Having a ten year old daughter is a challenge to say the least. We seem to have hit this stage where we are trying to find the balance between knowing we are a kid and thinking we are a teen! It is a fine line that all of us have gone through, the problem being that we don't remember those days as clearly as our mothers do!!! The sassy mouth that my sweet little Lady-Bird has astounds me! Once, while instructing her brother as to what he can and can not do....she turned to inform John and I why she had the authority to do so. See, little did I know at the time, when you are ten, and your parents aren't in the room...you get to make all decisions.
Last night, while having the end of the school year talk...who she will miss most and why, what plans she has for her summer, and who is coming to any and all sleepovers she may or may not have depending on her attitude.....she informed me how much she would miss a certain young boy. He is moving to a different middle school next year, and he sweetly wrote in her yearbook, "I am sorry for leaving you." I used my grandmother's old addage...."Boys are like streetcars...wait 15 miutes and another one will be by." To which she looked at me in disgust and said...."You just don't understand sixth grade love, Mom!"
Well Zie, that makes two of us!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
The first to admit it!
I am not one to deny my faults....I know I have them. A short fuse that makes for a very quick temper...I am always the first to apologize and say I was wrong....it may take a couple of hours, but it WILL happen! A lack of desire to do laundry....Some of them, I will even attest are a bit, well, irrational... for instance: a fear of snakes and June bugs, my fear of needles.....Yes, I know it is only a tiny stick maybe a little burn of the medicine, but in the grand scheme of things it will make you feel better. That being said, I will (and have) cried like a baby at the mere thought of being stuck. I will do it, but the probability of a tantrum is at the least high!!!
Now, here's the thing....I am terrified of tornadoes. The sheer destruction they cause, the unpredictability of their path, the indecisive nature of what is left standing...the thought terrifies me. So, here I sit, anxiously watching the weather channel online (note there are no storms as of yet, and nothing has changed since 7am) trying to get my fears out now....before I go home and have to shove all stress and anxiety out the window for my children's sake. So, I will fret, and I will frown, and I will repeatedly hit refresh.....so that my children never grow up knowing just how irrational and nonsensical their mother can actually be!!!
I am guessing a game or two of Sorry will be played, maybe UNO Attacks, I may even get the kids in the kitchen to bake some brownies....baking seems calm and productive.....doesn't it?!?
Now, here's the thing....I am terrified of tornadoes. The sheer destruction they cause, the unpredictability of their path, the indecisive nature of what is left standing...the thought terrifies me. So, here I sit, anxiously watching the weather channel online (note there are no storms as of yet, and nothing has changed since 7am) trying to get my fears out now....before I go home and have to shove all stress and anxiety out the window for my children's sake. So, I will fret, and I will frown, and I will repeatedly hit refresh.....so that my children never grow up knowing just how irrational and nonsensical their mother can actually be!!!
I am guessing a game or two of Sorry will be played, maybe UNO Attacks, I may even get the kids in the kitchen to bake some brownies....baking seems calm and productive.....doesn't it?!?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
For Granted
Ever noticed the little things in life.....you know, all those things that everyone of us use everyday....but we never give them a second thought. Well, I have noticed and here is my list of just a few of the favorite things I never cared about:
*Cracking an egg and not getting any shell in the bowl! It is always a good day when you aren't fishing eggshell out of a bowl of brownie mix!!!
*The light given off from a brand new lightbulb. Although, first thing in the morning it can be a bit disturbing!
*The sound your cell phone makes when you get a text message! It's kinda like, "Ohh.....someone is thinking of me!"
*A meat thermometer....hello.....no more guessing if it is done and having dry, over-cooked meat!
*Cruise control.
*Unrolling TP for the first time and having it tear apart cleanly.....not shredding and seperating the layers.
*Rhodes Rolls: The fastest way to bake "homemade" bread that everyone will love....and think you spent hours on.
*On that same note.....store bought pie crusts.....sometimes there just isn't time!
*Clicky pens. Even though they can be extremley irritating if left in the wrong, figity hands....
*A light switch....think about it. How many times has your electricity been out and you still walk into a dark room and try to turn on the lights!
*Picking up a roll of tape and realizing whoever used it last folded the end over so you aren't having to search for the start of the roll!
*Finding the perfect gift bag in your gift bag stash. How many times have you tried to wrap a birthday gift in a Christmas bag, just because it was the only one that would fit.
*The taste of ice when you replace the filter in your freezer.
*Public bathrooms with push doors to go out.....who wants to grab a door handle in a public bathroom!
And now, I want to hear yours......What is it that you never thought about, but always take for granted?
*Cracking an egg and not getting any shell in the bowl! It is always a good day when you aren't fishing eggshell out of a bowl of brownie mix!!!
*The light given off from a brand new lightbulb. Although, first thing in the morning it can be a bit disturbing!
*The sound your cell phone makes when you get a text message! It's kinda like, "Ohh.....someone is thinking of me!"
*A meat thermometer....hello.....no more guessing if it is done and having dry, over-cooked meat!
*Cruise control.
*Unrolling TP for the first time and having it tear apart cleanly.....not shredding and seperating the layers.
*Rhodes Rolls: The fastest way to bake "homemade" bread that everyone will love....and think you spent hours on.
*On that same note.....store bought pie crusts.....sometimes there just isn't time!
*Clicky pens. Even though they can be extremley irritating if left in the wrong, figity hands....
*A light switch....think about it. How many times has your electricity been out and you still walk into a dark room and try to turn on the lights!
*Picking up a roll of tape and realizing whoever used it last folded the end over so you aren't having to search for the start of the roll!
*Finding the perfect gift bag in your gift bag stash. How many times have you tried to wrap a birthday gift in a Christmas bag, just because it was the only one that would fit.
*The taste of ice when you replace the filter in your freezer.
*Public bathrooms with push doors to go out.....who wants to grab a door handle in a public bathroom!
And now, I want to hear yours......What is it that you never thought about, but always take for granted?
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