Adventures in Potty Training

I have now entered the world of potty training; somehow I thought it might be more gratifying. I am surrounded these days by bottomless children, panies & underwear, air fresher, & mountains of laundry. Still, this is a sign of brighter days where no one in the house will wear a diaper and we shall be doing our part to help planet earth. Meanwhile - my sanity has gone out the window as my ds didn't realize he needed to put the seat up on the potty to go pee (for heavens sake, why was it down?). Did I mention the fights over m&m's - the deemed reward for going potty in the potty?