Go Go In Six Months

by ToxicLocketApril 23, 2015April 23, 2015

No lie.
I lost count and memories of happiness.
Looks like I will either be starting over or finish from where I left off. Poo.

What in the world could my child be wearing a helmet made from paper products and office supplies for?

Because, her latest love is Disney’s Big Hero 6.
It is a cute little film and she loves pretending to be a part of a superhero group. Especially Go Go or Honey Lemon, the two female members of the team. Go Go does just that, she likes to move insanely fast and bubbly Honey Lemon specializes in chemistry.

With Harloh’s request to be Go Go, she also mentioned a want for Mommy to be Honey Lemon and Daddy to be Wasabi.
That is half of the six and three costumes for me to start making.

With never making accessories like helmets before, this is going to take some serious craftiness.
Being on a budget and only working with plaster wraps (strips) once or twice, I knew there had to be a cheaper starting point to prepare for plaster.
Having plenty of art supplies on hand and free weekly ads via the mail, we went the paper mâché route. This was Harloh’s first time getting messy and she… well… made a mess with much enjoyment!

Now, I’m excited to pick up more items such as the plaster wraps and paint. Even going to hit the thrift stores.

Six months until Halloween!

Does this count for happy?!

Late Night, Early Morning

by ToxicLocketMarch 5, 2015March 5, 2015

Tomorrow is the day we go to Disney.
Harloh has been doing much better, and today was her first day moving about a little more than she has this week. There were some moments in the day I thought ripping my hair out would be an option, but we trekked through it. She is now snug in her bed after falling fast asleep, most likely dreaming of all the princesses and Mickey with Minnie…

Unfortunately, I cannot crawl into bed like the rest of them.

When midnight chimes, it’s Humira time.

Late Night.
Early Morning.

Muppets and Wiggles

by ToxicLocketMarch 4, 2015March 4, 2015

What do you do when your wee one gets ill?
Out of the blue, her appetite decreased and she became listless with the worst number 3 ever having witnessed.
She can barely keep her eyes opened at times.
I feel so bad.
So sad for her.

Harloh still manages to have moments of hilarity and laughter. She still smiles and giggles, even with her eyes rolling into the back of her head.

Patience is so important when your toddler is sick. Especially when you can only do so much to make them comfortable and put their mind at ease… when they are borderline terrified to even go to the bathroom.
When they make messes they cannot control.
Talk softly.
Breathe deeply.
Hug them.
Love them.

And snuggle up and watch their current favorites with them:

Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted is a fun movie for the whole family. I loved the choice in casting Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, and Tina Fey as the lead characters, along with Ray Liotta, Danny Trejo, and the fabulous Jemaine Clement. We have watched this film three days in a row, courtesy of On Demand. AND, today I accidentally discovered an easier way to create GIFs on my tablet!