Monday, December 31, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Animals?
Look at the stair steps!!!
Here are the 8 Cockman kids singing at Lake Junaluska to a very large crowd. Poor Joseph couldn't figure out if he belonged with the older kids or the younger kids. And Noah....oh sweet Noah...he just likes to shake! A lot!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Delivery!!
Yes, you are looking at a picture of delivery pizza! I won't tell you what I paid to have it brought out to our house...and I won't mention that it was hardly even warm (due to the distance they had to drive)...I will say, it might as well have been Ed McMann at our door! Who would have known, a man bringing pizza to our front door, would bring so much joy! YEA for delivery in the boondocks!
Friday, December 7, 2007
WOW
The Fisher Price FP3 Player works wonders when they're sick in bed.So, we made it through the throwing up. I'm telling you, that "natural" stuff worked wonders. WONDERS!
I went online and found it at a few different stores. $25 a bottle plus shipping is more than worth it. I received a comment asking what this miracle stuff was. I thought keeping it a secret would get someone to comment and it did. The only this is, you left yourself anonymous. Ahhh. How will I ever know who actually reads this blog if you guys don't tell me?
On to the next topic
Removing urine and vomit from your mattress
Those of you that know me know that I'm a complete neurotic cleaner. I like things to be fresh, clean and in place. I'm usually on top of accidents before they ever happen. So, I don't know what happened when it came to the mattresses in the kids room.
Round 1
Noah, still wearing diapers, totally leaks through his diaper and on to the mattress. I had a mattress pad under the sheet but it still leaked through. If that wasn't bad enough, the smell was. Goodness! What did he drink the day before? So...I did some research on the web to find the best way to clean it. Here are the suggestions I considered:
1. Vinegar/water solution
2. Some sort of pet mess remover
3. Baking soda
4. Sunlight
I went with the baking soda. Tons of it. I put it on the mattress and let it sit for 24 hours. I did this for days and the smell, very slowly, disappeared. I also added some Febreeze just in case. Once it was all dry, I put a vinyl zippered mat on the bed, a mattress cover, a pee pad and the sheet. I hope this will do the trick.
Round 2
You would think going through all of that, I would have prepared Josephs bed. I didn't. (I know, this isn't like me) BAD MOVE When he was sick the other day, it soaked through all the layers and on to the mattress. AHHHH This time I chose a different route.
First I took a dry towel and tried to soak up anything I could. Next, I put the mattress on the front porch. I stood it up so the sun would hit it directly all day. After day one, it had slightly faded. So I kept it out for one more day. Day 2 I purchased a pet/carpet cleaner. I went outside to scrub it on the mattress. The stain was gone. The smell was gone. I couldn't even find where it had been. WOW I still scrubbed the cleaner into the mattress and plan on putting baking soda on it as well. After all of this, I will put a vinyl cover on the bed (in case you were wondering). All in all, nature works best. I'm very impressed.
Oh and that natural stuff I gave Joseph is called Ultimate Aloe 150% Whole Leaf Aloe Vera Juice, Apple/Cranberry flavor. Let me know if you try it!
I went online and found it at a few different stores. $25 a bottle plus shipping is more than worth it. I received a comment asking what this miracle stuff was. I thought keeping it a secret would get someone to comment and it did. The only this is, you left yourself anonymous. Ahhh. How will I ever know who actually reads this blog if you guys don't tell me?
On to the next topic
Removing urine and vomit from your mattress
Those of you that know me know that I'm a complete neurotic cleaner. I like things to be fresh, clean and in place. I'm usually on top of accidents before they ever happen. So, I don't know what happened when it came to the mattresses in the kids room.
Round 1
Noah, still wearing diapers, totally leaks through his diaper and on to the mattress. I had a mattress pad under the sheet but it still leaked through. If that wasn't bad enough, the smell was. Goodness! What did he drink the day before? So...I did some research on the web to find the best way to clean it. Here are the suggestions I considered:
1. Vinegar/water solution
2. Some sort of pet mess remover
3. Baking soda
4. Sunlight
I went with the baking soda. Tons of it. I put it on the mattress and let it sit for 24 hours. I did this for days and the smell, very slowly, disappeared. I also added some Febreeze just in case. Once it was all dry, I put a vinyl zippered mat on the bed, a mattress cover, a pee pad and the sheet. I hope this will do the trick.
Round 2
You would think going through all of that, I would have prepared Josephs bed. I didn't. (I know, this isn't like me) BAD MOVE When he was sick the other day, it soaked through all the layers and on to the mattress. AHHHH This time I chose a different route.
First I took a dry towel and tried to soak up anything I could. Next, I put the mattress on the front porch. I stood it up so the sun would hit it directly all day. After day one, it had slightly faded. So I kept it out for one more day. Day 2 I purchased a pet/carpet cleaner. I went outside to scrub it on the mattress. The stain was gone. The smell was gone. I couldn't even find where it had been. WOW I still scrubbed the cleaner into the mattress and plan on putting baking soda on it as well. After all of this, I will put a vinyl cover on the bed (in case you were wondering). All in all, nature works best. I'm very impressed.
Oh and that natural stuff I gave Joseph is called Ultimate Aloe 150% Whole Leaf Aloe Vera Juice, Apple/Cranberry flavor. Let me know if you try it!
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Looks like we made it! Or not?
For the last 4 years, poor little Joseph has been tormented by the stomach bug. Last year he hit an all time record of 8 rounds. Yes, he had the bug 8 different times! WHEW It started early November and ran through till May, sometimes lasting over a week!
I started to wonder if this would be a regular winter activity in the years to come. Today, I thought to myself..."Looks like we made it, maybe...we won't get it this year."
I was WRONG. That poor kid.
A friend of mine told me of this "natural" stuff you can take when you're throwing up. I remembered we had it in the fridge, waiting to be tested. I gave it to Joseph after the first time he threw up. He kept crying saying he was going to throw up again and then all of a sudden...he seemed better. Now, he's asleep. I know, you're thinking maybe he wasn't all that sick, right? Let me tell you, when Joseph feels even a twinge of stomach pain, he throws up. Those of you that know him know that he has one of the weakest stomachs ever. So, yes, I think we've found something BIG.
I started to wonder if this would be a regular winter activity in the years to come. Today, I thought to myself..."Looks like we made it, maybe...we won't get it this year."
I was WRONG. That poor kid.
A friend of mine told me of this "natural" stuff you can take when you're throwing up. I remembered we had it in the fridge, waiting to be tested. I gave it to Joseph after the first time he threw up. He kept crying saying he was going to throw up again and then all of a sudden...he seemed better. Now, he's asleep. I know, you're thinking maybe he wasn't all that sick, right? Let me tell you, when Joseph feels even a twinge of stomach pain, he throws up. Those of you that know him know that he has one of the weakest stomachs ever. So, yes, I think we've found something BIG.
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