Hey…check out my Rock Bass!
We were up at a friend’s cabin this past weekend and ooohhhh the fun that was had with nine kids, six adults and too many fish to count.
KP had to sit and wait on the boat for his turn to fish. He waited until seven of the nine went before him (turns went by age, oldest first).
And what did he do you ask? He pulled out the largest catch of the day, on his first try.
Filed under KP | Comment (0)This morning’s argument
KP: Mama, boy’s have penises girls have butts.
Me: Boy’s have penises and girls have vaginas.
KP: NO, PJ has a penis and a butt.
Me: Nope, PJ has a vagina, she is a girl. But you are right about the butt.
KP: NOOOOOOO SHE NOT…SHE HAVE PENIS!
I simply stop talking. There is no reason to go on. I DO NOT need to win this one.
Filed under KP | Comment (0)It Takes Two
So here’s the deal. I have had it. We have hit the crescendo of summer fun. The laze-a-fare of relaxing and summer time “cool” has hit the skids.
I’m done and so are they. The fighting and screaming and hitting (yes hitting) seems to be more main stay than not. I
And now…it is over. We have started the “It Takes Two” policy at our house. I know, you are wondering, what the hell does that mean?
Well, here is how it works: If there is hitting, screaming or fighting between two (or three in our case), everyone involved goes into a time-out and then they come out and talk to each other…apologize for their wrong doing and work it the FUCK OUT. There is no coming back until this is done.
This approach has been successful for the past two days. YES, two days, which is good. The deal is this, these kids are smart and they know how to work the system. The really hard part of being a parent, is that they will change and morph and get smarter and understand what you are trying to do.
Think on my friends. We are smarter…at least for now.
Filed under Random thoughts | Comment (0)She’s amazing
This is PJ riding her bike from our house to the near-by lake (about 1 1/2 miles each way). She learned to ride her bike with no training wheels a day ago. She just decided it was time. And now…there’s no stopping her.
Filed under PJ | Comment (1)And you?
I was reading through my favorites list this morning when Andrea posed a question on her blog: Why do you blog?
I’ve never written about why I blog, which is funny in a way. As I sit here and think about that question what comes to mind is simple…I blog to quell the crazy within me and to simply remember.
At this point in my life, with three small children, life is funny, hard, joyous, and a constant struggle to keep all the plates in the air spinning at the same time.
This blog let’s me look back, assess and find humor in sometimes some not so funny situations and then let’s me share them. I know I’m not the only woman who feels crazed by daily living.
And those precious moments…those times that you never want to have end and you never want to forget, I have those too. Saved up to read over and over again.
Tell me, why do you blog?
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