I have signed up to run in the RED MUD RUN in May and I as SO EXCITED!!!! My goal is to lose 10lbs by this run which gives me 25 days! So far I have lost 4 lbs and feel better!!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
New start...
For the past 2 weeks I have been biking around my campus 3 laps. I am now up to 4 laps!! (I should add that I also haul 2 children totaling 47lbs in a bike trailer hooked to my bike.) My BMI is 46.3 which is classified as obese. I have started to do something and hope that with support of my family and friends I will stay strong in this battle. I have started back to Weight Watchers which is one of my favorite things because I feel good when I am doing WW and there is room for error and eating out!! (If you are interested you can join WW online right now and not pay the start up fee!! I love the on-line version!!)
I have signed up to run in the RED MUD RUN in May and I as SO EXCITED!!!! My goal is to lose 10lbs by this run which gives me 25 days! So far I have lost 4 lbs and feel better!!
I have signed up to run in the RED MUD RUN in May and I as SO EXCITED!!!! My goal is to lose 10lbs by this run which gives me 25 days! So far I have lost 4 lbs and feel better!!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Last day!
Day 30: Today's focus is love!
Love is defined as a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person; a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. As wonderfully worded as this definition is it still doesn't contain the emotion that love is. I have learned through teaching and now through working on the Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children that love has many faces. Love is a hardworking single mother doing anything to keep her family together, love is people surrounding children and teaching and loving them despite what they or others have done in the past, and love is a family.
During this 30 days I have had to change somethings about myself to be the mother that I want my children to have. I plan on continuing to work on myself for my children. One thing I plan to do is continue to grow in my relationship with the Lord. This will help me to help my children grow spiritually. Something that I have recently changed in this topic is that I use to do my bible study during nap time, I am now doing it while G man is awake so that he sees me doing it and knows how important I believe it to be.
Because of love I will continue to take breaks from "mommy hood." It is important to have a little me time and a moment with adult conversation doesn't hurt! The way I do this is some husband/wife talks after kids are in bed, LONG trips to Target (even if I only need one thing), and every now and again an evening out with no kids. This will help me stay energized to keep up with them and will continue to strengthen our marriage.
Love lead me to do this blog challenge and now that I am on day 30 I feel more love then I ever thought. I have had some wonderful adventures with my kids and can't wait to experience more adventures with them. Thank you all for your support during this time and going on this journey with me!
Love is defined as a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person; a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. As wonderfully worded as this definition is it still doesn't contain the emotion that love is. I have learned through teaching and now through working on the Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children that love has many faces. Love is a hardworking single mother doing anything to keep her family together, love is people surrounding children and teaching and loving them despite what they or others have done in the past, and love is a family.
During this 30 days I have had to change somethings about myself to be the mother that I want my children to have. I plan on continuing to work on myself for my children. One thing I plan to do is continue to grow in my relationship with the Lord. This will help me to help my children grow spiritually. Something that I have recently changed in this topic is that I use to do my bible study during nap time, I am now doing it while G man is awake so that he sees me doing it and knows how important I believe it to be.
Because of love I will continue to take breaks from "mommy hood." It is important to have a little me time and a moment with adult conversation doesn't hurt! The way I do this is some husband/wife talks after kids are in bed, LONG trips to Target (even if I only need one thing), and every now and again an evening out with no kids. This will help me stay energized to keep up with them and will continue to strengthen our marriage.
Love lead me to do this blog challenge and now that I am on day 30 I feel more love then I ever thought. I have had some wonderful adventures with my kids and can't wait to experience more adventures with them. Thank you all for your support during this time and going on this journey with me!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
No technology day..
Day 29: Turn off your phone, computer, or TV today when your child is with you.
I don't know how to start this one, so I will just jump into it. I decided to make sure the computer and TV were off all day today. I am a work-at-home mommy so I had to leave my phone on and answer it accordingly. I didn't realize how much attitude this would bring out of my children and myself!!
I let my children sleep in more then normal today which was good because Wednesday is staff meeting day. Before the meeting we have breakfast and start off pretty normal. G man leaves the table to go play and Little miss and I are right behind him! We played super heroes and got in the bat cave and fought crime!! I, of course, was the bad guy. At my meeting G man acted like a fool in front of my bosses and co-workers!! All I can think of is, "How does this make me look?? I teach the parenting course and I can't control this 4 year old right now!" Well needless to say I stayed calm and tucked that 4 year old in my legs and held him in time out. He screamed, my boss spoke louder and we continued our meeting and no one (openly) judged me. Finally he calmed down and I let him go. Then Little miss started in! She was tired so I tried to rock her. A little known secret about this little one is that she likes to be laid in a dark room with the door closed and put herself to sleep. She does not like to be rocked!!! After a squirming battle the meeting ended and I went home and laid her in her crib! It seemed to just get worse. No matter what we did one of the 3 of us were grouchy. We played outside, we went on a bike ride, chores, school work, lunch, and finally we escaped and went to the neighbors!! Nothing was fun. I cried more then once today because I was exhausted and worn out. G man got more and more excited and out of control. Little miss was just all smiles!
At church tonight a good friend told me that she has enjoyed my blog and I could only laugh because of the day we had!! I guess though out of the 30 days 1 bad day is to be expected!! Once my husband got home and we went to church things got back on track and we were back to normal. I don't think that technology is a bad thing and in moderation it is fine. We tried too hard to entertain each other all day long and it became no fun very quickly! Tomorrow is a new day and we are ready for it!!
I don't know how to start this one, so I will just jump into it. I decided to make sure the computer and TV were off all day today. I am a work-at-home mommy so I had to leave my phone on and answer it accordingly. I didn't realize how much attitude this would bring out of my children and myself!!
I let my children sleep in more then normal today which was good because Wednesday is staff meeting day. Before the meeting we have breakfast and start off pretty normal. G man leaves the table to go play and Little miss and I are right behind him! We played super heroes and got in the bat cave and fought crime!! I, of course, was the bad guy. At my meeting G man acted like a fool in front of my bosses and co-workers!! All I can think of is, "How does this make me look?? I teach the parenting course and I can't control this 4 year old right now!" Well needless to say I stayed calm and tucked that 4 year old in my legs and held him in time out. He screamed, my boss spoke louder and we continued our meeting and no one (openly) judged me. Finally he calmed down and I let him go. Then Little miss started in! She was tired so I tried to rock her. A little known secret about this little one is that she likes to be laid in a dark room with the door closed and put herself to sleep. She does not like to be rocked!!! After a squirming battle the meeting ended and I went home and laid her in her crib! It seemed to just get worse. No matter what we did one of the 3 of us were grouchy. We played outside, we went on a bike ride, chores, school work, lunch, and finally we escaped and went to the neighbors!! Nothing was fun. I cried more then once today because I was exhausted and worn out. G man got more and more excited and out of control. Little miss was just all smiles!
At church tonight a good friend told me that she has enjoyed my blog and I could only laugh because of the day we had!! I guess though out of the 30 days 1 bad day is to be expected!! Once my husband got home and we went to church things got back on track and we were back to normal. I don't think that technology is a bad thing and in moderation it is fine. We tried too hard to entertain each other all day long and it became no fun very quickly! Tomorrow is a new day and we are ready for it!!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
What's the word?
Day 28: Teach your child a new word.
Our word today that we worked on was "between." My soon to be sister-in-law is going to college for early childhood education and had to do a development study on a preschool aged child. She did it on my son after Easter dinner, he did awesome with the different tasks. He had trouble explaining to her and I what was between. He knew above, under, next to, and on top of; but not between. So today I took that opportunity to focus more on this word. We started by just practicing saying it. I love hearing him try to say a new word that he doesn't think he can say. After practicing to say it I started using it in context over and over and over! Later I asked him if he knew what "between" means. He knew it but when I asked about 4 items he didn't know which one was between. Yeah, yeah, this was kind of tricky but I wanted to test him. We then watched this video. He loved it and we watched it a lot and by the 3rd or 4th time we knew the song and were able to sing it with the video. We had so much fun doing this and I love teaching my children!
Our word today that we worked on was "between." My soon to be sister-in-law is going to college for early childhood education and had to do a development study on a preschool aged child. She did it on my son after Easter dinner, he did awesome with the different tasks. He had trouble explaining to her and I what was between. He knew above, under, next to, and on top of; but not between. So today I took that opportunity to focus more on this word. We started by just practicing saying it. I love hearing him try to say a new word that he doesn't think he can say. After practicing to say it I started using it in context over and over and over! Later I asked him if he knew what "between" means. He knew it but when I asked about 4 items he didn't know which one was between. Yeah, yeah, this was kind of tricky but I wanted to test him. We then watched this video. He loved it and we watched it a lot and by the 3rd or 4th time we knew the song and were able to sing it with the video. We had so much fun doing this and I love teaching my children!
This is an old picture but G man was 7 weeks old at our college graduation. He was between us!!!!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Have to stay healthy!
Day 27: Do one thing that is good for your health: walk 10 minutes, eat a piece of fruit, or get a good nights rest.
When we are healthy and have more energy we can play more! It is important to take care of yourself. I want my children to know me for a long time. I don't want to get to the point where I can't play or I get too tired to have fun with them. I am very overweight right now. There are times when I can't play because they want to play on the top bunk or he wants to ride another lap around the campus. It is my job to take care of them but I have to remember to take care of me!
Last year I lost 53 pounds after I had my daughter and now I have to get that motivation back! So I am blogging and telling you guys to hold me to it. I am starting back on weight watchers and we recently joined the YMCA so I will be working out there too. Thanks to our campus and my awesome husband I have a bike trailer that I can haul the kids in so I have started out just with 3 laps around the campus after dinner each night. The kids have a blast and I get a work out!! Right now I am considered obese by my BMI and at a high risk for all sort of health issues. My goal is to lose between 8 and 10 lbs a month until I am in a healthy weight range. Thank you for your support!
When we are healthy and have more energy we can play more! It is important to take care of yourself. I want my children to know me for a long time. I don't want to get to the point where I can't play or I get too tired to have fun with them. I am very overweight right now. There are times when I can't play because they want to play on the top bunk or he wants to ride another lap around the campus. It is my job to take care of them but I have to remember to take care of me!
Last year I lost 53 pounds after I had my daughter and now I have to get that motivation back! So I am blogging and telling you guys to hold me to it. I am starting back on weight watchers and we recently joined the YMCA so I will be working out there too. Thanks to our campus and my awesome husband I have a bike trailer that I can haul the kids in so I have started out just with 3 laps around the campus after dinner each night. The kids have a blast and I get a work out!! Right now I am considered obese by my BMI and at a high risk for all sort of health issues. My goal is to lose between 8 and 10 lbs a month until I am in a healthy weight range. Thank you for your support!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Resurrection day! (Not part of the 30days)
I wanted to share our Easter celebrations this year. We did the normal egg hunts with family and dear friends but we focused more on the Risen Savior this year then we had in the past. I was able to create my own resurrection eggs this year with some free printables that I found. (Although next year I will buy them so that we have the trinkets. G man didn't mind the pictures in the eggs but may have paid more attention if there was a trinket inside.) We started 12 days before Easter and slowly told the Easter story one egg at a time.
We also made resurrection rolls this morning. We started with a jumbo marshmallow in the roll but after we cooked it the roll was empty!! Just like the tomb!
My favorite thing that we did was a twist on leaving an Easter basket filled with goodies. I found this pin on Pinterest. We wrote our sins on rocks and placed them in their Easter baskets. in the morning their sins were put on a paper with Jesus' name on it and their baskets were filled with goodies. My husband and I talked with them about how Jesus died for our sins on the cross and we get to live with him again in Heaven if we choose to follow His word. I thought this was an AWESOME way to explain the meaning of Easter to young children!!
We also made resurrection rolls this morning. We started with a jumbo marshmallow in the roll but after we cooked it the roll was empty!! Just like the tomb!
My favorite thing that we did was a twist on leaving an Easter basket filled with goodies. I found this pin on Pinterest. We wrote our sins on rocks and placed them in their Easter baskets. in the morning their sins were put on a paper with Jesus' name on it and their baskets were filled with goodies. My husband and I talked with them about how Jesus died for our sins on the cross and we get to live with him again in Heaven if we choose to follow His word. I thought this was an AWESOME way to explain the meaning of Easter to young children!!
Day 26: Make it a point to encourage your child today.
One thing that I have been working on is to notice when G man does something good. I feel like I constantly let him know when he has done something bad but don't acknowledge when he has done something good. I have been more observant so that when he does do something good I try to over do it and draw attention to it.
Today is Easter and we had a wonderful time at church together. I was so overwhelmed when we walked outside this morning and some wonderful people had left candy filled eggs in our front yard. We live in a cottage that serves the needs of single mothers and their children and currently we have 5 children in our cottage besides my 2. When my husband, 2 kids, and I went into the front yard I was very surprised when G man said that he had enough eggs and he was done. I looked in his basket and he only had about 8 eggs. "Don't you want to get some more?" I asked. "Nah, my other friends need to get some too." My heart almost exploded!!!! My son had thought of others on his own without being hounded to do so!
Needless to say I made a BIG deal about it!! I am so proud of my little monster boy!
One thing that I have been working on is to notice when G man does something good. I feel like I constantly let him know when he has done something bad but don't acknowledge when he has done something good. I have been more observant so that when he does do something good I try to over do it and draw attention to it.
Today is Easter and we had a wonderful time at church together. I was so overwhelmed when we walked outside this morning and some wonderful people had left candy filled eggs in our front yard. We live in a cottage that serves the needs of single mothers and their children and currently we have 5 children in our cottage besides my 2. When my husband, 2 kids, and I went into the front yard I was very surprised when G man said that he had enough eggs and he was done. I looked in his basket and he only had about 8 eggs. "Don't you want to get some more?" I asked. "Nah, my other friends need to get some too." My heart almost exploded!!!! My son had thought of others on his own without being hounded to do so!
Needless to say I made a BIG deal about it!! I am so proud of my little monster boy!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
What do you think?
Day 25: Ask your child's opinion sometime today.
Well I have this one down thanks to love and logic! All day everyday I ask G man`s opinion on a lot of different things. The one thing I have learned is that if you don`t want it or if you aren't going to follow through after asking their opinion it WILL back fire!!!!
Love and logic talks about a bank account, you make deposits by letting them make choices and asking their opinion. When you need to make a withdrawl you can because you have some deposits built up. An example of a withdrawl would be like when the adults are picking what is for dinner and McDonalds is out of the question. This happened today G man wanted Mcdonalds and my husband's family was down for Easter and we weren't going to eat fast food! I simply reminded him that her got to pick what we had for breakfast, what clothes he was wearing, which basket he was going to use in the egg hunt, and who he was going to ride with to the egg hunt. After reminding him of all his choices I told him that it was our turn to choose something and he was okay with that!
I kind of went off on choices more then opinion but it goes together. He gets to talk through which choice he is going to make and why. I love doing this becasue it lets me get to know more and more about his sweet personality!
Well I have this one down thanks to love and logic! All day everyday I ask G man`s opinion on a lot of different things. The one thing I have learned is that if you don`t want it or if you aren't going to follow through after asking their opinion it WILL back fire!!!!
Love and logic talks about a bank account, you make deposits by letting them make choices and asking their opinion. When you need to make a withdrawl you can because you have some deposits built up. An example of a withdrawl would be like when the adults are picking what is for dinner and McDonalds is out of the question. This happened today G man wanted Mcdonalds and my husband's family was down for Easter and we weren't going to eat fast food! I simply reminded him that her got to pick what we had for breakfast, what clothes he was wearing, which basket he was going to use in the egg hunt, and who he was going to ride with to the egg hunt. After reminding him of all his choices I told him that it was our turn to choose something and he was okay with that!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Boy interrupted!
Day 24: Do not interrupt your child when he/she is talking.
knock knock...
Who's there?
Interrupting Mom,
Interrupting Mom wh..
Go pick up your room!!!!
Well this one was hard, I am the worst at interrupting everyone!!! I always cut people off and finish their sentences. I am the worse with G man!! I get impatient when G man is trying to say something and is having trouble, because he is four, and I finish his sentences for him. Today I didn't do that!!! I caught myself trying to A LOT today but restrained!! I wore a small bracelet today (which I never do) and every time I looked at it today I remembered to not interrupt G man!!! Then I noticed that when he was having trouble trying to say things he would just ask me, "how do I say it?" This made our conversations better because he was able to control his part of the conversation and knew when to ask for help.
G man has always been extra curious and imaginative but today he really cut loose. He had so much more freedom to talk and tell me extra details because he wasn't being interrupted. He has an imaginary transformer that follows us around named Hot Shot. Today I learned a lot about Hot Shot and what all G man and him like to do together. I got to play and run around the house with Hot Shot and G man today then we all had to take a huge rest and Hot Shot had to have his tires fixed!!! I love that boy and his awesome personality!
knock knock...
Who's there?
Interrupting Mom,
Interrupting Mom wh..
Go pick up your room!!!!
Well this one was hard, I am the worst at interrupting everyone!!! I always cut people off and finish their sentences. I am the worse with G man!! I get impatient when G man is trying to say something and is having trouble, because he is four, and I finish his sentences for him. Today I didn't do that!!! I caught myself trying to A LOT today but restrained!! I wore a small bracelet today (which I never do) and every time I looked at it today I remembered to not interrupt G man!!! Then I noticed that when he was having trouble trying to say things he would just ask me, "how do I say it?" This made our conversations better because he was able to control his part of the conversation and knew when to ask for help.
G man has always been extra curious and imaginative but today he really cut loose. He had so much more freedom to talk and tell me extra details because he wasn't being interrupted. He has an imaginary transformer that follows us around named Hot Shot. Today I learned a lot about Hot Shot and what all G man and him like to do together. I got to play and run around the house with Hot Shot and G man today then we all had to take a huge rest and Hot Shot had to have his tires fixed!!! I love that boy and his awesome personality!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
I am immune to your sarcasm
Day 23: Replace sarcasm with kindness.
I have been waiting and waiting for the perfect time to use this... "Sarcasm in anger in a clown suit!" - Patsy Clairmont.
I know that sarcasm in an ineffective tool and quite frankly will back fire with a young child anyway. Just the other day G man was acting like a knuckle head and he knocked over a glass plate of cookies. My motherly response, "Who does that!!" G man's 4 yr. old response, "ME!" with a big grin on his face! He had know idea how mad I was. He had no idea how his actions caused something bad to happen. I hadn't told him, all I did was become reactive. This is not a quality I want for my children to have.
Today I haven't gotten to spend as much time with my kids as a normal day so I haven't had the chance to "mess up" on this challenge. I will continue to replace my sarcastic and ineffective responses with kind ones. Children from modeling and I desire to be a model of kindness for them to look to. We all know the saying about catching more flies with honey, well I hope that my children are likable and kind to be around. It is our job as there parents to show them and teach them how to do this.
I have been waiting and waiting for the perfect time to use this... "Sarcasm in anger in a clown suit!" - Patsy Clairmont.
I know that sarcasm in an ineffective tool and quite frankly will back fire with a young child anyway. Just the other day G man was acting like a knuckle head and he knocked over a glass plate of cookies. My motherly response, "Who does that!!" G man's 4 yr. old response, "ME!" with a big grin on his face! He had know idea how mad I was. He had no idea how his actions caused something bad to happen. I hadn't told him, all I did was become reactive. This is not a quality I want for my children to have.
Today I haven't gotten to spend as much time with my kids as a normal day so I haven't had the chance to "mess up" on this challenge. I will continue to replace my sarcastic and ineffective responses with kind ones. Children from modeling and I desire to be a model of kindness for them to look to. We all know the saying about catching more flies with honey, well I hope that my children are likable and kind to be around. It is our job as there parents to show them and teach them how to do this.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
That's who I am!
Day 22: How do you want your children to remember you? Be that mom, today.
In this past Blog post I have addressed who I am. This is how I want my children to remember me. I hope that they remember that I love the Lord most. I want them to see that my actions and words show that I love the Lord. I pray that will get to see me help lead others to the Lord including them.
I want to have fun and make fun memories. I hope that my children look back on their childhood and see it is filled with happy memories. I know that the hard times are what build character in us but I also know that the fun times make an impact on us as well. G man knows that I love to have a good time and am always on the go! When he was younger he would say "I wan go!" He loved going places and still loves the adventure of getting to get out! Little miss lights up when we walk outside!! I hope they always hold on to that and love nature and adventure!!
I know this one wasn't that long but I hope it was still helpful and entertaining.
In this past Blog post I have addressed who I am. This is how I want my children to remember me. I hope that they remember that I love the Lord most. I want them to see that my actions and words show that I love the Lord. I pray that will get to see me help lead others to the Lord including them.
I want to have fun and make fun memories. I hope that my children look back on their childhood and see it is filled with happy memories. I know that the hard times are what build character in us but I also know that the fun times make an impact on us as well. G man knows that I love to have a good time and am always on the go! When he was younger he would say "I wan go!" He loved going places and still loves the adventure of getting to get out! Little miss lights up when we walk outside!! I hope they always hold on to that and love nature and adventure!!
I know this one wasn't that long but I hope it was still helpful and entertaining.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
No instruction manual...
Day 21: Forgive yourself when you mess up.
As we have all found out the day that our children entered our lives is that they didn't come with instructions. If any of you are like me you experienced your first "mess up" quickly after meeting your children. I nursed and nursed my son and then found out, after he had lost some weight, that I had dried up and he wasn't getting any thing from me. Wow!! You want to talk about feeling like a failure, my body couldn't function in the way God intended it to. I soon found out that this wouldn't be the first time that I would "mess up" in his life. Needless to say G man is perfectly healthy today.
I know that I have a long list of mess ups and I am sure that list isn't completed yet. I think... ok I know it is important to forgive yourself when these moments happen but I also know how hard that can be. We are our worst critic. I find myself trying to justify myself to others, in reality the only people I need to justify myself to call me Mommy! My children know how much I love them and at the end of the day I get kisses anyway!! I promise to remember to forgive myself and create more memories then regrets. I hope you will do the same.
As we have all found out the day that our children entered our lives is that they didn't come with instructions. If any of you are like me you experienced your first "mess up" quickly after meeting your children. I nursed and nursed my son and then found out, after he had lost some weight, that I had dried up and he wasn't getting any thing from me. Wow!! You want to talk about feeling like a failure, my body couldn't function in the way God intended it to. I soon found out that this wouldn't be the first time that I would "mess up" in his life. Needless to say G man is perfectly healthy today.
I know that I have a long list of mess ups and I am sure that list isn't completed yet. I think... ok I know it is important to forgive yourself when these moments happen but I also know how hard that can be. We are our worst critic. I find myself trying to justify myself to others, in reality the only people I need to justify myself to call me Mommy! My children know how much I love them and at the end of the day I get kisses anyway!! I promise to remember to forgive myself and create more memories then regrets. I hope you will do the same.
We will make mistakes as parents but they will know that they are loved!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Be patient!
Day 20: Today's focus is patience.
I am convinced my kids can read!! Yeah, yeah they are 4 and 1 years old. They both knew that today I was suppose to the day where I show how patient I can be! Well they did let me sleep in today! We all got up at about 9 am. While I was brushing my teeth G man poured his own cereal and milk. (He didn't do too bad, just a small mess.) After school we started daily chores... or as G man refers to them as daily whining hour!!! He tried his best to explain to me that he wasn't able to clean because he forgot how!!!! So I did what any responsible parent would do and I hid in the bathroom for about 10 minutes. I sat there thinking what words should I use with this silly boy who is whining and complaining about having to pick up the toys he got out. Well my "patient" self came out and I told him that I needed to make lunch but I can't do that until the rooms are cleaned so he has a choice he can clean the kitchen or his bedroom. He chose his room.
After lunch I put Little miss down for a nap and began folding the laundry. When she woke up I was on my 3rd load and of course, hadn't put any of the folded laundry away. So, you know where this is going, she ran as fast as her unsteady body would move her and crashed into the folded clothes!! Then G man dove in and pretended to swim!!! All I could do was join!!!! After we "swam" in the clothes I folded them again while they played in the bedroom together. As I was redoing all that I had already done I listened to those sweet giggles and silly noises coming from the room and all I could do was smile!! I know that it is important to be patient with my children, even though some days are very hard. I am so blessed to have them and a husband who loves them as much as I do.
On those days when you need to lock yourself in the bathroom for some time may I suggest prayer and possibly even looking at some verses.
James 1:19-20, James 5:7-8, Luke 21:19, Romans 5:3, James 1:3, and Colossians 1:11
I am convinced my kids can read!! Yeah, yeah they are 4 and 1 years old. They both knew that today I was suppose to the day where I show how patient I can be! Well they did let me sleep in today! We all got up at about 9 am. While I was brushing my teeth G man poured his own cereal and milk. (He didn't do too bad, just a small mess.) After school we started daily chores... or as G man refers to them as daily whining hour!!! He tried his best to explain to me that he wasn't able to clean because he forgot how!!!! So I did what any responsible parent would do and I hid in the bathroom for about 10 minutes. I sat there thinking what words should I use with this silly boy who is whining and complaining about having to pick up the toys he got out. Well my "patient" self came out and I told him that I needed to make lunch but I can't do that until the rooms are cleaned so he has a choice he can clean the kitchen or his bedroom. He chose his room.
After lunch I put Little miss down for a nap and began folding the laundry. When she woke up I was on my 3rd load and of course, hadn't put any of the folded laundry away. So, you know where this is going, she ran as fast as her unsteady body would move her and crashed into the folded clothes!! Then G man dove in and pretended to swim!!! All I could do was join!!!! After we "swam" in the clothes I folded them again while they played in the bedroom together. As I was redoing all that I had already done I listened to those sweet giggles and silly noises coming from the room and all I could do was smile!! I know that it is important to be patient with my children, even though some days are very hard. I am so blessed to have them and a husband who loves them as much as I do.
On those days when you need to lock yourself in the bathroom for some time may I suggest prayer and possibly even looking at some verses.
James 1:19-20, James 5:7-8, Luke 21:19, Romans 5:3, James 1:3, and Colossians 1:11
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Growing up too fast!
Day 19: Teach your child one thing he can do on his own today.
G man has some chores that he has to do daily such as, clean his room, clear the table, and help load the dishwasher. He also has some daily things that he works on that aren't really chores but things we want him to be better at; no whining, lead the prayer at least once a day, always say please and thank you, and use complete sentences when asking for things. I haven't introduced any new things in a long time so I was grateful for today to remind me to teach him something new. I showed him how to do it first and then we did it together. After a few he did the rest by himself!!
G man has some chores that he has to do daily such as, clean his room, clear the table, and help load the dishwasher. He also has some daily things that he works on that aren't really chores but things we want him to be better at; no whining, lead the prayer at least once a day, always say please and thank you, and use complete sentences when asking for things. I haven't introduced any new things in a long time so I was grateful for today to remind me to teach him something new. I showed him how to do it first and then we did it together. After a few he did the rest by himself!!
I went to My 2nd addiction (besides blogging) to look for ideas for him. Since he has recently turned 4 I was interested to see what things were suggested to me that I should introduce to him. I found this awesome blog and it had so many wonderful ideas. Since I was catching up on laundry today I chose to teach him how to fold the towels and wash cloths. I showed him how to do it first and then we did it together. After a few he did the rest by himself!!
This is his finished pile!
I didn't try anything with Little miss today on this one but we did practice putting her toys in the toy bucket again today! She loves putting things up but she gets more out then she puts away!!!
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