Today's lesson...

We all know that my daughter is four years old. That has not changed since the blog was created.. At four, she is already giving me the
"when I have kids......" speech!
Most of the time I can not believe the things that come out of her mouth. Today was my lesson 'what is ok, and not ok, to feed kids.'
I was making a dish for a party and it was required me to break out the hand mixer.
Naturally, the kids hear the mix going and begin drooling, they know i always allow them to lick the beaters clean.

After attempting to talk sense into their little heads, with no success, I handed them over. Cream cheese, sour creaM, mayo and onion.
I have to hand it to them......they did a great job pretending to like to. But it didn't last long. So in the sink they went.



Sister: "mom! I tasted onion"

Me: yes dear, there was onion in that recipe.

Sister: Well I don't like onion!

Me: I'm sorry,

S: well I wont eat it, if it has onion in it!

M: that is fine, suit yourself. you dont have to eat anything that you dont like, honey.

S: whe you have kids, and your cooking, you should never put things in food that they don't like.
When I am a mommy, and i have kids, i will never put things in food that they dont like

M: Well i am sorry......(very sarcastically)I just LOVE it when you tell me all of the tings that i do wrong.

S: your welcome



GEEEESH!!!

Christmas cheer

Kids truly change everything......I can not remember the last time I was this excited about Christmas, or if I ever have been this excited.

I don't think I will sleep christmas-eve night. I think I will be the one waking up the others, first thing Xmas morning over the excitemenr of the "big guy's visit"

Everything about this holiday has been to the 10th degree. Decorating, started it all..... I purchased a few of those inflatable lawn characters for the kids this year, they stand taller than both of them. Plugged them in, mr snowman stood and lit right up....Santa on the other hand, was not so cooperative. Afer a good 10 minutes of messing around with big red, he came to life... Brother literally jumped up and down for joy, "Santa working mom, Santa workinnnnnng!"
I couldn't have written it better, the excitement completely poured out of him. It was then I realized that this, my friends, is going to be a great christmas!!!!

Having children completed my life, and I thought it was pretty great before them. As much as they make me crazy and want to pull every last strand of hair out of my heAd, I feel incomplete when they are not with me, an emptiness that is completely unexplainable.

My heart goes out to those who don't have, or appreciate, the joy children bring to life. Especially those who wanted to, but couldn't for whatever reason.

to lie, or not to lie....................

again, kids are only 2 and 4. Do you lie to them about death?
Well i do!! It is my choice as a parent to pick and choose when my children need to be protected. Death, and mourning is something that i will not fess up to...until i absolutely have to, anyway

Grandma passed away this week (my grandma) kids never met her, very sad, pretty suprisingly.
i have to go, fly to michigan to pay my respects, and say goodbye to a woman i feel i barely knew, and saw a dozen times in my life.i kinda wish i could say that i am minimally affected by this, but it wouldnt be the truth.....it hit me yesterday, she was my last living grand parent. My parents are such a critical role in my kids life that i couldnt imagine THEIR lifes without them. Even the mother in-law is making a lasting impression on their little lives.

so i am leaving for a few days, kids at home with daddy (and mom-in-law) and i have told them that i am going to work, when actually i am going away to be sad and say goodbye to someone that they do not even know. man how i am going to miss them.