The Nelson Family: Important adjustments to make in Rexburg

Monday, January 26, 2009

Important adjustments to make in Rexburg

I think that we have been spoiled the past few weeks to have had "nice" weather for this time of year. Our luck ran out this past weekend, and I have to say that it is hard to adjust to! But I am learning slowly that you just have to make a few adjustments if you want to survive:

-When you wake up in the morning in Rexburg, you might want to think about starting your car at least 30 minutes before you have to go anywhere. A combination of freezing snow and below 0 temps have been known to cause a bit of a delay.

-If you go to start your car and the entire thing is frozen solid, don't stress. Just start beating it with your gloves. I have found this to work quite nice, especially when the ice and snow scraper is sitting on the front seat of the frozen car.

-One important lesson when trying to think of ideas of how to get the ice off the car is don't put hot water on the hinges; it only makes the problem worse. Duh me!

-If by some miracle you are to get the back hatch of your car open, climb through the back and into the front. Another important note with this one is DO NOT CLOSE THE BACK HATCH DOOR! It can be a bit scary to realize that you are trapped inside of this gigantic piece of ice.

-The best way to solve this dilemma is to kick the door with all your might while you are desperately trying to open it.

-Be sure to say a really good prayer when it opens!

-At this point it is safe to assume that you can start your car and let it warm up for another 10 minutes or so.

I promise this won't take more than a half hour, so why not give it a try one morning?

6 comments:

Ashley said...: haha!!!! Im not going to lie... that was one of the funniest stories! Glad that you made it all right out of your big thing of ice!!!; January 26, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Jessica said...: You are so funny!! I really want to catch up with you! I'm so sorry to hear that Deagan has a DOUBLE ear infection! YIKES! I've gotta say that we've been very lucky to not have experienced an ear infection at all with Layla, yet! Although she's just now finally getting over this dreaded cold that has lasted FOREVER! I want to talk to you and have the kids play, so let me know when Deagan starts feeling better!!; January 27, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Linzi said...: Of course it had to snow on the day I was supposed to leave. It only makes sense. You gotta love living here in Rexburg..grrrr...; January 27, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Miriah Griffith said...: Sounds like a voice of experience! This is hilarious!; January 27, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Dawn said...: Oh my gosh Michelle! What happened to you? I was following along until I got to that line about the back hatch door and I had to read the line like 4 times. That sounds terrifying. I'm glad to hear you are all in one piece! Next time you purchase a car you might want to consider a remote start!; January 27, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Unknown said...: So funny and so true - thanks for posting Michelle! :); January 29, 2009 at 1:31 PM

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I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

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Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

January 8, 2011

I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

January 4, 2009

He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

My oldest woke up really early this morning, and was whiny and impossible to please. At this point, I am dreading the day ahead and it is only 7 a.m. My oldest was sitting on his play table coloring and playing with his paint box (that was empty). He dropped the paint box, and began whining for me to pick it up. The conversation went something like this:

D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

August 30, 2009

D wants me to always watch what he is doing regardless of what it is. His new favorite thing to say is, "WATCH MOM!" over and over.

July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

D is a big help around the house. He puts things away when I ask him to, sometimes. He helps me fold the laundry, by that I mean he lays in the laundry. He is just a great help. One of his new things is to throw away his diapers after I am done changing him. After a diaper change this afternoon, he proceeded to pick up the diaper and head to the trash. His normal trash that he uses was out of reach, so I told him to go into the bathroom right off of the kitchen and to put the diaper in the trash right next to the toilet. I think all he heard from that was, "Put it in the....toilet." because that is where he put it. Like I said, very helpful! :)