pee really really really bad and has been holding it in he starts to whine, wants to go home and wants to hug everybody and anybody.  I asked if he had to pee and he said yes.  I stopped at a gated entrance to Riverview hospital.  Not exactly the place I wanted to be stopping at but hey he had to go.  And of course where I stopped there was a memorial set up where someone died from a car accident.  Nice.  OK Linc's never peed standing up so there we are on the side of the road and I'm trying to teach Linc to pee standing up.  It didnt' work and he just wanted his "big underwear on."  I don't blame him.  I asked if he was sure.  He said yes.  So I buckled him in and away we went again.  I looked in the review mirror and now he's holding his crotch.  Traffic is practically stopped and we need to merge onto the highway.  I ask him again if he has to pee and he said yes.  So again I stop on the side of the highway.  Turn on my hazards.  Grab his chocolate milk box, whip down his pants, and tell him to pee into the box in which he does.  And there on the side of the highway sits a little chocolate milk box filled with pee.  A momma's got do what a momma's gotta do.  It had to be done.  As I was buckling him back into his carseat I was chuckling.  He chuckled right along with me and together we shared a moment.  A moment I will one day tell at his wedding.  On our way home we had an impromptu visit at Nana's work and then headed home so that I could start dinner. 

To top off our evening Kev's in the kitchen with Nate and Nate's standing up leaning on Kev's legs.  Kev smells crap.  Then Kev looks down at Nate who had explosive chuncky diarrhea all up his back.  He required a bath.  And I don't have the slightest idea how to clean his clothes.  I don't know if I should just huck it all in the washing machine or if  I should rinse it off first.  Agh!  It's gross!

For dinner tonight (since Kev was at fire practice) I made this salad I saw Jamie Oliver make on the Internet last night.  I am not a salad person unless it's Caesar salad or has a high calorie, high fat dressing on it.  This one sounded good.  So I chopped up lettuce, avo, red peppers, cucumber and some cilantro and mixed it with a bit of olive oil and raspberry vinaigrette.  I cooked up some chicken with a bit of olive oil and ate that with some tzatziki sauce and it was the yummiest dinner I've eaten in a long time.

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Last night we had friends over for coffee. I have officially passed over into adulthood.  Growing up my parents would always have friends over for coffee after dinner.  My mom would pull out baked goods from the freezer and brew a pot of coffee.  I just assumed my generation would never do this.  We'd always invite friends over for a drink (usually beer).  Now...we invite friends over for coffee.  I didn't have frozen baked goods to pull out but I did make brownies (the box kind) and banana cake (I used actual ingredients).  I love boxed brownies.  To me they are practically fat free.  Why?  Because you just add an egg (eggs are healthy), water (waters healthy) and oil (a little oil never killed anyone).  And because I don't have to add any of the "not so good for you" ingredients I deem boxed brownies to be healthy.  There...I've justified it!

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On Saturday we went to our friends wedding.  Nana had to cancel on Friday because she was sick and so the mad scrambling to get a babysitter began.  My parents were en route to Maui, my sister in law was working, my other sister in law was having friends over, chrissy and adam were going out, my brothers were working and my sister was working.  We were out of ideas but Kev said "no there's got  to be somebody...let's brainstorm."  So I sat there thinking and then kev offers his suggestion-"What about Kacey?"  I just about dropped dead.  And he was serious.  Kacey is 30 weeks pregnant.  She has a 2 year old.  And she lives 2 hours away...in America.  I have banned Kev from brainstorming.  He's not very good at it (that's not entirely true but in that moment he wasn't very good at it).  I had to wear my new Betsey Johnson dress.  There was no ifs, ands or buts about it.  I even bought panty hose (which I snagged a million times just getting them on) and painted my nails.  In the end my sister ended up coming over after work with her boyfriend and they had a blast with the kids.  I was a bit worried because Mackenzie isn't the most maternal person I know.  She doesn't want kids and doesn't really like kids so needless to say I was a little hesitant on how she'd be able to handle the two.  And she did wonderfully.  And to my amazement (in fact I think my heart even stopped beating for a moment) she offered to bathe Nathan for me.  And not only did she bathe Nathan she also bathed Lincoln.  I was impressed.  And she even cleaned the house.  My brother Houston came at 9 to watch them while they slept.  He decided to dress up in Kev's fire fighting clothes and take random pictures of himself around the house then emailed them to me.  Yes kinda weird I know.  Do I tell him there was breastmilk in the bottle?

I love weddings!  Especially the ceremonies.  I always cry.  Before I got married I'd cry at ceremonies because I could one day imagine my dad walking me down the isle getting ready to give me away to another man (which happened to be Kevin).  And the thought of that always made me emotional.  I still get emotional because I think of that day when Kev and I held hands, looked into each others eyes and vowed to love each other forever.  And I get emotional just thinking about the day when my boys get married.  I get emotional during speeches too!  I find it hard not too.  And I know I'm going to be a wreck on the days I have to give a speech at Linc and Nate's weddings.  They need to slow down and not grow up so fast.  Anyways we had a great time.  I got to debut my new Betsey Johnson dress.  I left with my ears ringing and my throat was soar and had a good laugh on the way home.  Asia, Asia, Asia!  Ahhh good times...good times!  Oh and it must be noted.  I heart buffets.  I love food.  And yes I ate the last 3 brownies!  And no I'm not ashamed!  Bahahahahaha!  Seriously...my buffet eating skills are off the charts.  I have a plating system.  It's all about maximizing  your plate space.  The more space, the more food.  It makes sense.

Steph looked BEAUTIFUL!!!

Me and the man that stole my heart!

Favorite Picture

This is my new favorite picture:

It doesn't get much better than this:-)  This picture makes me smile, it makes me VERY proud, it warms my heart and it makes me want to pick them both up and squish them with hugs and kisses!  Lincoln was adamant that Nate ride on the truck with him.  These two are going to be the best of buds.  I've waited my whole life for this!

My heart is still melting. xoxoxox

Party Planning for Nate's First Birthday

In 1 month and 1 day my little Nathan will be 1...seriously...where did the time go!  Nathan is such a sweet little man...he truly is!  And I must start planning his first birthday.  I just had a baby shower for my friend Chrissy and I think I'm going to use some of those ideas for Nate's birthday!  I have these fabulous blue paper lanterns but our new ceiling is flat so I won't be able to hand them in our new place (bummer)!

I've already started on my food list...it's going to be yummy.  And these are going to be a MUST for Nate's party:

CAKE POPS!!!!!!  These look so yummy and seem super easy to make!!!  And I also think we'll need some of these:

I'll take any excuse to indulge!  I am so super excited now for his first birthday!  Let the party planning begin!

Our Weekend

My hubby and I finally got out this weekend for a much needed date night sans children!  And we had a blast!!  We had dinner at Paliotti's and it was delish!  And after dinner we headed to Afterthoughts for coffee and hot chocolate with chocolate whip cream.  So yummy! We picked Nate up and left Linc at my parents for a "seep o'er" and on our way home we picked up some movie theatre popcorn, put Nate back to bed and watched a movie!  As a mom I  need nights away like this...not having to fight with Linc to eat chicken, not having to worry about cleaning up the kitchen, then bathing the kids and then bed time.  A stress free night is always much appreciated and I love being alone with Kev-and we can  talk and reminisce and laugh and talk about all the funny things the kids do (and all the things they do that drive us bonkers:-)  And the next morning Nate slept in till 8:30 and then came back to bed with us and slept for a little longer!  We haven't done that in ages!  Usually when the kids wake up we bring them back into bed with us but we are never really able to fall back to sleep (it must be the king size bed)! 

We received our king size bed last week and I'm not loving it as much as I thought I would.  My back hurts and I find myself waking up in the early mornings and not being able to fall back to sleep.  I thought we'd get a new bed and I'd magically start sleeping better at nights.  I know my body needs some time to adjust to our new bed and the best part-we can sleep on it for 2 months and if we don't like it we can return it (thanks Sleep Country)!  Seriously-Sleep Country is amazing!  We were a bit sceptical going in cause you know how sales people can be and all they want to do is make a sale and you are attacked the moment your foot steps through the door!  At Sleep Country the guy there was great!!!  And I mean GREAT!!!  Even Kev was impressed!!!!  And he didn't hound us and actually cared about what we were looking for in a mattress!  I totally recommend them!  When we went to Sears the blood hounds were waiting to attack us when we walked in and followed us around with their little calculators-we call those sales people fart sniffers.  They hide behind corners and randomly add their two cents.  I find that annoying.

I finally sold my armoire and full length mirror yesterday (Kev said if I didn't sell it by this weekend he was taking it to the dump).  And while the people were here looking at it I mentioned I had the matching dresser and end tables upstairs-they loved it and want the whole set!  Double score!  I totally up sold them on the rest of the furniture!  I need to get crackin and find a new bedroom set.  Everything we have now matches and that's not the look I want for our new bedroom.  Kev and I also have very different taste.  He wants blacked stained stuff (not quite sure the look he's going for) and I want something light and fresh and romantic (although I'm not quite sure exactly what I'm looking for).  I am also on the search for a fabric headboard and found two that I love from restoration hardware!

I think I'm leaning more towards the wing back one!  Talking of wing back...I found a wing back chair on craigslist that I love!!  However I need two and they were only willing to sell one!  I've never bought anything on craigslist and thought I'd have a look this weekend.  This is what I discovered:

Dear Craigslist Seller,

This is NOT a beautiful wing back chair...unless you are blind.

Thank you,
Tabitha

I found alot of crap on craigslist but I did fall in love with this beauty:

They have two of them but only want to sell one!  I guess it just wasn't meant to be!

My little Nate has been going through major seperation anxiety this last week!  I cannot put him down or he freaks!!!  I can't can't leave a room or he freaks!  He has to be near  me at ALL times...preferably in my arms.  I think he knows I'm going back to work in a month:-(  Boo to work!  It's going to break my heart if he cries every time I leave him!  I have a lot of anxiety about going back to work.  First of all I'm going to miss my babies, second of all I have a hard time getting out of bed before 8:30-this is going to be a problem!  I know it will be good for me to get out of the house and interact with people over the age of 2 but I know I'll probably spend most of my days thinking about Lincoln and Nathan!  I can't talk about this now or I'll spend the rest of my morning teary eyed...and I don't want to do that!

The sun is shining today and I think today calls for going to the park!  Let's just hope it's not -30 outside.  Sometimes the sun can be deceiving!

Highlight of my Day

Besides my date with Kev tonight-the highlight of my day was when Linc was playing with a measuring tape and was measuring Kev's arm. 

He said to Linc "It's 2 feet!"  And Linc said "2 feet?" 

Then Kev asked him to measure his hand and he asked Linc how big it was and Linc replied "1 hand"-too cute!  It's funny how he thinks 2 feet really means 2 feet and that the size of our hand is 1 hand! 

When we asked him to measure my hand and asked him how big it was and he said "too big!"  Thanks Linc!

I am a BELIEVER!!!

I recently went to a Norwex party.  I had heard great reviews about Norwex but I wasn't completely sold on their products.  I'm sceptical about things like that.  I think they are gimacy.  And I find that a lot of the stuff is over priced.  But then again what do you really expect with pyramid type companies...every body needs a piece of the pie!

I bought the air freshner (cause apparently febreeze is slowly killing my family), dish cloths and the window cloth...and I AM IN LOVE!!!!!  The dish cloths are so soft and the window cloth truly does work magic!  I purchased a cheap microfiber cloth from winners that's suppose to be used on stainless and its a dud!  The window cloth cleaned my mirrors perfectly and my appliances look brand new-took the finger prints right off!  I am a believer in Norwex!

Love the Window Cloth

The antibac window cloth allows you to clean your windows, mirrors, jewelry, and shiny surfaces with water alone. Clean dirty surface first with a moist enviro cloth, then polish with the window cloth for a streak-free shine. On less dirty surfaces, simply spray water on the surface and polish with the dry window cloth.

My "DO IT YOURSELF" Project

I don't DIY-never.  Kev and I tried to re-finish a table once.  It sat in our garage for months...sanded with an attempted stain...that failed.  Money wasted, time wasted and we were left with a sanded, not very good stained table.  It was ugly.  I vowed to never DIY again.  Until I came across this beauty from Ikea:

It was $39.99!!!  I fell in love with this item from Etsy for $94.00 USD:

So I am going to attempt to make my own memory board...and I have the perfect spot for it.  All I need is some black and white fabric, cork board, batting, scissors and a glue gun (I had to google this) but it seems pretty darn easy to make!

I am going to leave haircutting up to the hair dressers!

Today I cut Nate's hair.

He always gets mistaken as a girl...even if he's wrapped in a blue blanket.  Poor kid.  Kev's breaking point was when we were going to Maui and this couple had a bet going on as to whether or not Nate was a boy or girl.  The guy won!  So Kev cut Nate's precious locks...and he did a good job and Nate looked cute. 

Nate's hair has been getting long in the back and on the sides again and I thought "hey I could cut it."  No big deal.  I've seen Linc get his hair cut a thousand times and it didn't look that hard (although he's never actually had a decent haircut).  So I cut it!  I big chunk of Nate's locks in my hands...cut way too short...oops.  He looked butchered and all I could do was keep going.  I didn't mean to cut it so short.  He's got a bob.  It's bad.  But I had a way to fix it...a plastic kids comb and Kev's side burn trimmer...that should do the trick!  Nope...things didn't go as planned.  I decided to quit and put Nate down for a nap.

I should have stopped.

Then I looked at Linc.  He needed a haircut.  And instead of learning from my mistake with Nate I decided to cut Linc's hair.  I decided to stop when I couldn't get his sideburns even.  I think I'm done with cutting the kids hair.  We'll have to make a trip to the hair salon this weekend.

When my mom came over she told me we needed to texturize Nate's new bob.  We tried.  It's useless and poor Nate has to live with my consequences...sorry buddy...not mama's greatest idea.  It'll grow.

Battle of the Chicken (and other meats)

Lincoln hates chicken...or so he claims..."NO like chicken"...every night we struggle with this!  I'm all about choosing my battles but unfortunately for Lincoln this is a battle he won't win.  Lincoln use to eat everything and anything.  I secretly laugh when I hear first time moms say so proudly "I'm so lucky my child is such a good eater."  Yes wait until they are 2 and they have a mind of their own and have an opinion on everything!  Lincoln's become a vegetarian (except he still loves hot dogs-which, by the way I don't buy, but we do indulge in a Costco hot dog every now and then), he won't eat chicken, salmon or beef.  Every night we battle with him over eating chicken.  And I mean battle...tears, screams, time outs, pleading, negotiating...night after night.  Sometimes he's compliant and we negotiate..."You can have more rice if you eat a piece of chicken"  "Okay mama"  other nights it's "NO like chicken, no like rice, no like carrots, no like chicken cut up, no like perogies, no like perogies cut up etc."  Tonight was one of those nights and after what seemed like hours and a few "maybe you just need to go sit in your room while mom and dad have a quiet dinner without you screaming" Lincoln came down stairs and devoured 3/4 of a piece of chicken.  So much for his "no like chicken."  He's stubborn...very very stubborn and will do things on his terms and in the mean time Kev and I are left taking deep breathes!  Oh Lincoln you sometimes give us a run for our money!