Is when your 3 year old daughter tries to tell you after swimming lessons to go back and get her pink purse, but you are in a rush to get home, and since you are holding a pink purse in your hand you tell all the kids to get in the car, only to find out later that she brought two pink purses and managed to put your cell phone in one of them.......the one left behind at swimming lessons.
Is also when your husband, tired and hungry at 8:30pm, stops at In and Out Burger on the way home only to find out when he gets home that you had cooked up two chickens and a roast. Plus, he being the spontaneous loving guy that he is, bought french fries for all the kids not knowing that they were in bed with their teeth brushed...... Pull out those tooth brushes for round two!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Summer Ideas
In keeping with the theme for planning for the summer, the kids and I made up a list of projects and activities that we would like to do this summer. We put it up on the refrigerator to give inspiration when the kids get bored, and remind us of what we want to accomplish. In no particular order here is our list.
Pop - up Cards (We bought an interesting book on how to make these.)
Origami
Water balloons
Squirt Gun wars
Painting
Movie Festival
Week at Grandmas and Papas
Swimming at Club
Air Soft
Make Jam
Put a door on the club house, paint the inside and "work" on it - needs authorization and funding!
Children's Museum
Board Games
Bowling
Waterslides
Slip and Slide
Make Ice Cream and Sorbet
Lemonade stand
Model Airplanes
Crochet project
*I'd love to hear some of your ideas for summer!
Pop - up Cards (We bought an interesting book on how to make these.)
Origami
Water balloons
Squirt Gun wars
Painting
Movie Festival
Week at Grandmas and Papas
Swimming at Club
Air Soft
Make Jam
Put a door on the club house, paint the inside and "work" on it - needs authorization and funding!
Children's Museum
Board Games
Bowling
Waterslides
Slip and Slide
Make Ice Cream and Sorbet
Lemonade stand
Model Airplanes
Crochet project
*I'd love to hear some of your ideas for summer!
Monday, June 09, 2008
Summer Goals
Over at GirlTalk they are talking about summer goals. When I was growing up, my mom had a summer theme for each of us girls. Usually, it involved one issue of the heart and one life skill. So last week while the kids were at Karate class, I wrote down some of our summer goals for this year.
Evan: Learn to keep track of the time and be ready for _____ on time. (Need to buy a new watch!)
Amy: Learn to keep clothes and shoes organized and put away.
Emily: Keep working on being able to play by herself quietly for a short time.
Me: Organize and declutter rooms.
Usually I have a bit more free time in the summer since I don't have lessons to teach. This year, I am hoping to take one room per week and focus my energy and time on tackling the clutter. Drawers, cupboards, and closets are all going to be turned upside down one at a time as much as possible. We are in town for 9 weeks so I have picked out 9 rooms: kitchen, school room, my bed room, living room, Emily's bedroom, dinning room, downstairs bathroom, guest room, and our bathroom. I purposely left out the older kids rooms since I've been trying to help them get organized throughout this year.
We are also planning for some fun! We are going to have "park" days once a week with our friends from church. I am also hoping to have some friends over for dinner more often. That was put on hold over the winter because Sean's schedule was so funny. And we are adding swimming lessons and horseback riding lessons (for Amy) to the summer schedule.
And last but not least, I'm not taking my teaching hat off entirely. We are going to have a full school day once a week on the Monday's that we are in town. Sean will be home and has offered to take Emily out for the morning. We have some Science and Latin to finish up and a little bit of Math and Language arts as well. Usually we just do a little each morning (an hour or so), but Sean suggested this idea and the kids liked it so we're giving it a try. We should actually get close to finishing the Latin book with 9 weeks of lessons!
Evan: Learn to keep track of the time and be ready for _____ on time. (Need to buy a new watch!)
Amy: Learn to keep clothes and shoes organized and put away.
Emily: Keep working on being able to play by herself quietly for a short time.
Me: Organize and declutter rooms.
Usually I have a bit more free time in the summer since I don't have lessons to teach. This year, I am hoping to take one room per week and focus my energy and time on tackling the clutter. Drawers, cupboards, and closets are all going to be turned upside down one at a time as much as possible. We are in town for 9 weeks so I have picked out 9 rooms: kitchen, school room, my bed room, living room, Emily's bedroom, dinning room, downstairs bathroom, guest room, and our bathroom. I purposely left out the older kids rooms since I've been trying to help them get organized throughout this year.
We are also planning for some fun! We are going to have "park" days once a week with our friends from church. I am also hoping to have some friends over for dinner more often. That was put on hold over the winter because Sean's schedule was so funny. And we are adding swimming lessons and horseback riding lessons (for Amy) to the summer schedule.
And last but not least, I'm not taking my teaching hat off entirely. We are going to have a full school day once a week on the Monday's that we are in town. Sean will be home and has offered to take Emily out for the morning. We have some Science and Latin to finish up and a little bit of Math and Language arts as well. Usually we just do a little each morning (an hour or so), but Sean suggested this idea and the kids liked it so we're giving it a try. We should actually get close to finishing the Latin book with 9 weeks of lessons!
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Toolin' Up Tuesday: Good Shoes
My good friend Jessica has started a new blog called Life as MOM. As part of her many helpful posts on motherhood, she has started a weekly spot for great tools and gadgets to help us all with our job of being a mom.
When I was little I had knock knees and flat feet. I had to wear special shoes to correct this and they were very expensive as I recall. My parents faithfully took me to the good shoe store in town, the Junior Bootery, and payed full price for these special shoes, even though I HATED them. They were soooooo ugly.*
When the day came that I got to pick out any type of shoe I wanted, I was so excited!
Now days, good shoes that help keep your knees and back comfortable still cost a pretty penny. But they are at least cute! After many years of Target shoes and aching knees, my mom bought me a pair of Dansko shoes for my birthday. It made such a difference in my day! Now she takes me once again to the good shoe store in town and buys me a new pair every year for my birthday.
So whether you are walking with a baby, running after a toddler, or standing next to your child who needs help with his school work, a good pair of shoes are a great tool to get you through your day.
I recommend going to the good shoe store in town and getting measured. Many of the shoes there will be in European sizes which are different than US. Find a brand that you like, then wait for a blow out clearance sale (usually once a year). Or look at Ebay, Sierra Trading Post, or Dansko Outlet for some better prices. My favorite brands are Dansko, Josef Seibel, Merrell, Keen, Ecco, and Ryka.
When I was little I had knock knees and flat feet. I had to wear special shoes to correct this and they were very expensive as I recall. My parents faithfully took me to the good shoe store in town, the Junior Bootery, and payed full price for these special shoes, even though I HATED them. They were soooooo ugly.*
When the day came that I got to pick out any type of shoe I wanted, I was so excited!
Now days, good shoes that help keep your knees and back comfortable still cost a pretty penny. But they are at least cute! After many years of Target shoes and aching knees, my mom bought me a pair of Dansko shoes for my birthday. It made such a difference in my day! Now she takes me once again to the good shoe store in town and buys me a new pair every year for my birthday.
So whether you are walking with a baby, running after a toddler, or standing next to your child who needs help with his school work, a good pair of shoes are a great tool to get you through your day.
I recommend going to the good shoe store in town and getting measured. Many of the shoes there will be in European sizes which are different than US. Find a brand that you like, then wait for a blow out clearance sale (usually once a year). Or look at Ebay, Sierra Trading Post, or Dansko Outlet for some better prices. My favorite brands are Dansko, Josef Seibel, Merrell, Keen, Ecco, and Ryka.
Your feet will thank you!
*Now days, doctors say that these type of shoes with special inserts don't really correct knock knee. It was really several years of ballet that corrected both problems for me.
Why Was I So Stupid?!
After taking a bowl out of the microwave, I licked my fingers, thinking that I was licking off butter. My tongue started burning! I ran to the faucet and stuck my tongue under the running water. My kids were a little worried as I tried to say I was OK while having my tongue sticking out.
I called poison control because I think I licked up the cleaner that I use to wipe out the microwave. They assured me that one lick of Clorox with bleach wouldn't kill me. It just might give me an upset stomach or make my tongue swell. Lovely. Stand upright for an hour (?!) and drink a big glass of water. Well at least now I'm hydrated.
Moral of the story: Do what I tell my kids and don't lick my fingers! And use lemon to clean my microwave!
I called poison control because I think I licked up the cleaner that I use to wipe out the microwave. They assured me that one lick of Clorox with bleach wouldn't kill me. It just might give me an upset stomach or make my tongue swell. Lovely. Stand upright for an hour (?!) and drink a big glass of water. Well at least now I'm hydrated.
Moral of the story: Do what I tell my kids and don't lick my fingers! And use lemon to clean my microwave!
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Oooh, Scary!
This morning, Emily put raspberries on all her fingers. Then she waved them around and said, "I'm going to get you! I have raspberry fingers!"
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