I am proud to be a stay at home mom. Over the past 9+ years in this role, I can honestly say I have kept very busy managing my home and raising my kids. The past year and a half have been different with both kids in school all day, but I still manage to keep my days very full (grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, volunteer work, and IOH work).
Adam told me when he was tucking Elizabeth into bed the other night she said, "Dad, I want to marry someone just like you."
Wow...what a wonderful thing to say!!! Adam was very honored and humbled...until she added, "then I can stay home like mom all day and just shop and stuff."
I was flabbergasted. What does she think I do all day...shop and eat cadbury mini eggs? (I must confess lately I have been indulging in quite a few mini eggs, but I LOVE them and they are only in stores for a very few months).
Anyway, as flabbergasted as I was, Adam's statement to me was classic. "Is that all I am to you...your sugar daddy?"
Well, if the sugar daddy can bring home some mini eggs then SURE!!!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Spring Forward
Monday morning was rough. It was still dark out when we were supposed to get up and after the weekend it seemed like the alarm was my enemy. We intentionally chose to skip the bus and drive to school to give ourselves an extra 30 minutes.
(Understand....if you drop your kids off after the tardy bell you must walk them in and sign the tardy book.)
Well my clock showed we were after the tardy bell and as I looked down at my attire I quickly realized I was not in any position to walk my kids into school. Slippers ON. Mis-matched pajamas ON. Bra NOT ON.
I told the kids, "I don't care that we are after the tardy bell you just walk on into your classes with confidence and if someone gives you a hard time about not being signed in just tell them to call me." Cael was fine with that plan but Elizabeth (my little worrier) began to fret. She didn't say too much but you could see her little mind worrying over the crazy trouble she will be in for breaking the rules. (Terrible mother...MAKING her kids break the rules!!!)
Needless to say. we pulled into the school and the car pool line was soooooo long....as long as it usually is at LEGAL prime time drop off. Apparently, the daylight savings time messed up quite a few families and I was not alone in my tardiness.
Phew...I didn't have to get out of the car or force my kids to break any school rules. Saved for today!
(Understand....if you drop your kids off after the tardy bell you must walk them in and sign the tardy book.)
Well my clock showed we were after the tardy bell and as I looked down at my attire I quickly realized I was not in any position to walk my kids into school. Slippers ON. Mis-matched pajamas ON. Bra NOT ON.
I told the kids, "I don't care that we are after the tardy bell you just walk on into your classes with confidence and if someone gives you a hard time about not being signed in just tell them to call me." Cael was fine with that plan but Elizabeth (my little worrier) began to fret. She didn't say too much but you could see her little mind worrying over the crazy trouble she will be in for breaking the rules. (Terrible mother...MAKING her kids break the rules!!!)
Needless to say. we pulled into the school and the car pool line was soooooo long....as long as it usually is at LEGAL prime time drop off. Apparently, the daylight savings time messed up quite a few families and I was not alone in my tardiness.
Phew...I didn't have to get out of the car or force my kids to break any school rules. Saved for today!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Here I Am!
I have contemplated my own personal blog for a while. As my bookmark bar fills with blogs of friends that I follow I realized how much I look forward to reading these blogs each day and decided I would give it a try.
There is no doubt many of my entries will surround the crazy antics of my two kids, Elizabeth age 9 and Cael age 7.
So...listen to this conversation from the backseat of my minivan the other day.
Elizabeth: "Do I have any money in the bank?"
Me: "Yes, it is for college."
Elizabeth: "I plan on working really hard at the piano and soccer so I can get a scholarship for college. Then what happens to that money?"
Me: "You can use it for something else, like a car."
Elizabeth: (with wide eyes and big dreams) "Cael, what are you going to work hard at so you can get a scholarship for college?"
Cael: (with very little hesitation) "I don't really feel like working that hard at anything....I'll just use the money in the bank."
Are you kidding me?!?! Guess I'm going to have to keep working on that one.
Maternal to-do list:
Work ethic
Self-discipline
Driven to succeed
There is no doubt many of my entries will surround the crazy antics of my two kids, Elizabeth age 9 and Cael age 7.
So...listen to this conversation from the backseat of my minivan the other day.
Elizabeth: "Do I have any money in the bank?"
Me: "Yes, it is for college."
Elizabeth: "I plan on working really hard at the piano and soccer so I can get a scholarship for college. Then what happens to that money?"
Me: "You can use it for something else, like a car."
Elizabeth: (with wide eyes and big dreams) "Cael, what are you going to work hard at so you can get a scholarship for college?"
Cael: (with very little hesitation) "I don't really feel like working that hard at anything....I'll just use the money in the bank."
Are you kidding me?!?! Guess I'm going to have to keep working on that one.
Maternal to-do list:
Work ethic
Self-discipline
Driven to succeed
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