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  • Today I was Mom

    Today I was Mom

    As I sat in church this past Sunday, and listened to talks about Mothers, my 3 year old Princess used my in much need of a shave, legs as a racetrack for the car we brought. As I watched her happily run the car up to my knee, and back down to my foot, these thoughts ran through my head. I came home, and put them to paper, but spent a little time tweaking it. 
    These are my thoughts on motherhood.  Enjoy.

    Today I was Mom

    Today I was a Racetrack
    and my lap your favorite cushion
     
    Yesterday I made 3 meals
    And Cleaned 3 dirty rooms
     
    Tomorrow I will play chauffeur
    And nurse, and Biggest Fan
     
    There was a time I was just me
    But then you came along
     
    Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
    I’ll always be Your Mom.
     

     

  • Kids and Doors {Think About It}

    Kids and Doors {Think About It}

    I never promised this meme would always be deep thinking. 
     
    With that in mind, I give you what was on my mind yesterday.
    (pun so not intended)
     
     Kids and doors.
     
    Have you ever noticed how many times a day you ask your child to “Close that Door” or “Leave the Door Open!”
     
    Think About It!
     
    Now that it’s spring, and the weather is perfect – not too cold, not too hot, just perfect – we have found ourselves outside most days. Kids always tend to forget something inside, or leave something out. So they seem constantly running in and out of the house.
     
    There are bugs outside. I don’t want bugs inside. So I find myself often reminding the kids to shut the door behind them.  They always seem to forget though. I guess the excitement of playing in sunshine is just too much to remember a door. Or perhaps it’s easier to just leave it open, because they know they’ll be running in and out.
     
    That then leaves me questioning other doors they leave open….like the bathroom.
     
    Think About It!
     
    Do your kids leave the bathroom door open?  I admit, we weren’t that great as new parents. Staying home alone with the kids, I would often leave it open, so I could hear them as babies, afraid to leave them alone for longer than 2 seconds. But I’m better now. Why aren’t they?  Why in the world do my kids need to go potty with the door wide open?  
     
    For that matter, why do they need to make it a group gathering as well?  My girls easily fit the stereotype that females go to the bathroom in groups – it’s like they just can’t stand being away from each other for that long.  But when not in the bathroom they can’t wait to get away from each other.  What is it about the bathroom that brings my kids together?  I’ll probably never know. I just wish they would “SHUT THE DOOR!!”
     
    Of course, then there are the doors, and times I want them to LEAVE IT OPEN!
     
    Think About It!
    Doesn’t it make you crazy, when the kids are really quiet, and you go searching just to find they’ve hidden behind a closed door with a permanent marker?
     
    Drives me batty!  Of course I know why they’ve shut their bedroom door, I just wish they wouldn’t.  In fact I tell them often, they can’t shut the bedroom door. I give you 3 reasons why the bedroom door should not be shut
     
    1. The three girls share that room. No one can be kicked out.
    2. I need to be able to hear them
    3. Someone’s fingers are bound to be slammed in it.
     
    There is only one time they can shut their bedroom door, and that is when they are getting dressed. But of course it’s the one time the door is never shut. 
     

    Think About It!  Do you battle the doors being opened and closed?

    Do you have a solution?

    

     
    

  • Would you change anything about your child’s school? – Think About It

    Would you change anything about your child’s school? – Think About It

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    This weeks topic
    3 Things You Would Like to Change About Your Child’s School
     
    Most of us are a good couple weeks into school. If our kids are in a new school, we’ve had time to get to know it a bit. If it’s a school you’re kids have been going to forever, you probably know all the ins and outs. So let’s hear them.
     
    For us, we’re at a new school, because our oldest just started Kindergarten. She actually went to preschool at the elementary school last year, but then we moved, so it’s new again.  So far we are really enjoying it, but there are a few things I would love to change!
     
    1) Pick a different start time! She has afternoon Kindergarten, that starts at 11:50.  I just find it the craziest time. For us, lunch is served at 12, but Kindergarten doesn’t eat at the school, which means I’ve had to change our meal schedule. We now eat at 11. It has totally thrown me off, and my kids have had some funny “grazing” habits since. 
     
    2) A separate pick up area for Kindergarten. There is one turn around area for the whole elementary school, and since Princess V gets out the same time as the rest of the elementary, it makes pick up CRAZY! For the older kids, the parents pull up, wait for their kid, and take off. For parents of the Kindergarteners, we have to park, get out of the car, walk over and let the teacher see us, before they let our kid go. I totally get it, and I think that’s great actually for safety. However, I’ve got 3 smaller kids in the car, and tons of traffic from every other parent there. This is the only place for parents to park their car, besides on the street a good distance away. So I have to show up to the school 20 minutes before it’s out, just to get a good spot right next to the Kindergarten pick up area. That way I can wait until they come out, then leave the other kids in the car (don’t judge, they aren’t alone for more than a minute, and I can see them the whole time!). Totally cuts into Prince L’s napping time.
     
    3) Keep the fence closed around the playground. I’ve periodically driven by the Elementary school during the day, and noticed the gate leading to the road is wide open, and kids are out playing. I get we live in a small town, but the fence and gate are there for a reason. Crazy people are everywhere, and kids are always looking for a quick escape. Get that gate closed!
     
     
    Ok, theses are really silly and simple changes. Obviously, they all, except #3 have to deal with my opinion, and schedule. I totally don’t expect the school to change just to accomodate me. As far as I can tell, we have been very fortunate to move to a school district that truly cares about their kids learning! 
     
     
    Next weeks topic
    Mailboxes. Let’s spill out thoughts on Mailboxes!
     
    

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