i went to our neighborhood shopette (tiny store that sells mostly food) today. i had DRAMA and MONKEY hold hands as they walked and followed me around the store to pick up things for dinner tonight. we are having chicken enchiladas. besides the fact that my children are gorgeous, i also got comments today about how cute they were holding hands and walking around the store with me. because they did so well i rewarded them with some chocolate chip cookies (which they picked out). i just love those little moments when i realize that they are capable of more than i give them credit for. i mean, do you know any other 3 yo and 1.5 yo siblings that can walk around a store following mommy and not touching anything while holding each others hands? my kids are wonderful! ...today.
yesterday was another story. even though we made a "cave" out of blankets and the dining room table and i even let the kids eat their lunch under the table, they still managed to drive me to the edge of my sanity. somehow MONKEY found a crayon (no idea how, i don't keep any coloring items in their playroom) and colored on the wall. luckily i knew the trick of using toothpaste to remove it from walls (thanks HGTV). and DRAMA was exactly that. she spent half the day in time-outs for the things she would say or the looks she would give.
which brings me to my next point: the mothers curse.
it works. i will be more specific however when i pass on the curse to my kids. i will say "i hope you have a child that is just like you, but another different child that is also like your spouse". because its just plain MEAN that i have 1 child that has both of HEAVILY ARMED's mother's curse and my mother's curse! she is dramatic and stubborn. so its not just "its to hard to finish my dinner mother" followed by a dramatic whine. its "i absolutely can not finish my dinner mother and you will totally not be able to make me either" while whining and staring at me evilly. i ask you, is that fair? let me answer that for you.... uh, no! hopefully she'll make me millions and become an award winning actress or something. whats that saying "tomorrow is another day". good, cuz tomorrow i'm attempting to take both of them to the theater with the MOMS Club to watch the new movie "earth" by disney. they've never been to a theater before so we'll see how that goes. i'll be sure to share.
Awe, first movie. Took the kids to see Monsters Vs. Aliens a few weeks ago. It was their first time.
ReplyDeleteThe girls hold hands just fine...Pickles, not so much. We have those ring things (five cloth rings strung together) that works well. Everyone holds onto their ring, no one has to touch, lol.
The Mother's Curse is totally not fair. I was a WONDERFUL kid but just cuz hubs was trouble, I'm supposed to have trouble kids??? NOT FAIR! Good post.