As I read my last post "the summer's gone great"; "I don't want summer to end"...about 3 weeks after I posted that blog I was ready for summer to end.
The pool got boring, the camps were over and we were all sick of each other! The boys were fighting like crazy; my oldest was getting mouthy and being a smart alec. If you ask me, the summer was about 2-3 weeks too long.
When I told my preschooler that his brother was starting school and it would be just he and I for two weeks until he started school again, he said "Woo Hoo!" LOL
Well, last week my oldest started second grade. And even though I was ready for him to go back to school, I cried when I got home. Not because I was sad to see him go back to school, but because I can't believe he's in second grade already. The time goes by so fast!! Tomorrow, my baby will start his second year of preschool....
Yet another reason to cherish this beautiful day! The days go by way too fast...enjoy it!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Ahh...Summer
Let's rewind about 8 weeks...I was paranoid about summer.
I have two boys - 7 and 3 - and they fight. A lot. I wasn't sure I'd be able to survive the summer. I wasn't sleeping. I was getting migraines several times a week (okay, that was another problem and has been resolved) but I was a mess. I never thought I would survive the summer. I wasn't looking forward to it at all.
I started researching camps, classes and memberships to all sorts of different places and things. I spent a lot of money on pool membership, Cub Scouts camp, Art Camp and Preschool Camp. More money that I would have wanted to spend, but it was worth it.
We've had a wonderful summer. We've spent 3 to 4 days a week a the pool. My oldest son loved his week-long Cub Scouts camp and Art Camp and learned quite a bit in the process. My youngest son is enjoying his Monday mornings at Preschool camp during this last month of summer.
The key is to KEEP THEM BUSY. They are hardly fighting at all. In fact, they have been so sweet and nice to each other in the past week I'm wondering if they've been replaced with different kids. Last night they even had a sleepover in one of their rooms!
I'm not happy that there are only 5 weeks left in the summer...it's gone way too fast and I've enjoyed it way too much. I never thought I would have enjoyed it so much or that we'd be having so much fun!
Ask me again next May - I'll probably be in the same situation as I was 8 weeks ago...but for now I'm enjoying the beautiful summer days that I have left!
I have two boys - 7 and 3 - and they fight. A lot. I wasn't sure I'd be able to survive the summer. I wasn't sleeping. I was getting migraines several times a week (okay, that was another problem and has been resolved) but I was a mess. I never thought I would survive the summer. I wasn't looking forward to it at all.
I started researching camps, classes and memberships to all sorts of different places and things. I spent a lot of money on pool membership, Cub Scouts camp, Art Camp and Preschool Camp. More money that I would have wanted to spend, but it was worth it.
We've had a wonderful summer. We've spent 3 to 4 days a week a the pool. My oldest son loved his week-long Cub Scouts camp and Art Camp and learned quite a bit in the process. My youngest son is enjoying his Monday mornings at Preschool camp during this last month of summer.
The key is to KEEP THEM BUSY. They are hardly fighting at all. In fact, they have been so sweet and nice to each other in the past week I'm wondering if they've been replaced with different kids. Last night they even had a sleepover in one of their rooms!
I'm not happy that there are only 5 weeks left in the summer...it's gone way too fast and I've enjoyed it way too much. I never thought I would have enjoyed it so much or that we'd be having so much fun!
Ask me again next May - I'll probably be in the same situation as I was 8 weeks ago...but for now I'm enjoying the beautiful summer days that I have left!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Look Beyond the Anger
Last Saturday, the phone rang at 5:30 am and woke me up. The caller asked, " Is this the Smith* household where Mike* works for a local Kohl's store?" "No, I said," and hung up. Although we were the Smith household, and my husband's name is Mike, he doesn't work at a Kohl's store. I was so mad I was woken up that early for a wrong number. But as I rolled over in bed, I thought to myself I wonder if something happened to this Mike and they were trying to reach his family. I was no longer mad, but wondering if everything was okay. It reminded me to take a deep breath and not get angry for the little things.
These thoughts continued as I read an article in a Ladies Home Journal of a women who challenged herself to be polite to everyone, even if they were rude to her. As she waited in line at her local post office, she saw the post office employee snap at the customer in front of her. When it was her turn, she greeted the employee with a hello and asked how her day was. She noticed the pictures of her dog pinned up in her work area and asked her about them. The employee smiled and told her the rescue story of her dogs. She continued these acts of politeness throughout the day - when her mechanic told her that her car would be ready in an hour and it wasn't, instead of blowing up she told him how sorry she was that he was so busy and having a bad day. The mechanic hesitated and told her he'd have her car ready in just another 20 minutes, compared to a couple hours. She began to think the politeness was contagious and it made her day better!
Which then lead me to one of today's comics, "One Big Happy". Stuck in a huge traffic jam, the father was angry for being stuck in traffic after seeing two ambulances. His daughter in the back seat told her father not to be mad and remembered what her grandma told her to do when this happened. She prayed. "Dear God, please help the hurt people who need the ambulances. They might be somebody's mommy or daddy or little kid or best friend. And even if it's somebody no one loves, I know you love them and please let them know that I love them too. Amen." It certainly calmed her father down and he told her thank you.
Let's all remember to take a deep breathe and enjoy the beautiful day!
*names changed to protect identity.
These thoughts continued as I read an article in a Ladies Home Journal of a women who challenged herself to be polite to everyone, even if they were rude to her. As she waited in line at her local post office, she saw the post office employee snap at the customer in front of her. When it was her turn, she greeted the employee with a hello and asked how her day was. She noticed the pictures of her dog pinned up in her work area and asked her about them. The employee smiled and told her the rescue story of her dogs. She continued these acts of politeness throughout the day - when her mechanic told her that her car would be ready in an hour and it wasn't, instead of blowing up she told him how sorry she was that he was so busy and having a bad day. The mechanic hesitated and told her he'd have her car ready in just another 20 minutes, compared to a couple hours. She began to think the politeness was contagious and it made her day better!
Which then lead me to one of today's comics, "One Big Happy". Stuck in a huge traffic jam, the father was angry for being stuck in traffic after seeing two ambulances. His daughter in the back seat told her father not to be mad and remembered what her grandma told her to do when this happened. She prayed. "Dear God, please help the hurt people who need the ambulances. They might be somebody's mommy or daddy or little kid or best friend. And even if it's somebody no one loves, I know you love them and please let them know that I love them too. Amen." It certainly calmed her father down and he told her thank you.
Let's all remember to take a deep breathe and enjoy the beautiful day!
*names changed to protect identity.
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