Archive for November, 2013
Nov 15
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Day #15 I am thankful for nature. God blessed us with such an amazing earth to live on. From the beautiful sun rises, to the ever spanning oceans, to the amazing creatures like birds, deer and squirrels! We are truly blessed with all the stunning nature we have in our lives daily!
Nov 14
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It's hard having your child cry for the other parental unit when it's your night to take them to bed, but I get over it rather quick. It happens often in this household, almost nightly...whichever child I take they want Daddy and vise versa. Usually once in their bedrooms they are ok and the rest of the bedtime routine goes okay.
Tonight Cooper screamed at the top of the steps for his Daddy, wouldn't brush his teeth, and flung himself around like a fish on a deck of a boat while I tried to change him. He ended up losing his bedtime story and almost lost all his songs as he started to cry for Daddy while I was singing. I know he's overly tired and not feeling the best and for whatever reason wants his Daddy tonight but tonight it hit me hard.
Why does the little boy who I had an extremely good day with want his Daddy so badly tonight? He probably misses him but man it stung like a bad bee sting and hit me right in the gut tonight. I cried as I left the room...one of those Mommy moments.
Nov 14
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Day #14 I am thankful for consignment shops. But really just Evergreen here in Pottstown....while Josh hopes they go out of business so I stop going there, I have found so many toys, clothing and shoes for Ella and Cooper and even a few items for myself.
Along with purchasing I am a Cosigner there and have sold many of our baby products and clothing.
While growing up consignment shops were a thing I would raise my nose at as they seemed uncool and wearing other people's old things seemed just as uncool....I think consigning has come a long way since my youth and is a great way to pass on things to others that have many years of good use left in them!
Nov 14
Random Thoughts...
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We have the magnetic cabinet and drawer safety locks on our kitchen cabinets. One of the openers was left on the cabinet and Ella just figured out how to unlock the cabinets!!!!
Nov 13
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After a friend gave me her advice and shared her Behavior Chart with me yesterday (thanks Jennifer Miller) I have been using the phrases "good choice, bad choice, good consequence, bad consequence" all day.
I found Ella telling me that Cooper wasn't making a good choice, she would tell Cooper when he made a bad choice and she would certainly tell me when she made a good choice!
I filled Josh in on our new method and he's all for it and tonight things went much smoother!
I just took Ella to bed and she asked me what exactly a consequence is so I explained it is like a result. When you make a good choice you end up with a good result. I then used her horrible night with last night as an example and explained that she made a bad choice in not listening to Daddy which resulted in losing a song before bed. I then told her how proud I was of her today and that she did a great job making good choices which ended in good results/consequences!
Let's hope tomorrow goes as well :-)
Nov 13
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Day #13 I am thankful for the act of giving. There are so many homeless, hungry and people in need and there are so many who give food and clothing and their time to help all those people. For those people I am thankful.
I myself have not given my time to help those in need but have given food and clothing.
I have also been on the other end of the scenario where I have been given an article of clothing that may work better on me than the giver. And my children especially have received many hand-me-downs, which at the ages of 2 & 3 are fantastic because of how quickly they grow in and out of sizes. The clothing half the time doesn't have time to wear out!
Giving is one of the most rewarding acts...you can't help but feel a sense of doing something good when you give. If you are lucky enough to see the face of the receiver it tends to be a smile our a hug...but every so often depending on the case the receiver displays such emotion and then you know how much giving really means!
