This is the last we will see of clean children outside for a while. 
Mud Season seems to have begun!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Party
The noise level of 5 six-year old girls has nothing on the 8 year old boys Logan had for his party. I actually sat with my cup of tea at 9am and watched the girls do their thing. They were sweet and funny and patient with one another. Yet I still fear them in about 6 years!
The cake.
The cake.
Cheers!
Silk Butterfly Wings
Suncatchers
Playing with the wings pre dye.eta-the photos are in reverse order and I'm too lazy to fix it.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Public Vow
They say if you want to lose weight, quit smoking, or run a marathon the best way to fully commit is to publicly announce your intentions. That way you are doubly motivated- both for the goal itself and because you don't want to lose face. And you are supposed to get support from the people you tell. Anyway, Here is my public announcement-
I will never again attend a LLL meeting.
Now I consider myself pretty pro-breastfeeding. My weaned children got at least 2.5 years. No one ever had formula. I've been nursing the babies for 21 months now. But the LLL meetings are so depressing and I always leave feeling like the worst mother in the world. Being a parent can be so isolating, which makes no sense, since I'm always around other parents. But no one will let their guard down at a LLL meeting. Until I come along anyway!
They all need to one up the other. "My baby nurses all night long but I'm never tired." "My son is 18 months and has never tasted solid food but I don't mind. Why have children if you can't feed them properly?" "My kiddo is 4years 4 months but I'm not going to rush him into toilet learning. He'll learn when he is ready." "My baby is 4 months old and is fully in control of his elimination but it was his choice. He's never worn a diaper in his life."
Well, my kids are 21 months and I'm tired. They wear disposable diapers and eat more junk than I'd like to admit. I yell sometimes. They don't bathe as much as they should and neither do I. Sometimes they fight. Sometimes they are so incredibly compassionate I can barely stand it. Sometimes we just play outside (or inside) when we should be doing school work. They know they are loved. They know they have some responsibilities in this world. And shouldn't this be good enough?
I'm not sure why we have to pretend parenting is the easiest, most rewarding job around. Kids don't appreciate much, that is their nature. But why can't we admit it to other moms who should "get it." So don't go looking for me 'cause I won't be there. I'll be home. Tired, grubby and (mostly) content nursing my mismatched kids.
I will never again attend a LLL meeting.
Now I consider myself pretty pro-breastfeeding. My weaned children got at least 2.5 years. No one ever had formula. I've been nursing the babies for 21 months now. But the LLL meetings are so depressing and I always leave feeling like the worst mother in the world. Being a parent can be so isolating, which makes no sense, since I'm always around other parents. But no one will let their guard down at a LLL meeting. Until I come along anyway!
They all need to one up the other. "My baby nurses all night long but I'm never tired." "My son is 18 months and has never tasted solid food but I don't mind. Why have children if you can't feed them properly?" "My kiddo is 4years 4 months but I'm not going to rush him into toilet learning. He'll learn when he is ready." "My baby is 4 months old and is fully in control of his elimination but it was his choice. He's never worn a diaper in his life."
Well, my kids are 21 months and I'm tired. They wear disposable diapers and eat more junk than I'd like to admit. I yell sometimes. They don't bathe as much as they should and neither do I. Sometimes they fight. Sometimes they are so incredibly compassionate I can barely stand it. Sometimes we just play outside (or inside) when we should be doing school work. They know they are loved. They know they have some responsibilities in this world. And shouldn't this be good enough?
I'm not sure why we have to pretend parenting is the easiest, most rewarding job around. Kids don't appreciate much, that is their nature. But why can't we admit it to other moms who should "get it." So don't go looking for me 'cause I won't be there. I'll be home. Tired, grubby and (mostly) content nursing my mismatched kids.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Early Birthday Present
With Avery's Butterfly party coming up (where we will be using dye to color 5' scarves to make play butterfly wings) I needed to place an order for silk scarves. Since Finley's attachment to scarves is pretty strong I thought I'd also order a few replacements for her and the largest scarf I could find for the older kids to dye for her birthday in June. That was a 54"X54" scarf.
She found it in my office and will not let it go! She spent about 30 minutes just flopping around on the floor with it and then asked to take a nap. She's been sleeping with it for almost 3 hours now. If it helps her sleep well she can keep it!
She found it in my office and will not let it go! She spent about 30 minutes just flopping around on the floor with it and then asked to take a nap. She's been sleeping with it for almost 3 hours now. If it helps her sleep well she can keep it!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Happy Birthday!
Avery is 6? Avery is 6. This photo was from school yesterday. She was the VIP and the class interviewed her family. It was pretty nice for her to be the center of attention. Cake on Monday when Cathy is home.
Friday, March 13, 2009
The Tables are Turned
This time Finley got to keep a watchful eye on Meryl.
They are still enjoying the stroller. My goal is to get enough running in that they no longer clap with glee when I head to the shed to get the beast out. Meryl and I ran with the single jogger the other day and it was heaven even though the sidewalks had about 2 inches of snow I had to push it through.
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