New day, new dilemmas

I'm waiting for my Zyrtec to kick in. It needs to kick in. Now. So far this year I've been very fortunate in my battle with seasonal allergies. The FarmHands have been snotty & congested, but I've been breezing through with no issues at all. Until this morning. Yuck. Just as I'm recovering from PMS enough to deal with the mess that is my house, I'm knocked down a notch by pollen. Yeah me.

It is giving me an excuse to lay around & watch the humming birds flit about the feeder in front of my living room window. If they'd stick around all year, we could get rid of the TV as far as I'm concerned. I told Husband I wanted to pick up a double shepherds hook to hang both our feeders from. He suggested picking up another perch feeder. I may not be the only one enjoying this.

School lets out next week. Part of me is thrilled. The part that doesn't want to battle children out the door in the mornings. Part of me is horrified. The part that will have to break up 8,000,000 fights a day between said children. I'm really hoping they can spend most of their summer outside working in the garden, chasing lambs, feeding the chicks (I think I forgot to mention the 5 chicks Husband & #1 Son got a few weeks back), & roaming around our 10 acres.

I'm also wondering about Bitsy. She's not quite 2, but she seems bound & determined to use the potty chair. She's yet to pee in it at all, but insists on running around sans diaper (she's Donald Ducking it today) & packing her potty chair wherever she goes. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but I can't help but wonder if she's going to potty train herself early & free us from the bonds of Huggies. I cannot imagine not buying diapers. I've been buying diapers for 8 years now. I would love to have the money I've spent on diapers.....*sigh*.

For the record, I have never potty trained a child. I let my kids figure it out for themselves. I showed them what to do & encouraged them, but that was it. #1 Son & BabyGirl were out of diapers completely (naps, bedtime, and all) at least 3 months before they turned 3. B.B. was either just a few week shy of his third birthday, or a few weeks past it...I can't remember which. If Bitsy figures this business out before she turns 2 I will officially be the most spoiled Mama in the free world- at least in regards to potty training.