How true is this! Enjoy.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Wordless Wednesday
Here comes something new on my blog! Each Wednesday I will post a picture with just a few words about the picture. This ensure I will post at least once a week. This Wordless Wednesday tradition begins with a picture of myself and my girls from the fair.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
From One Stretch to Another...
Well that time that comes every year in August has once again arrived.... back to school time. I used to be one of those parents that was ready before the time arrived because I loved sending my oldest daughter back to school. It started our routine back, and I didn't have to worry about bothering either grandma to watch her. But as the kids get older, I treasure my time more and more with them. I remember 2 years ago I was so excited because both kids were in school then. The routine was better because both girls went to school all day and got off the bus at the same time. That only lasted a year since Alyssa was in 5th grade and Jen was in kindergarten. It seems like that was just yesterday, but fast forward until now and I have a 7th grader and a 2nd grader.
Our summer consists of the girls visiting Granny most days, followed by attending a 4-H event almost every single weeknight of the summer. It's routine for me to leave work, drive 35 minutes to where they are to sit and wait for them to get done with whatever clinic they are participating in that evening, and get home late in the evening. I love that the girls are so involved in 4-H activities, but it can be extremely tiresome for all of us. Alyssa is fortunate enough to show horses, sheep, goats and her dog at the fair. Likewise, Jenna participates with her horse, a sheep and a goat. Now that doesn't sound like much but when there are different practices 3-4 nights a week, it is alot. And throw in the fact that I have a middle school cheerleader now - let's just say I'm lucky to sleep 6 hours a night!
Around our house, we have two main stretches of the year. The first is the school year which runs 9 1/2 months of the year. Then there is summer break which is the remaining 2 1/2 months of the year. The school year takes up most of our time with school activities, practices, games, homework and then of course the normal nightly routine of dinner, bath, and bedtime. I would love to think that when summer break comes along, it's mainly a break for us. It is in the fact there is no daily homework but 4-H and other activities fill the void there!
I am happy to say that most of our 4-H activities and our fair are all over for the year! This means we start our long school stretch which I think is a good thing. At least I'm trying to convince myself of that! Starting back to school means early bedtimes, early to rise, and tired kids at night. We are on day 5 of the school year and as I told my daughter this morning - 175 more days to go! Am I ready for summer to be over? No not really, and even though it has a few more days on the calendar, I consider summer break over the day they start back to school.
I can say I am happy with the progress the girls made this year with their animals and well they did at the fair. They may not have won every single class they were in, but they did come home with a few trophies, plaques, and ribbons. And they were happy with their results. That is what's important to me!
As we say goodbye to summer break, daily 4-H events and the fair, we must say hello to another school year. Now that I'm getting used to getting up super early again to get Alyssa off on the bus, I think I'm happy that the school year has begun. I took advantage last week and cleaned house and did laundry while the house was peaceful and quiet with everyone still asleep. It should be illegal that Alyssa's bus comes as early as it does, but on the flip side, it's also nice to get things accomplished early in the morning. So as we end our summer stretch and begin our school stretch, we will enjoy and cherish the days. Because in the blink of an eye, I will be writing about preparing for the fair and the end of school year again....
Our summer consists of the girls visiting Granny most days, followed by attending a 4-H event almost every single weeknight of the summer. It's routine for me to leave work, drive 35 minutes to where they are to sit and wait for them to get done with whatever clinic they are participating in that evening, and get home late in the evening. I love that the girls are so involved in 4-H activities, but it can be extremely tiresome for all of us. Alyssa is fortunate enough to show horses, sheep, goats and her dog at the fair. Likewise, Jenna participates with her horse, a sheep and a goat. Now that doesn't sound like much but when there are different practices 3-4 nights a week, it is alot. And throw in the fact that I have a middle school cheerleader now - let's just say I'm lucky to sleep 6 hours a night!
Around our house, we have two main stretches of the year. The first is the school year which runs 9 1/2 months of the year. Then there is summer break which is the remaining 2 1/2 months of the year. The school year takes up most of our time with school activities, practices, games, homework and then of course the normal nightly routine of dinner, bath, and bedtime. I would love to think that when summer break comes along, it's mainly a break for us. It is in the fact there is no daily homework but 4-H and other activities fill the void there!
I am happy to say that most of our 4-H activities and our fair are all over for the year! This means we start our long school stretch which I think is a good thing. At least I'm trying to convince myself of that! Starting back to school means early bedtimes, early to rise, and tired kids at night. We are on day 5 of the school year and as I told my daughter this morning - 175 more days to go! Am I ready for summer to be over? No not really, and even though it has a few more days on the calendar, I consider summer break over the day they start back to school.
I can say I am happy with the progress the girls made this year with their animals and well they did at the fair. They may not have won every single class they were in, but they did come home with a few trophies, plaques, and ribbons. And they were happy with their results. That is what's important to me!
As we say goodbye to summer break, daily 4-H events and the fair, we must say hello to another school year. Now that I'm getting used to getting up super early again to get Alyssa off on the bus, I think I'm happy that the school year has begun. I took advantage last week and cleaned house and did laundry while the house was peaceful and quiet with everyone still asleep. It should be illegal that Alyssa's bus comes as early as it does, but on the flip side, it's also nice to get things accomplished early in the morning. So as we end our summer stretch and begin our school stretch, we will enjoy and cherish the days. Because in the blink of an eye, I will be writing about preparing for the fair and the end of school year again....
Thursday, August 16, 2012
The "You Have BAD Breath" Day...
My kids usually visit the eye doctor right before returning to school. I was looking at the calendar a few weeks ago and realized I hadn't scheduled their appointments quite yet. So with trying to accommodate my vacation week and work schedule, so I picked a day I already had to leave early. My youngest daughter had a dentist appointment scheduled late one afternoon, so it worked out perfect that I scheduled their eye doctor visits for that same afternoon. What I failed to realize was that because of doing just that, I would have blog material fall right into my lap.
It's no surprise that Jenna is the daily entertainment for our family. She is the never-know-what-she-is-going-to-say-or-do-next child. She is my handful but she is also very sweet and loving. There is never a dull moment around our home when she is awake. I know the expression kids say the darndest things is often heard or said. Unfortunately, that might just be an understatement of her actions that afternoon. She is known to be energetic almost all the time, but this day she was pumped up and ready to go. I didn't ask her Granny if she gave her boat loads of chocolate that afternoon, but maybe I should have. So we arrive just in time at the eye doctor's office. Since she is the only one who wears glasses, she was raring to go first. She jumped right up in that big black chair and started asking the doctor her normal 20+ questions. What's that do, what's this do, why is that picture on the wall, what do you use this for? Then he came closer to her to instruct her on what to do and where to sit. Next thing I know, out of her mouth came four words that embarrassed the daylights out of me and left me speechless. She looked him straight in the eye and said "You have bad breath." Ugh, what, ummm, hmmmm, oh my God, my child did NOT just say what she did. Yep, she certainly did and it was too late to rewind the scene. My first action was to immediately look at Alyssa on my left with my mouth wide open. What could I say or do? It's not like I could jump up, spank her butt, and lecture her about things we don't say at that moment in time. So I said her name very sternly, and told her that wasn't a nice thing to say. Then it was time to try and save face as much as I possibly could. The damage was already done, but I couldn't let the situation go completely. I explained to the eye doctor to please not think anything about it because she tells me, my husband, and her sister that all the time. He laughed it off but I could tell he was bothered by the comment. But to retreat, he got her back because she had her flip flops on the floor and was barefoot. He told her she had stinky feet! Good one doc, considering you were just told your breath stinks!!
So after that humiliating incident, it was time for Alyssa to get her eyes checked. As always, the good child sat up there and did as she was supposed to do. No humiliating words left that pretty little mouth and her eyes checked out great like they always do!
So after both exams were done, it was time to pick out glasses for the year. I told the ladies working in the office what Jenna said, and they laughed about it. But then the lady who always helps us pick out Jen's glasses put gum in her mouth and now always chews gum when she is around clients... all thanks to those 4 little words my daughter spoke that day. The glasses choice was a quick and easy one, and it was time to be off to the next stop - the dentist where the people are nice and close to your mouth, oh my....
Let's just say Jenna received a lecture and a threat that she better not embarrass Mommy at the dentist office like she did at the eye doctor. We reminded her that sometimes we may have a thought in our head, but we don't speak it out loud. For most people, this is common sense, but for Jenna it can be difficult. She has always spoke her mind or asked whatever is on the brain at the time. Lord knows I have tried to teach her appropriate things to say, but there are just times where her mouth is out of my control. Her little brain operates and there is no stopping her!
Her dentist venture began with her cleaning as usual. At least I had conversation material for everyone in that office that we came in contact with for that appointment. I told the story and each person just laughed and thought it was hysterical. I have to admit it was a bit funny. Honestly, what can you do after your daughter says that? You have to laugh just a little bit, but the embarrassment definitely superseded the humor in it. She continued on her role at the dentist of being energetic and thinking she was funny. At one point, she asked the dental hygienist if she had anything to keep her distracted while she waited on the dentist to come in the room. So she received a lovely tic-tac-toe electronic game to play with for a few minutes. Then the dentist came in the room and heard the same funny story. I have to admit I was grateful that none of them had bad breath. At least Jenna didn't blurt it out if she thought so....
What was supposed to be a pretty quiet routine afternoon of doctor/dentist appointments turned into a comedy session that day. And a day the eye doctor and ladies in that office will never forget! I hope when she is 20 years old, the doctor harasses her about this story. I dearly love both of my girls and their personalities. It's funny how they are so much different from one another. They both have qualities about themselves that I wouldn't change. What I think I will change is the fact I will start carrying duct tape in my purse.... Thanks for the laugh and blog material Jenna. We did get to pick up the glasses a few days later, and thank goodness no one had bad breath that day!
It's no surprise that Jenna is the daily entertainment for our family. She is the never-know-what-she-is-going-to-say-or-do-next child. She is my handful but she is also very sweet and loving. There is never a dull moment around our home when she is awake. I know the expression kids say the darndest things is often heard or said. Unfortunately, that might just be an understatement of her actions that afternoon. She is known to be energetic almost all the time, but this day she was pumped up and ready to go. I didn't ask her Granny if she gave her boat loads of chocolate that afternoon, but maybe I should have. So we arrive just in time at the eye doctor's office. Since she is the only one who wears glasses, she was raring to go first. She jumped right up in that big black chair and started asking the doctor her normal 20+ questions. What's that do, what's this do, why is that picture on the wall, what do you use this for? Then he came closer to her to instruct her on what to do and where to sit. Next thing I know, out of her mouth came four words that embarrassed the daylights out of me and left me speechless. She looked him straight in the eye and said "You have bad breath." Ugh, what, ummm, hmmmm, oh my God, my child did NOT just say what she did. Yep, she certainly did and it was too late to rewind the scene. My first action was to immediately look at Alyssa on my left with my mouth wide open. What could I say or do? It's not like I could jump up, spank her butt, and lecture her about things we don't say at that moment in time. So I said her name very sternly, and told her that wasn't a nice thing to say. Then it was time to try and save face as much as I possibly could. The damage was already done, but I couldn't let the situation go completely. I explained to the eye doctor to please not think anything about it because she tells me, my husband, and her sister that all the time. He laughed it off but I could tell he was bothered by the comment. But to retreat, he got her back because she had her flip flops on the floor and was barefoot. He told her she had stinky feet! Good one doc, considering you were just told your breath stinks!!
So after that humiliating incident, it was time for Alyssa to get her eyes checked. As always, the good child sat up there and did as she was supposed to do. No humiliating words left that pretty little mouth and her eyes checked out great like they always do!
So after both exams were done, it was time to pick out glasses for the year. I told the ladies working in the office what Jenna said, and they laughed about it. But then the lady who always helps us pick out Jen's glasses put gum in her mouth and now always chews gum when she is around clients... all thanks to those 4 little words my daughter spoke that day. The glasses choice was a quick and easy one, and it was time to be off to the next stop - the dentist where the people are nice and close to your mouth, oh my....
Let's just say Jenna received a lecture and a threat that she better not embarrass Mommy at the dentist office like she did at the eye doctor. We reminded her that sometimes we may have a thought in our head, but we don't speak it out loud. For most people, this is common sense, but for Jenna it can be difficult. She has always spoke her mind or asked whatever is on the brain at the time. Lord knows I have tried to teach her appropriate things to say, but there are just times where her mouth is out of my control. Her little brain operates and there is no stopping her!
Her dentist venture began with her cleaning as usual. At least I had conversation material for everyone in that office that we came in contact with for that appointment. I told the story and each person just laughed and thought it was hysterical. I have to admit it was a bit funny. Honestly, what can you do after your daughter says that? You have to laugh just a little bit, but the embarrassment definitely superseded the humor in it. She continued on her role at the dentist of being energetic and thinking she was funny. At one point, she asked the dental hygienist if she had anything to keep her distracted while she waited on the dentist to come in the room. So she received a lovely tic-tac-toe electronic game to play with for a few minutes. Then the dentist came in the room and heard the same funny story. I have to admit I was grateful that none of them had bad breath. At least Jenna didn't blurt it out if she thought so....
What was supposed to be a pretty quiet routine afternoon of doctor/dentist appointments turned into a comedy session that day. And a day the eye doctor and ladies in that office will never forget! I hope when she is 20 years old, the doctor harasses her about this story. I dearly love both of my girls and their personalities. It's funny how they are so much different from one another. They both have qualities about themselves that I wouldn't change. What I think I will change is the fact I will start carrying duct tape in my purse.... Thanks for the laugh and blog material Jenna. We did get to pick up the glasses a few days later, and thank goodness no one had bad breath that day!
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