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Hand held is a great solution as long as your shower has good walls or curtains! My kids both hate water in their faces but they both like showers. I showered with them when they were babies and toddlers - that makes them feel safe. Now that my daughter is older, she plays in the shower and I get her clean by dumping cups of water on her (carefully). As long as the head is pointed down a bit, she has fun, since she has control over whether she gets into the stream of water.

I never thought tan carpet could look so sharp! Nice colors. The chalkboard paint is an exemplary practical design element in this case.

Also, I have a dog that LOVES his crate, too! He is high strung and it is a place he can go to get away from everything (including the kids) and nap or relax. My old dog hated to be confined and I didn't have a crate. I was lucky a friend of mine had a large kennel I was able to borrow, and my little JRT mix ran right in there and curled up. Every dog is different! I literally thought crates were abusive because of my old dog's attitude toward them; now I see ours as a crucial retreat for my dog, who would never be "off duty" if he didn't have a place to call his own. He needs his "den."

I love the photo above; my first thought was "that is the freezer of someone who does not have kids!" Looks like my freezer six years ago. Now it is ice cube trays (we do still drink cocktails on occasion) jars full soup stock, a variety of juices, frozen tubes of yogurt, popsicles, bags of fruit and veggies, precut veggies, frozen pizzas, some chicken, bananas for banana bread, pumpkin for pumpkin bread... its a clustercuss in there!

@Lupinelle that rules.

Ugly to amazing!! All you would need to seal that wood backsplash would be a few coats of poly. No big deal, and it would only cost a few bucks!

This makes me worry!! Magnets are a SAFETY HAZARD. If one falls on the floor and baby swallows it, that is a trip to the emergency room (unless it is a single, weak magnet and passes through).

Amazing, cool idea, but I would use it for older kids.

Or, a tray under the board would be perfect for catching magnets that might fall. A metal shelf would be even better, since magnets would stick to it.

Amazing, amazing, amazing!! I am IN AWE. The before pictures literally made my jaw drop - the transformation of the inside and outside of your home is unbelievable. We remodeled our place by ourselves so I can appreciate the incredible amount of work you have done!! I've never seen a pet oriented space that didn't look like a pet oriented space. What an incredible exercise in efficiency, beauty, good taste and ingenuity. And those bathrooms took my breath away. You should be extremely proud!!

Haha, thank god this is an April fools joke! For about a split second, I was absolutely horrified, especially by the tshirt!

Finally, a "my party" post that doesn't make me cringe at the ridiculous fussiness of everything! This looks cute, well thought out, handmade and hey - actually fun! No giant candy display, no evidence of having to get a babysitter just to prep for the party. Just beautiful, tasteful sweetness. Love it.

If you don't want to print out a checklist and spend two and a half hours cleaning your sink, just do what I do.

Take some dishwasher detergent that has chlorine bleach in it. I know, I know, chlorine bleach is bad, but I keep one bottle of this stuff around and it lasts for over a year.

Squirt a quarter sized amount of it onto a wet sponge - rub the sponge all over the sink. Let it sit for a few minutes, then brush the sink out with s scrub brush and hot water. Use a clean rag and white vinegar to clean the surrounding surfaces.

This technique keeps my ancient porcelain sink white and sparkly.