This is my washer. Next to each dial is a little sticker by one of the settings. This means that my six-year-old and four-year-old can do their own laundry. Mostly. We're still working on measuring the soap. But they know how to load the machine, and after checking to make sure each dial is turned to the right sticker, to push the start button. Same with the dryer. A four-year-old might not remember to wash his clothes in cold water on the cotton cycle, but he can match the knob with … [Read more...]
On Making Space And Saying No
"I can't do this, Mom! It's too full. There's not enough room for everything." I looked at the magnetic board overflowing with characters. When Jonah was trying to put every single piece on the board, he was right. There wasn't enough space. And it got me thinking. This is how my life is too. When I try to do every single thing, there's not enough space. I explained to Jonah that it might be more fun if he just picked a few of his favorite pieces, and put those on the picture. … [Read more...]
Kids Life Skills List
You all know me and my lists. My newest list endeavor is something I call the "kids life skills list". I was feeling overwhelmed by thinking about all the new things Elizabeth will be learning in the next year: getting rid of her pacifier, drinking from a sippy cup, using a fork and spoon, sleeping all the way through the night (hopefully), and on and on. Then I thought about multiplying new skills times four kids, and all of a sudden I had too many things going on in my head. So I … [Read more...]
Our 2015 Four Gift Christmas
There are a few cool ideas out there for how to give gifts to your children for Christmas. And by that, I mean if you want to have a certain number, or a meaning behind the gifts. Not how to wrap them up and hand them over. Hopefully, you can figure that part out on your own. In the past years, we've just kind of gone shopping and found things we liked, making sure to get an equal number for the kids that are paying attention to that sort of thing. This year I mentioned the "something … [Read more...]
My Last Baby, But
Today is my baby's first birthday. She's my last baby, but. The last one. But. I'm ninety-nine percent (almost certain, nearly positive) that we're done. But. I just can't quite bring myself to say it with any finality. Part of it is physical. My pregnancy with Elizabeth was hard. I could barely move by the end of it. You made me hurt. I hurt more than I have ever hurt before, and there was no way of moving, no strange contorted position I could take, to make it stop. There was … [Read more...]
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