well, actually I couldn't find ANYTHING on facebook that I didn't already come up with on my own...
so here's what I've come up with:
*skittle sorting: have them shade in, count, add, answer all kinds of questions while they snack on treats and if they get everything right, give them a mini skittle pack wrapped in foil.
Why foil?
Then we can make foil staches... or animals or rings or whatever...
*Car scavenger hunt. Yah, I know you know it all, but there are different age groups in my car... I have one who can't read, one who just started and a smarty pants.... so I have to gauge it different.
so preschool: pictures of things that can be found on the road or billboards
just reading: name the pictures that you put on preschool
Smarty pants: name specific ads
EXAMPLE: cow, c-o-w, and chickfila
give a prize not to the first but to each one as they finish
*have an ABC jar... they have to find all 26 letters and when they do, give abc crackers wrapped in foil
* magnets: get a dollar store cookie sheet . they're small... have some cut up pipe cleaners or magnets that they can play with.
* Have a coloring theme party: best monster, best superhero, favorite animal etc
* make paperbag puppets
* time to learn: learn to tie shoes, read, biographies, learn aobut where you're going etc
*take the name of the place you're going ... ex. chicago, illinois. take the letters and seehow many words you can make out of it.
*pipe cleaner animals
hope this helps with car trips!!!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
movin on up
Had a conversation with Ada the other day. Now if you've never had a conversation with a 4 year old, they can be um..... interesting... and when you have one with Ada, she'll rock your world with insight.
she was telling me about moving overseas.
She told me she was excited, but when she got tired of it, she was moving back.
"how?", I asked.
"I'm going to bribe the customs people with candy"
Who do you think you'll live with?
"I'm not living with anyone. I think I'll find a lost child who has no family or place to live and invite her to come to America with me and then we'll live together."
So my brilliant 4 year old...
What do I do with a conversation like this...
ok.
she was telling me about moving overseas.
She told me she was excited, but when she got tired of it, she was moving back.
"how?", I asked.
"I'm going to bribe the customs people with candy"
Who do you think you'll live with?
"I'm not living with anyone. I think I'll find a lost child who has no family or place to live and invite her to come to America with me and then we'll live together."
So my brilliant 4 year old...
What do I do with a conversation like this...
ok.
Monday, November 12, 2012
What the ...
After watching the Muppets new movie, our favorite line to yell out on a periodic basis is, "what the Wacca?" by fuzzy Bear from the Moopets.
I can't remember who we said this in front of that got truly offended, but it made me think about perspective yet again.
Setting the scene: Ella and her friend (bob) in the car while I eavesdrop on the conversation.
ella tells a story
Bob: What the heck?
Ella: Don't say that word.... it's inappropriate.
Bob: it's not inappropriate, it's like saying what the crap
after much discussion... Ella: that's inappropriate to say too
Bob: no. it's like saying, what the hell, what the butt, what the sh*t, what the world.... it's just, what the heck? it's what you say...
Ella: mom, tell him he can't say that
Me: (bob), you can't use potty words in my car, if you want to talk like that , it must belong in the potty. it's ok at your house maybe, but not in mine.
Bob: so if I'm in your bathroom I can say what the butt all the time... please don't tell my mom that I said what the butt, she'll be so mad.
There is so much more to this conversation that made me laugh , but what stuck out afterward was that he considered butt to be a bigger concern than sh*t.... In his house, the priority was different.
How to then apply this to our lives right?
I heard a story today about a city in india that had a roundabout (we know those) with a tree in the middle. beggars lived there and even slept there. One day there were two kids who had made a rope swing on that tree and were enjoying their day, oblivious to the chaos of a busy roundabout and begging going on around them...
I am oblivious to the pain around me for the most part... yes, I'm going overseas so I CAN see beyond myself, but at the same time, I'm not overly burdened by seeing poverty..
Do I notice the beggar on the corner. Do I notice the cleaning lady n the hotel that is struggling to appreciate her day. Do I see a need in the waitress at my favorite chick fil a or McDonalds... Can I even see a need inside my church or in my neighborhood or .... well, you get the point... Much less do I yearn to see those in other countries whole (shalom whole).... change my perspective
I can't remember who we said this in front of that got truly offended, but it made me think about perspective yet again.
Setting the scene: Ella and her friend (bob) in the car while I eavesdrop on the conversation.
ella tells a story
Bob: What the heck?
Ella: Don't say that word.... it's inappropriate.
Bob: it's not inappropriate, it's like saying what the crap
after much discussion... Ella: that's inappropriate to say too
Bob: no. it's like saying, what the hell, what the butt, what the sh*t, what the world.... it's just, what the heck? it's what you say...
Ella: mom, tell him he can't say that
Me: (bob), you can't use potty words in my car, if you want to talk like that , it must belong in the potty. it's ok at your house maybe, but not in mine.
Bob: so if I'm in your bathroom I can say what the butt all the time... please don't tell my mom that I said what the butt, she'll be so mad.
There is so much more to this conversation that made me laugh , but what stuck out afterward was that he considered butt to be a bigger concern than sh*t.... In his house, the priority was different.
How to then apply this to our lives right?
I heard a story today about a city in india that had a roundabout (we know those) with a tree in the middle. beggars lived there and even slept there. One day there were two kids who had made a rope swing on that tree and were enjoying their day, oblivious to the chaos of a busy roundabout and begging going on around them...
I am oblivious to the pain around me for the most part... yes, I'm going overseas so I CAN see beyond myself, but at the same time, I'm not overly burdened by seeing poverty..
Do I notice the beggar on the corner. Do I notice the cleaning lady n the hotel that is struggling to appreciate her day. Do I see a need in the waitress at my favorite chick fil a or McDonalds... Can I even see a need inside my church or in my neighborhood or .... well, you get the point... Much less do I yearn to see those in other countries whole (shalom whole).... change my perspective
Monday, October 29, 2012
This might pinterest you: food edition
I've been trying out some new recipes... some good, some not so good, so I thought I'd review in case you're hungry
This is my one from today... yah, it's great...http://piarecipes.blogspot.com/2012/08/cranberry-buttermilk-breakfast-cake.html
I've already eaten like 3/4 today.
yah, umm.. it's ok... it's ... uh... healthy... but if you gotta be healthy, it ain't half bad. hint: slice cucumber and put a damp paper towel in tupperware so it's always ready.
Buffalo chicken rolls... yah, it can't be 100 calories... and they're good, but only if you're desperately in the mood for buffalo chicken. Otherwise, get you some wings.
http://pinterest.com/pin/11681280254609238/
it was easy stroganoff... put ingredients into the crockpot except the cream cheese which you wait til 15 mintues before you serve so it can melt. EASY over egg noodles.
yah, this was AWESOME.. but I think I might be allergic to kiwi. frozen, I just kept itching my tongue... maybe it's the consistency or something... but SOOOO good.
Kids LOVED this for lunch... sliced apples and pb in a roll up.. mmm
warning... I can't cook a potato for my life, but this... WAS GREAT
I made this for my community group. Apple enchiladas. I didn't even look at the recipe. just made up my own. I sliced and cooked down apples... added cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar... I made enchiladas .. sprinkled cinamon and sugar on top and baked for 20 min on 325
so I'll try a few more and get back to you.. enjoy!
ali
This is my one from today... yah, it's great...http://piarecipes.blogspot.com/2012/08/cranberry-buttermilk-breakfast-cake.htmlI've already eaten like 3/4 today.
yah, umm.. it's ok... it's ... uh... healthy... but if you gotta be healthy, it ain't half bad. hint: slice cucumber and put a damp paper towel in tupperware so it's always ready.Buffalo chicken rolls... yah, it can't be 100 calories... and they're good, but only if you're desperately in the mood for buffalo chicken. Otherwise, get you some wings.http://pinterest.com/pin/11681280254609238/
it was easy stroganoff... put ingredients into the crockpot except the cream cheese which you wait til 15 mintues before you serve so it can melt. EASY over egg noodles.yah, this was AWESOME.. but I think I might be allergic to kiwi. frozen, I just kept itching my tongue... maybe it's the consistency or something... but SOOOO good.Kids LOVED this for lunch... sliced apples and pb in a roll up.. mmmwarning... I can't cook a potato for my life, but this... WAS GREATI made this for my community group. Apple enchiladas. I didn't even look at the recipe. just made up my own. I sliced and cooked down apples... added cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar... I made enchiladas .. sprinkled cinamon and sugar on top and baked for 20 min on 325so I'll try a few more and get back to you.. enjoy!
ali
Monday, October 22, 2012
feel the love
A friend told me the other day that she reads my blog, but she never comments... no one ever does... (you know who you are). but really it doesn't overly bother me.... frankly, I'm afraid of what would happen if people really did tell me what they think.
What I do'nt know is if I'm wasting my time.
I can only see whos' following me, I can't see who reads this or how many times or if they get it sent to their email (which doesn't register as even being at my website)... and I feel like I'm wasting my time... I mean, if I'm going to keep a journal, maybe I should just keep it to myself... so I express my thoughts with this awesome picture (ignore the explative)
What I do'nt know is if I'm wasting my time.
I can only see whos' following me, I can't see who reads this or how many times or if they get it sent to their email (which doesn't register as even being at my website)... and I feel like I'm wasting my time... I mean, if I'm going to keep a journal, maybe I should just keep it to myself... so I express my thoughts with this awesome picture (ignore the explative)
Friday, October 19, 2012
New perspective
Set the scene:
Zoe and I are cutting out magazine pictures of words that start with the letter O.
I'm picking out pictures of octopus, oragami, oregon.
Zoe says, " oooo, I have a perfect picture, but I have to draw it"
5 minutes later, she's been working hard on this picture and finally finishes it. To me it looks like she drew some balloons and a girl hanging from 2 of them. I'm trying my hardest to think of O words that could go with it. Finally, I have to ask what it is a picture of.
"Owesome!"
And that's the way she thinks of everything. She is very abstract. She doesn't think of snake or slide. She thinks of silly and strong. Her drawings are exquisite.
I want to think this way...
it reminds me of a story of Jesus. The disciples are on the boat after Jesus died. They are in the middle of the lake. No one was supposed to be there. When they saw Jesus who had risen come out on the water, they were so afraid that they almost missed what blessing Jesus had in store...
Am I so distracted by the obvious that I miss the big picture.
I need to find perspective like Zoe... something abstract about JEsus... praise him from whom ALL blessings flow.
Zoe and I are cutting out magazine pictures of words that start with the letter O.
I'm picking out pictures of octopus, oragami, oregon.
Zoe says, " oooo, I have a perfect picture, but I have to draw it"
5 minutes later, she's been working hard on this picture and finally finishes it. To me it looks like she drew some balloons and a girl hanging from 2 of them. I'm trying my hardest to think of O words that could go with it. Finally, I have to ask what it is a picture of.
"Owesome!"
And that's the way she thinks of everything. She is very abstract. She doesn't think of snake or slide. She thinks of silly and strong. Her drawings are exquisite.
I want to think this way...
it reminds me of a story of Jesus. The disciples are on the boat after Jesus died. They are in the middle of the lake. No one was supposed to be there. When they saw Jesus who had risen come out on the water, they were so afraid that they almost missed what blessing Jesus had in store...
Am I so distracted by the obvious that I miss the big picture.
I need to find perspective like Zoe... something abstract about JEsus... praise him from whom ALL blessings flow.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
you pushed me over the edge
so, the other day I was visiting some old friends. What a sweet time right?
well, not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 people told me congratulations for being pregnant. The first person I thought I could correct, and she said, "well you just had the baby then." I said yes (as I muttered under my breath that it was a year and a half ago).
After that, I no longer corrected anyone. I just said thank you with a smirk and dealt with the fact that I shouldn't cry in public like this.
I have the awesome friends who tell me not to worry about it because I only live once or eat what I want because soon I'll be walking everywhere... but the damage is done.
Monday I started eating healthier. Frankly, I have had a rough start. I love food. But I have increased the water, taken out the sweets except maybe a small individual chocolate each late afternoon. But I am hoping and praying. I have a plan.
So if you see me with a milkshake in hand, slap it out of my mouth and replace it with a cool glass of water.
otherwise, don't assume I'm pregnant, fools!
well, not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 people told me congratulations for being pregnant. The first person I thought I could correct, and she said, "well you just had the baby then." I said yes (as I muttered under my breath that it was a year and a half ago).
After that, I no longer corrected anyone. I just said thank you with a smirk and dealt with the fact that I shouldn't cry in public like this.
I have the awesome friends who tell me not to worry about it because I only live once or eat what I want because soon I'll be walking everywhere... but the damage is done.
Monday I started eating healthier. Frankly, I have had a rough start. I love food. But I have increased the water, taken out the sweets except maybe a small individual chocolate each late afternoon. But I am hoping and praying. I have a plan.
So if you see me with a milkshake in hand, slap it out of my mouth and replace it with a cool glass of water.
otherwise, don't assume I'm pregnant, fools!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
this might pinterest you: mail anyone?
Yah, I'm a nerd!
I made a great thing for my kids while we had a giant box in our house... took me 3 weeks because i'm lazy. Johnny constantly yelled at me, "ali, why can't we throw this box out?"
So enjoy the mailbox!
take a box and cut 2 inches from each edge and tape corners... tape bottom leftover middles.
Form a mailbox top and tape accordingly.
Cut slot on top for mail and
I made a great thing for my kids while we had a giant box in our house... took me 3 weeks because i'm lazy. Johnny constantly yelled at me, "ali, why can't we throw this box out?"
So enjoy the mailbox!
Form a mailbox top and tape accordingly.
Cut slot on top for mail and
back fat
got your attention, didn't I?
I got it... I've said it once I'll say it again. I have the opposite of body dysmorphic disorder. I don't look in the mirror and think I look fat; I look good. Then I see a photo or I try on my pants and I notice that I've gotten BIG.
My problem... lack of motivation...
I mean, I am P.O.'d that I can't wear my clothes, but I'm still relatively happy with my body.
So this should really be part II. because I've talked about this before. I haven't gained any weight since last time, but I havne't lost any either.
I have increased my water intake. I have started exercising 1 day a week... This is slow, but it's good too. Gotta start somewhere right.
I mean I have 4 kids... I homeschool. I have a husband and a life... 1 day a week is amazing.
My next step is that after I finish this pack of coke, I am not going to buy any more.
My husband says maybe I want to buy my DC with splenda, but I do'nt know. I'm thinking to cut out coke all together eventually... crazy... hmmm.
Long term goal: get rid of backfat.... ok ok. maybe it's to stop eating.... hmmmm, no?
I had a girl the other day that when I said I had a goal... she said, "to only eat dessert once a DAY?" but finished it off with "gotta start somewhere..."
well... I laughed at the time... now I'm not really smirking... gotta cut down on the sweets. Maybe if I can cut down on fast food.... shut up. I do'nt want your advice. It just makes me want to eat a brownie.
I got it... I've said it once I'll say it again. I have the opposite of body dysmorphic disorder. I don't look in the mirror and think I look fat; I look good. Then I see a photo or I try on my pants and I notice that I've gotten BIG.
My problem... lack of motivation...
I mean, I am P.O.'d that I can't wear my clothes, but I'm still relatively happy with my body.
So this should really be part II. because I've talked about this before. I haven't gained any weight since last time, but I havne't lost any either.
I have increased my water intake. I have started exercising 1 day a week... This is slow, but it's good too. Gotta start somewhere right.
I mean I have 4 kids... I homeschool. I have a husband and a life... 1 day a week is amazing.
My next step is that after I finish this pack of coke, I am not going to buy any more.
My husband says maybe I want to buy my DC with splenda, but I do'nt know. I'm thinking to cut out coke all together eventually... crazy... hmmm.
Long term goal: get rid of backfat.... ok ok. maybe it's to stop eating.... hmmmm, no?
I had a girl the other day that when I said I had a goal... she said, "to only eat dessert once a DAY?" but finished it off with "gotta start somewhere..."
well... I laughed at the time... now I'm not really smirking... gotta cut down on the sweets. Maybe if I can cut down on fast food.... shut up. I do'nt want your advice. It just makes me want to eat a brownie.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
This might pinterest you
Apple Enchiladas
Then I took 1 cup powdered sugar and mixed it with 8oz of cream cheese. I poured the apples and juice that cooked down with the cream cheese mixture.
I stuffed tortillas with the apple/ cream cheese mixture into the tortilla and laid them seam side down into a pyrex. I sprinkled granulated sugar and cinnamon on top and baked at 325 for 20 minutes to crisp up the tortillas... may I say : SOOOO GOOD and so easy!
onto my next pinterest:
CHOCOLATE COVERED KIWI POPSICLES
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| First you start by cutting kiwi into THICK slices |
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| A LOT of Kiwi |
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| I will say my happy carrot peeler was the happiest one on the block during this process... Even still smiling 5 kiwis later!!! |
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| Then you insert sticks , dip in chocolate : I chose green chocolate because it's more "natural" looking :) |
Love you kids! Enjoy!
Threading....
Then someone suggests I go to the mall where for the same price I can get my eyebrows threaded... never done before, so why not?
WHY NOT???
It hurt literally more than just about anything I've ever gotten done on my face including laser hair removal (which didn't work by the way: Im a wooly mammoth to stay.). It was like someone giving me a [native american] burn to the side of my face... I could hear a zipper. Oh wait, that's the hair on my eyebrows getting ripped out in quick sessesion.
And then after the girl laughed at me for tearing up, I left.
First person I run into: Ali, did you get your eyebrows done? They look so good...
and this happens for the NEXT 2 WEEKS from everyone I see.
This pic is me after 3 weeks and change...still going strong with few hairs daring to show their face.
I have never had people comment on my eyebrows... so now the problem comes.
Do I dare to get it done again.. hurt, but so far completely worth it just to make me feel pretty.
And by the way. How did ANYONE come up with this?!!
Who said, if I stretch and twist a rubberband around multiple eyebrow hairs I can rip em out quicker than plucking.... I doubt anyone would take me up on it... oops didn't mean to pop it on your face.
So if you feel the need: worth a try... maybe
Thursday, September 6, 2012
I'm creative, sew what? pt. 29?
Today's craft comes to you thanks to the first day of school and I'm sure that I'll be making another tonight... because I have another starting school tomorrow..........
I give you Ada:
Ada is in a class that is Owl themed. You might as well be speaking her language... she started telling me everything she owns that's an owl... and the fact I made her this shirt made her want to burst... sometimes it is SO worth sewing... and sometimes I wish no one expected much from me... it's fun, not fun-ctional.
I give you Ada:
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| Look at them buttons that look like leaves!!!! on a tree I sewed!!! |
Ada is in a class that is Owl themed. You might as well be speaking her language... she started telling me everything she owns that's an owl... and the fact I made her this shirt made her want to burst... sometimes it is SO worth sewing... and sometimes I wish no one expected much from me... it's fun, not fun-ctional.
What up lately?
sometimes it's like I just don't have time or I forget to tell ya'll what's been going on. or I forget why I took a picture of something or what I planned on writing about... so here's a splash of leftovers from this summer
Ella forced me to face my fear of butterflies... hard to hide from my mother in law as I'm swatting at them... dozens of darn vampires in disguise!
Ada started school and on friday Nyla will have her first day of school. Sounds like a lot, but this is a whole summers worth of good pics. I really don't know what I'm doing, I just keep going and let others compliment me (even if it's not true). So hope that my summer makes you want to get out and make something of it. I'm hoping to make something of my fall!!!
In store: Okeefenokee, Jacksonville, Great Wolfe Lodge, Disney, SCHOOL, Ballet Recital (nov), the fair... and a little bit of trouble. Whatever is Unexpected (that's what 32 is for right).
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| we've been trying to find a home for sweet boots. |
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| SCHOOL |
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| won a contest! |
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| Birthday parties |
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| Sisters |
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| My stina |
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| Best friends |
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| Ella learned about China and made chinese music, chinese food, and chinese fashion. |
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| we've had sickies |
Ella forced me to face my fear of butterflies... hard to hide from my mother in law as I'm swatting at them... dozens of darn vampires in disguise!
In store: Okeefenokee, Jacksonville, Great Wolfe Lodge, Disney, SCHOOL, Ballet Recital (nov), the fair... and a little bit of trouble. Whatever is Unexpected (that's what 32 is for right).
Sunday, August 26, 2012
My dreams took a breather on the couch and forgot to get up
So think about your day.
I'm not talking about making bucket lists or vacationing in Scottland (which I DO plan on doing)... because frankly not every day can we take a tour of the world. What I'm talking bout is the inventory of what you wish you could do in a day.
Here's mine:
Teach School
Be a good wife
Love on my children
Have dinner ready
The laundry (really I could pass with that one, but it'd get expensive to buy new clothes every week)
Have a friend time
Read a book
Work out
Spend time with God
clean the house
drive my kids to ballet (yes 3 days a week if not more)
lie on the couch with a numbing tv
craft
learn a new language
'm sure there's more that I have blacked out. Seriously, how do people do these things. even if we take off the extravagant ones like language and anything related to the house... I still don't know how to do it.
Now before you excuse me with 4 children, or too busy or too creative, or some interesting fact that was already on my obvious meter... these are things that need to be done to be healthy and wise and capable (like I said, except for language and house). Maybe you need to inventory yourself as to why you're excusing me. Are you skinny already? Do you feel like if I achieve this that you'll be left in the dark and you'd like company? Do you want to spare my feelings because you think I'd go insane?
Well, let it go and be helpful. Do I need to regiment my day? Do I need to schedule sex, friends, and personal child time throughout the month? How do I exercise with 4 that walk, don't walk, hate to walk or anything else? How do I get time with God when I burn the candle at both ends and yawn the rest of the time?
So, I sit on the couch, thinking.... and thinking... and really getting NOTHING done in the meantime.
and when you think about juggling analogies or swimming analogies- some people say gradually add the balls to the juggle... or just jump in don't ease... they're both viable and can be done for a month and then slacked on for another month... and ya ya... gotta be diligent... aren't I diligent with enough: 4 kids and cooking every day and school and BRUSHING MY TEETH...
Can anyone help me: the bottom just dropped out?
I'm not talking about making bucket lists or vacationing in Scottland (which I DO plan on doing)... because frankly not every day can we take a tour of the world. What I'm talking bout is the inventory of what you wish you could do in a day.
Here's mine:
Teach School
Be a good wife
Love on my children
Have dinner ready
The laundry (really I could pass with that one, but it'd get expensive to buy new clothes every week)
Have a friend time
Read a book
Work out
Spend time with God
clean the house
drive my kids to ballet (yes 3 days a week if not more)
lie on the couch with a numbing tv
craft
learn a new language
'm sure there's more that I have blacked out. Seriously, how do people do these things. even if we take off the extravagant ones like language and anything related to the house... I still don't know how to do it.
Now before you excuse me with 4 children, or too busy or too creative, or some interesting fact that was already on my obvious meter... these are things that need to be done to be healthy and wise and capable (like I said, except for language and house). Maybe you need to inventory yourself as to why you're excusing me. Are you skinny already? Do you feel like if I achieve this that you'll be left in the dark and you'd like company? Do you want to spare my feelings because you think I'd go insane?
Well, let it go and be helpful. Do I need to regiment my day? Do I need to schedule sex, friends, and personal child time throughout the month? How do I exercise with 4 that walk, don't walk, hate to walk or anything else? How do I get time with God when I burn the candle at both ends and yawn the rest of the time?
So, I sit on the couch, thinking.... and thinking... and really getting NOTHING done in the meantime.
and when you think about juggling analogies or swimming analogies- some people say gradually add the balls to the juggle... or just jump in don't ease... they're both viable and can be done for a month and then slacked on for another month... and ya ya... gotta be diligent... aren't I diligent with enough: 4 kids and cooking every day and school and BRUSHING MY TEETH...
Can anyone help me: the bottom just dropped out?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Ada crack
This girl doesn't even know she's funny... and addictive
Johnny sAID If I don't tell you about what she said today, I'm a nerd. And God forbid, I be a nerd.
I'm pretty sure Ada cut her nose on the inside. She kept telling me that it stung like a fire ant was up there. But every time I looked at her, she was DIGGING up her nose with her finger. So, she asked me a few times to get the bug out of her nose. So, I took a tissue and pulled a boogie out.
"Mom, is that a gummy sword?"
nice!
Johnny sAID If I don't tell you about what she said today, I'm a nerd. And God forbid, I be a nerd.
I'm pretty sure Ada cut her nose on the inside. She kept telling me that it stung like a fire ant was up there. But every time I looked at her, she was DIGGING up her nose with her finger. So, she asked me a few times to get the bug out of her nose. So, I took a tissue and pulled a boogie out.
"Mom, is that a gummy sword?"
nice!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Crafts come in different forms
This week. I've been feeling CRAFTEEE
But it isn't anything crazy, just things for school
I'm sure there's more to do and done... and actually I love crafts... mondays are my hard days...so the girls will soon be doing things that make me smile as we learn what CRAFTS are all about...
Rock on kids!
But it isn't anything crazy, just things for school
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| So here I have to your left my bucket thingy.. I added to the front chalk board labels so if it changes what's inside, I can change along with it. Now , we ALWAYS find what we need. So much better than the giant tupperware we dug through. Plus next to it, we put a crate with all our folders for easy grabbing, and ella's books for school are on the bookshelf. |
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| Ella kept complaining that she never knew what she was supposed to do next, and I HATE to repeat myself. Especially when I frankly don't know and probably don't care 3 hours ahead of time. This way, thanks to pinterest, I took 3 cookie sheets, painted them with chalkboard paint, hotglued ribbon on the back and hung them in the hallway so each girl knew what's up. |
Rock on kids!
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