It's getting to be a long winter where we live. Just yesterday I caught myself staring out the window and hallucinating buds on the trees. A quick snap back to reality had me seeing the couple feet of snow packed in our yards, the bare plant life, and plenty of smoke rising from the chimneys on our street in an effort to keep the homes warm in the frigid temperatures. Yes, it is March, but we'll be finding ourselves longing for spring, rather than experiencing it, for several more weeks here. When the wind is roaring and the temperatures seem content to stay frigid, having to leave the house to go anywhere becomes more of a chore than an anticipated outing. When I had to put my snow boots, coat, and gloves on to take my kitchen trash the five steps from the door to the garbage can, I caught myself having one of those, "Why do we live here?" moments. I suck it up and carry on though, because that's what we moms do. My three-year-old, however, confessed in her ever-so-present … [Read more...]
Mom’s Handbook for Boredom
Finally! It’s January 3, 2012. Do you know what that means?... Yes, it’s back.to.school! Yeah! The Christmas break is OVer and time to return to the routine of school days! Can all you moms (and dads) out there say “YIPEEEE!” So, let me ask you a question: Did you hear your children complain while home from school, “Mom! I’m Bored!”? Oh no. This never comes up at our house. Only, maybe eighty times a day! “MOM! I’M BORED!” Within the first thirty minutes after breakfast, someone complains of nothing to do! After opening countless toys for Christmas, another whines of boredom. Seriously? Well, back in my day, we had plenty to keep us busy without all this new technical stuff like laptops, DS’s, Xbox’s, IPods, Wii… you name it! I just can’t figure it out! How can they possibly be bored? So, here I am. The kids are on their way back to school as we speak (or write), and guess what? This mom is bored! Hummm… let’s see. What to do today? What.to.do?! Well, … [Read more...]
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