When M told me the other day that there were only 5 days left in the school year, I corrected him and said that there were 5 months left. He didn't think I was correct, until he checked with his teacher! This morning he admitted that yes, I was correct. I said, "Yep, Mommy's a smart cookie." He exclaimed, "Smart COOKIE??!!" I was sitting with D on my lap, putting on his shoes, and P came right over and started pretending to eat me. Then he thoughtfully said, "If Mommy is a smart cookie, then D is a little popcorn!" It has brought a giggle to me many times throughout the day!
I went out to Zellers this morning with P and D, while M and L were at school. Mailed some parcels and bought some discounted (store closing) items: kitchen rags, garbage bags, greeting cards, gift wrap, and stickers (for P). We were marveling all the way home how beautiful it was outside - the sparkles in the air, the white on white landscape, the sun outlining the frost/snow on each twig on each branch on each tree. Simply gorgeous!
I am pretty sure L needs some girl friends! Yesterday she asked me to play with her, and she had her Strawberry Shortcake dolls and her Fur-Real animals out. When I said okay, I would play with her, she handed me one of the dolls and one of the animals and said, "Yours are the bad guys and mine are the good guys!'' I explained that it was okay for all the dolls to be friends. Anyway, this morning I spoke to another mom at school and arranged to have her (very quiet at school, but outgoing at home) daughter and her over for a visit. Maybe the girls will click. They live close by, so that would be awesome for L.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
pass me another sweater
Apparently this is the coldest winter in 17 years, and the winter with the most snow ever on record for our city! Knowing that little tidbit of information gives me hope that maybe next year won't be quite so long or white. Although, like today, it is so often beautiful and sunny that I rarely feel discontented.
L was back at school today, after missing yesterday due to the start of a cold, and visited with Mrs. N. When I picked her up, Mrs. Y came out and told me how proud everyone was of L, who chatted quite freely with Mrs. N and did well during the session. L's pronunciation is so retarded yet, but she is getting quite comfortable with school, the teachers, and her classmates - and is starting to shine. I am very proud of her.
M came home at lunch and was apologizing to me for misspelling one word on his test - of grade THREE words! I told him I was very proud of him, and it only matters that he tries his best. He has had perfect scores until now, and he gets so disappointed when he messes up or "fails". I told him you only fail when you give up. So, don't give up. Try and try again. So easy to tell a child, and so hard to model!
I was thrilled to have a (forced) visit with M yesterday, when she and L just showed up and walked in the door. I hate that! I like to be warned when someone is coming over. Thank goodness my kitchen was mostly clean and the living room had recently been tidied! Although, I know she doesn't much care about any of that anyway. I have seen her house, and it looks about the same as mine! That's how it is when you have kids! Anyway, they walked in, and we sat and visited for over an hour; it was so nice, I suggested we make it a weekly date. It is so hard for me to open up to new friends. If there is a "click", then it can happen quite quickly, but I am also a little gun-shy. Don't want to assume or presume too much. Anyway, it has been a year and a half, and I really like both her and S. A and I have talked about having them over for a BBQ - maybe that should wait till the snow melts a little!! Of course, P was very happy about the unplanned play date with L!
Mailed some parcels out today. Cleaned the house. That's about it. I got tickets for the family (minus D) to go to the local Firefighters Variety Magic Show in early February. That should be super fun. Not sure what A will think about the idea.
D and I have had three bad nights in a row. I fear more ear infection, but the pediatrician was not in today, so it will have to wait till Monday to be checked. A comes home tomorrow morning.
And that's Friday.
L was back at school today, after missing yesterday due to the start of a cold, and visited with Mrs. N. When I picked her up, Mrs. Y came out and told me how proud everyone was of L, who chatted quite freely with Mrs. N and did well during the session. L's pronunciation is so retarded yet, but she is getting quite comfortable with school, the teachers, and her classmates - and is starting to shine. I am very proud of her.
M came home at lunch and was apologizing to me for misspelling one word on his test - of grade THREE words! I told him I was very proud of him, and it only matters that he tries his best. He has had perfect scores until now, and he gets so disappointed when he messes up or "fails". I told him you only fail when you give up. So, don't give up. Try and try again. So easy to tell a child, and so hard to model!
I was thrilled to have a (forced) visit with M yesterday, when she and L just showed up and walked in the door. I hate that! I like to be warned when someone is coming over. Thank goodness my kitchen was mostly clean and the living room had recently been tidied! Although, I know she doesn't much care about any of that anyway. I have seen her house, and it looks about the same as mine! That's how it is when you have kids! Anyway, they walked in, and we sat and visited for over an hour; it was so nice, I suggested we make it a weekly date. It is so hard for me to open up to new friends. If there is a "click", then it can happen quite quickly, but I am also a little gun-shy. Don't want to assume or presume too much. Anyway, it has been a year and a half, and I really like both her and S. A and I have talked about having them over for a BBQ - maybe that should wait till the snow melts a little!! Of course, P was very happy about the unplanned play date with L!
Mailed some parcels out today. Cleaned the house. That's about it. I got tickets for the family (minus D) to go to the local Firefighters Variety Magic Show in early February. That should be super fun. Not sure what A will think about the idea.
D and I have had three bad nights in a row. I fear more ear infection, but the pediatrician was not in today, so it will have to wait till Monday to be checked. A comes home tomorrow morning.
And that's Friday.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
puzzle queen
Getting tired of the snow. So different from last year. We have at least twelve inches packed down in the backyard - which is not really a big deal; our yard is just twelve inches higher than at other times of the year! Today I dug out the inside of a pile of frozen snow, creating a hollow big enough for one of the boys to crawl into and snuggle in! Ha! M came home from school, said "Oh, cool!" and promptly crawled into the "igloo". P came a few minutes later, and said (whined) "That's not what I wanted; I wanted a new toy!" Weather forecast says tomorrow night will bring another 10-15cm of the white stuff, so I best keep the shovels out and ready to go!! At least I don't mind the ice picking and the shoveling. It is a way to get out in the fresh air and pound something or throw something, without actually destroying anything. Great for frustration relief!
Not that I'm frustrated. A left this morning for E again. He should be home Friday night, if he doesn't get snowed out. He still didn't get his windshield wiper fixed, so it is pretty much stupid to be driving winter time prairie in the dark and blowing snow. Well, we'll see how the roads/weather are by then.
L is definitely the puzzle queen. Her teacher was telling me that a lot of the kids in her class can't fit together even simple puzzles, showing that the kids have little or no exposure to puzzling at home. I grew up with puzzles, and we have quite a few in the house. Any that L can get her hands on are completed in record time, and she is doing some now that are beyond her age level and difficult even for P - who is also pretty good at puzzles - to do. We went to the Salvation Army this afternoon to see if they had any puzzles appropriate for her age, but they had nothing. We got instead a soccer ball, a pair of ice skates, a bunch of small toys, and a picture for L's bedroom wall. I really needed a loveseat hide-a-bed for the playroom, a leather recliner for A's office, a small drop-leaf table for wherever, and a large student's desk for M, but couldn't arrange transport, as A is out of town and Dad was heading out to do a house blessing and couldn't bring the truck down to the store. Thank goodness it didn't work out, cause my spontaneity would have definitely resulted in buyer's remorse. I don't really need any of it, but a good deal is SO hard to walk away from!!
Dropped off the pins for Sanctity of Life Sunday at the Right to Life office. Got more ribbons for the pins for our church. Took M to the bank to make a deposit. And got Quiznos for dinner, since it was that time already and I had four hungry kids in the van and nothing in the plan for dinner.
Not that I'm frustrated. A left this morning for E again. He should be home Friday night, if he doesn't get snowed out. He still didn't get his windshield wiper fixed, so it is pretty much stupid to be driving winter time prairie in the dark and blowing snow. Well, we'll see how the roads/weather are by then.
L is definitely the puzzle queen. Her teacher was telling me that a lot of the kids in her class can't fit together even simple puzzles, showing that the kids have little or no exposure to puzzling at home. I grew up with puzzles, and we have quite a few in the house. Any that L can get her hands on are completed in record time, and she is doing some now that are beyond her age level and difficult even for P - who is also pretty good at puzzles - to do. We went to the Salvation Army this afternoon to see if they had any puzzles appropriate for her age, but they had nothing. We got instead a soccer ball, a pair of ice skates, a bunch of small toys, and a picture for L's bedroom wall. I really needed a loveseat hide-a-bed for the playroom, a leather recliner for A's office, a small drop-leaf table for wherever, and a large student's desk for M, but couldn't arrange transport, as A is out of town and Dad was heading out to do a house blessing and couldn't bring the truck down to the store. Thank goodness it didn't work out, cause my spontaneity would have definitely resulted in buyer's remorse. I don't really need any of it, but a good deal is SO hard to walk away from!!
Dropped off the pins for Sanctity of Life Sunday at the Right to Life office. Got more ribbons for the pins for our church. Took M to the bank to make a deposit. And got Quiznos for dinner, since it was that time already and I had four hungry kids in the van and nothing in the plan for dinner.
Monday, January 21, 2013
monday
P said to me the other day, "Mom, if you die before me, I will pray for you." I was truly touched, since this had come right out of the blue. Then he said, "I will pray that you are having a good time in heaven, and that you have the Gospel." (!!) Not sure where his ideas come from, but they are sure cute!
The kids were sick yesterday, with a weird thing that lasted in each of them about 12 hours max and then disappeared. No vomiting, no coughing, no congestion - just sleepiness, light-headedness, loss of appetite, and headache. Anyway, M and L managed to go to school this morning, and P is definitely fine to go this afternoon. Thank God for good health, which is so easily taken for granted.
A wants to buy a lot on a lake. Not sure which lake yet. Mom and Dad want to go in half-and-half on the purchase. I am not in favor of the idea at all right now, as we don't have the money for it. But everyone is telling me to just calm down. In a few months, when A has incorporated his business and we start looking at lots, I guess there will be enough time to raise a stink.
I miss my friends. I need someone to hob-nob with on a weekly, if not daily, basis. I have been praying for God to please introduce me to some sweet, kind, Orthodox if it's not too much to ask, friend who, by the way, lives close by so it's easy to get together and hob-nob! Can't wait for M and J to come in March!! I hope little J lets me hold him!
M's Name's Day was on Saturday, and we had planned to go to Regina (him and I) for a movie after church yesterday. With the kids all sick, it didn't work, so I promised him we would go in a couple of weeks, and he and I went to the mall instead and picked him out a dollar-store gift. He very considerately bought something for P and L as well. Then we got a snack at the cafeteria and picked up a (sickeningly sweet) cake from Safeway on the way home. When we got home, he said, "Mom,
I had a good time with you." I need to schedule more one-on-one time with him. He needs it, and I need it!
P has soccer tonight. So glad he loves it.
A leaves tomorrow for a week away in E. Has to finish up a house there. Hope the roads are not too slippery for him; they have been horrible, due to the temperature fluctuating so much.
The kids were sick yesterday, with a weird thing that lasted in each of them about 12 hours max and then disappeared. No vomiting, no coughing, no congestion - just sleepiness, light-headedness, loss of appetite, and headache. Anyway, M and L managed to go to school this morning, and P is definitely fine to go this afternoon. Thank God for good health, which is so easily taken for granted.
A wants to buy a lot on a lake. Not sure which lake yet. Mom and Dad want to go in half-and-half on the purchase. I am not in favor of the idea at all right now, as we don't have the money for it. But everyone is telling me to just calm down. In a few months, when A has incorporated his business and we start looking at lots, I guess there will be enough time to raise a stink.
I miss my friends. I need someone to hob-nob with on a weekly, if not daily, basis. I have been praying for God to please introduce me to some sweet, kind, Orthodox if it's not too much to ask, friend who, by the way, lives close by so it's easy to get together and hob-nob! Can't wait for M and J to come in March!! I hope little J lets me hold him!
M's Name's Day was on Saturday, and we had planned to go to Regina (him and I) for a movie after church yesterday. With the kids all sick, it didn't work, so I promised him we would go in a couple of weeks, and he and I went to the mall instead and picked him out a dollar-store gift. He very considerately bought something for P and L as well. Then we got a snack at the cafeteria and picked up a (sickeningly sweet) cake from Safeway on the way home. When we got home, he said, "Mom,
I had a good time with you." I need to schedule more one-on-one time with him. He needs it, and I need it!
P has soccer tonight. So glad he loves it.
A leaves tomorrow for a week away in E. Has to finish up a house there. Hope the roads are not too slippery for him; they have been horrible, due to the temperature fluctuating so much.
Friday, January 4, 2013
bad dreams and good days
I had a horrible dream about M last night. So bad that I don't want to think about it, let alone write about it. Suffice it to say that when he woke up this morning, he was smothered in hugs - and the need to hold him close has been with me all day. Not sure what triggered that dream, but I have been worried about M for weeks now, and praying for him lots. I am praying for him to find a good friend who lives close by. Too much to ask? Maybe. So then I will take a good friend who doesn't live close by. (By close by, I mean within walking distance! Handy for play dates!)
So, 2013. My resolutions for this year (although laughed at and scoffed upon and deemed impossible by A) are 1. to abstain from coca cola, and to decrease the amount of sugar in my diet; 2. to cook and bake more, and thus have the family eating more healthily; 3. to spend less money on frivolous things; 4. to be kinder to my husband (!); 5. to laugh more, and loosen up a bit; 6. to spend more quality time with my kids on a daily basis. So far, so okay. I have not had coke in 4 days, and so far I'm alright. If I don't think about it, I don't want it. So as soon as the thought of it flits at me, I push it away. I'm eating a lot of chocolate though! I'll start cutting sugar soon. Yesterday, I baked cornmeal muffins and cooked a meat and vegetable soup. A's been gone this week, so it has been rather easy to be kind to him!
I laughed till I cried twice in the last four days - man, does that feel good! My resident 5-year-old clown (P) was singing at supper the other day to avoid eating his food and when I told him to shush and eat, he loudly said "one, two, three, four, everyone together now . . ." and jumped up and started singing and dancing to the Wiggles "Quack Quack Quack Quack Cocka Doodle Doo" and even though he was technically disobeying, I couldn't keep a straight face. When M saw me trying not to laugh, he jumped up from the table and joined in, and I started giggling. When D stood up in the highchair and started dancing along, the tears were just rolling down my cheeks. After finally restoring order and getting P back in his chair, he poked at his food, made a total Calvin (and Hobbs) face and said "Ewww, yuck", which while really rude and not usually allowed, made me dissolve again. The second time was last night, when my resident 5-year-old sweetheart came up and gave me a hug and told me he loves me. When I told him I love him too, he said he wants to marry me. I told him that I am already married to Daddy, and he said "But what about the frustration?" I told him that everyone gets frustrated, but I suppose that under being kind to my husband should be keeping the frustration in check a little!
M has been in soccer camp this week, and he is really getting skilled. JJ is so great. School started back yesterday, and P is already asking for play dates, which is great. Today he showed up after school with a friend, and as they tore off their coats and boots, I tried to find out what was going on. When I realized that little J's mom didn't even know he had come, I quickly bundled them up again and sent them back to school, then got ready and headed out myself after them to talk to her. J will be able to come next week sometime to play!
So, 2013. My resolutions for this year (although laughed at and scoffed upon and deemed impossible by A) are 1. to abstain from coca cola, and to decrease the amount of sugar in my diet; 2. to cook and bake more, and thus have the family eating more healthily; 3. to spend less money on frivolous things; 4. to be kinder to my husband (!); 5. to laugh more, and loosen up a bit; 6. to spend more quality time with my kids on a daily basis. So far, so okay. I have not had coke in 4 days, and so far I'm alright. If I don't think about it, I don't want it. So as soon as the thought of it flits at me, I push it away. I'm eating a lot of chocolate though! I'll start cutting sugar soon. Yesterday, I baked cornmeal muffins and cooked a meat and vegetable soup. A's been gone this week, so it has been rather easy to be kind to him!
I laughed till I cried twice in the last four days - man, does that feel good! My resident 5-year-old clown (P) was singing at supper the other day to avoid eating his food and when I told him to shush and eat, he loudly said "one, two, three, four, everyone together now . . ." and jumped up and started singing and dancing to the Wiggles "Quack Quack Quack Quack Cocka Doodle Doo" and even though he was technically disobeying, I couldn't keep a straight face. When M saw me trying not to laugh, he jumped up from the table and joined in, and I started giggling. When D stood up in the highchair and started dancing along, the tears were just rolling down my cheeks. After finally restoring order and getting P back in his chair, he poked at his food, made a total Calvin (and Hobbs) face and said "Ewww, yuck", which while really rude and not usually allowed, made me dissolve again. The second time was last night, when my resident 5-year-old sweetheart came up and gave me a hug and told me he loves me. When I told him I love him too, he said he wants to marry me. I told him that I am already married to Daddy, and he said "But what about the frustration?" I told him that everyone gets frustrated, but I suppose that under being kind to my husband should be keeping the frustration in check a little!
M has been in soccer camp this week, and he is really getting skilled. JJ is so great. School started back yesterday, and P is already asking for play dates, which is great. Today he showed up after school with a friend, and as they tore off their coats and boots, I tried to find out what was going on. When I realized that little J's mom didn't even know he had come, I quickly bundled them up again and sent them back to school, then got ready and headed out myself after them to talk to her. J will be able to come next week sometime to play!
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