Removing Carpet?
As far as the painting goes, I personally would do one room at a time. I know I tend to get burned out if a project is too big. This way, only one room is under construction at a time.
Teaching a Toddler to Behave in the Bath?
Maybe some new/different bath toys, plastic cups, etc.... would interest him to sit up & play with them, rather than want to lie down. Hope this helps.
The Easiest Pretzel Cookies
Candy melts are the bags of candy disks that you can find in craft stores like AC Moore, or Michaels - usually near the Wilton cake decorating things.
Little Stuffed Chair Ornaments
I think this may be the directions.... http://www.rollanet.org/~anderson/ornaments2000.html
Microwave Heat Bag?
Hi If you go to Google and search for How to make rice filled heating pads, or How to make rice filled neck wraps, you will find a lot of sites with instructions & patterns. Have fun!!