When I was in the room with them L was reading A a story. When I left the room this is what he taught her to do.
Tell It Thursday October 22, 2009
So that picture I posted this morning (was supposed to post yesterday) is a collection of my son’s recent school work. He’s in 1st Grade, and all those E’s are the equivalent of A’s! Now, if I can just harness some of that academic excellence into changing his behavior and time management he’d be the perfect student!
Seeing Is Believing October 15, 2009
It’s October 15th! October 15th! Is this a sign of the Winter to come?
You Know You’re Too Busy When. . . October 3, 2009
You can’t find evidence of doing something (ie e-mailing someone) even though you can vividly remember everything you typed.
You Know You’re Too Busy When your child asks you if you can put some snuggle time on the calendar.
You know you’re too busy when you wake up at 3:00 in the morning to keep adding to your “to do” list.
You know you’re too busy when you have to reschedule something that you planned for February 2010.
Kids For Sale September 14, 2009
Kids for Sale – 7 1/2 year old boy relatively good student but prone to sudden mood swings, more apt to mouth off than offer to help; 2 year old girl, always wants to help wash dishes, but does lead to minor flooding, loves the word “no” and leaving all her toys out; must sell as a set as I fear they wouldn’t know what to do with themselves – he wouldn’t have someone to pester and she wouldn’t have someone to annoy. Mom and Dad are just looking for a night out alone. Very open return policy. Will take them back even after a few hours (we’re sure that’s all you could stand anyway). All reasonable offers will be considered.
Went Too Far September 3, 2009
So if anyone follows me on FB, you know my kids are a handful when I have to take them both out to the store or errands. It’s just hard. Bug is 7 1/2 and doesn’t want to follow Mom around the store. And he’s getting so big/tall that it’s hard for me to physically control him. I mean at home I’d just sit on him or something, but I can’t very well do that out in public, can I?. Budha is now 2 and wants to “help” Mom. “I help, I help” or “I do”. She wants to help push the cart, usually into people, other carts or the shelving. I can usually distract her by letting her help do the scanning (we have a self-scanner option at the grocery store we frequent), but that only lasts for a few aisles. Then she wants to get out and help push the cart. And if I try to force her to stay buckled in the seat, she screams her head off. It’s probably not a very pretty sight – me with my two crazy kids – and I can only imagine what the other shoppers think of the scene.
Well it just so happens that last weekend’s grocery store visit was no exception, and we just ran in for a few perishable items (I used Peapod for the majority of the shopping). Picture it – Budha wanted to walk around (I didn’t even bother with a cart because we just need a few things); Bug wanted to hold onto her so she would walk away. He’s holding on to her for dear life; she’s screetching and pulling, trying to get away; I’m trying to focus on the checkout and pay the bill. Then the next thing I know Bug feel on the ground, and some complete stranger is saying to him “There how do you like it.” WHAT! I looked at her and said, “What happened?” Her response, “He was flicking the baby on her head so I flicked him.” Okay, time for a very, very big deep breath. “I was right here. You didn’t need to touch him. Thank you gag for stopping, but I’ll handle it.”
“Well you weren’t paying attention.”
Keep breathing. Control. “I was paying my bill. They’re my children. I’ll handle it.”
I mean come on. Okay so if she had just said something to Bug that would have been one thing. But to physically touch my child! The poor kid at the register didn’t know what to think. I wonder if he thought there’d be a live version of Smack Down right there at his register. The stranger was out in the parking lot when we left the store. She was walking very slowly to her car and glancing back at the store, like she was waiting for us. I ignored her, got my kids in the car, expounded once again on the merits of being good when we’re in public. Then explained to Bug that the woman was not right to have touched him; that no stranger should ever touch him and if someone does he should always, always tell me or Daddy.
I’m all for letting children in public know when they are not behaving well, even children I don’t know. How many of us this summer were at public pools or parks. Kids get out of control sometimes, and we as parents have to accept that we don’t always see every little behavior or gesture. But I believe there’s a right way to handle and a wrong way to handle it. Unless a child is hurt, and I am coming to aid, I would never touch another child. Likewise I wouldn’t want anyone to touch either one of my children to reprimand a certain behavior, especially if I’m standing right there.
As I finish writing this a story comes on the noon news about this man slapping a two year old that is being fussy for her mother in a Georgia Walmart. What is getting into people that they think this is acceptable behavior!
A Sign of the Times? August 30, 2009
I know the economy is bad. I know a lot of people are losing their jobs and people are getting desperate. But this is really getting ridiculous. I sell a lot of stuff on-line through various sites, and have a website for my Avon business that people can order directly through. But in the last month I must have gotten about 50+ spams and/or scams as a result of my on-line businesses. I mean seriously, folks, do you think anyone would really fall for some of these things. My favorite was someone who contacted my Avon business and wanted to order probably about $200 worth of product but couldn’t order directly from my website because she didn’t have internet. Uh? You don’t have internet, but yet you found my name through an on-line search and emailed me. How stupiddo you think I am? DUH? Or the one just this morning that supposedly lives in Puerto Rico and wants to order Avon from me to re-sell in her cosmetics store, but has to send me a money order to pay for everything including shipping. Uh? If this is a legitimate request #1 sign up to sell Avon yourself , or #2 find a local Avon rep, and not have to pay for shipping from Connecticut to Puerto Rico.
And to all the spammers on Craigslist, if I wanted you to send me your “business” opportunities I wouldn’t have checked “it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests” when I originally posted my ad. I feel for the folks at Craigslist because they’re probably getting a lot of negative feedback right now. I’ve probably reported at least 30 different emails in the last month for spamming. They are hosting a great site only to have some abuse the system. I love Craigslist. I love the idea of being able to post a free ad to local people and getting rid of some of the stuff that has acumlated in my house. My fear is that the Craigslist host will start charging for ads in an effort to curtail the spamming that’s infected the site.
To those poor fools that fall for any of these scams, my best advise – just walk away. Hit the delete key once you realize it’s not a legitimate inquiry to what you’re selling. Don’t respond. Report them if you’d like, but then just walk away. There are a lot of legitimate work / business opportunities out there, but there’s an equal number of scams. Research anything and everything before you get involved with it. And never, ever pay someone for a work at home position. If it’s a legitimate business opportunity, and you’ve researched it, there probably will be some upfront costs. But if it’s a legitimate work at home position – you’ll be working for someone – do not pay for it. After searching for the last 4 years for legitimate work at home/business opportunities, these are the lessons I’ve learned, sometimes the hard way.
WW Weigh In – Week 1 August 28, 2009
So taking some inspiration from some personal friends and blogging Moms, I decided enough was enough and joined Watch Watchers last week. Today I had my first week weigh in. I didn’t loose a thing. Not one pound. But that’s okay. I didn’t gain anything either. So I’m considering the past week a success. It will take me a while to readjust to this point system of eating, and drinking enough water (big thing for me), but I am feeling better, which is a big plus. Next week’s goal to MOVE MORE!
Birthday Girl August 27, 2009
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Two years ago today you graced us with your presence. Our little gift from God – ten fingers and ten toes. Even though you decided to make your entrance early, God really blessed you and us. You’ve made our family. Always know that you are loved.
