Archive for December, 2009
Snow. 10:15
Snow. 9:15pm
Snow- 8:15pm
Snow! Live- almost
Snow- 8:15pm
Snow! Live- almost
7:15 pm
6:15 pm
What Happens When You Try to Get Your Children to Smile for Pictures
Baking!
I Survived Watching 7 Children Under the Age of 6
For 3 hours on Wednesday I had 7 children in my care: Isaac (6 months), E (14 months), G(2 1/2), Audrey (3), Ethan (4), Z(4) and Ez(5). I survived, but it became pretty clear that I wasn’t going to be getting any housecleaning done while watching them. The trickiest part was keeping the youngest 3 happy and out of trouble. I ended up cooking lunch at 9:45 because I had a window of time when I knew they were all contained and I wasn’t sure I would have time to stand by the stove later. We didn’t eat until 11:30, but the food was ready for heating up long before that!
Some days mothering small children is about survival. Every once in a while everything lines up so you can get some small extra thing done. We’re in a stage with Isaac right now where he is cranky at the very time I need to be getting supper ready. He’s done with napping for the day and he’s a little tired and doesn’t want to be put down. Apparently, we have to endure a little crankiness on the road to toddlerhood (when a new set of challenges arrives!).
I’ve been talking with my friend, Marie, about scheduling housework, how to get everything done to keep the home running smoothly and watching our kids. As a mom to 10 (and 4 of the kids I had in my home on Wednesday) she has limitations that I don’t have. She does more work in one day than most moms have to do in a week. She’s been shifting some of her housework to the evenings and concentrating on being more present with her kids (one of which has special needs which hinders his ability to talk) while working in whatever room they all plan to be in at the time. I think that’s genius! It puts the priority on the relationship and training and loving the children while doing what she can to be productive.
Checking in quickly
We’re starting a new journey of seriously limiting screen-time at our house. That means computer and TV use. The time we spend in front of screens will be going down significantly. Hopefully. It will be interesting to see how things change around here as a result of this.
Lots of things are on my mind and I don’t have a lot of time to write right now. So, I’ll leave you with a few links:
Beth Moore is recovering from surgery for some sort of seemingly serious health scare (oooh, like all those s’s). Please pray for her if you think about it. I’ve never met her personally, but I’ve done enough of her Bible studies to see feel like I know her at least a little.
Should you become a librarian?
A pastor that I had never heard of before (but probably a lot of other people know) recorded this before having brain surgery.
Michelle Duggar gave birth to her 19th baby this week. Baby Josie was less than 2 lbs and had to come early due to Michelle’s preeclampsia.
That’s all for now.
I Never Get Tired of This
Our twins. Separated by 4 years.
Under our Tree
I love this little gift under our tree.
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