I was in the kitchen cooking some okai. It's a Japanese rice mush thing that I love to eat when I'm not feeling well. Was sick with the flu and finally wanted something to eat.
Anywho... I was at the stove and my son comes into the kitchen and he says, Hi Mommy.
I say, Hey My Boy, what's up?
He looks at me for a bit and then says, Nothing, but watch me.
I say, OK. He then starts to run around in circles and all crazy and I ask, What are you doing?
He doesn't stop but keeps running in circles and says, I'm chasing my butt. Can't you see me?
I laughed and said, You aren't a dog, so you don't have a tail.
He says, I know I'm not a dog I'm not chasing my tail. I'm chasing my but like a guinea pig.
OK. I said, Sure why not... I just love his imagination....
That was all in the space of 10 minutes but some of the funniest and most rewarding moments and the shortest and silliest moments.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
A Conversation With My Kids.... Pt 1
I'm going to start a series of posts about my random conversations with my kids. I love when I can spend a few moments in a day and have a chat with any of them. And with three kids sometimes it's hard to have a one on one convo without someone interrupting at some point. I try to be able to have a moment with each of them but it depends on their moods and when they feel like talking that makes it's difficult sometimes. But I do what I can and as a single mom it's gonna have to be enough for now. I want them to look back and remember the times we spent talking and me listening to them. These are moments I cherish most when they aren't with me and I'm alone missing them.
Conversations With My Boy...
This little guy is always busy and when he not running around pretending to shoot someone he's a cuddlebug and will talk till the sun goes down. One day I was making dinner and he always likes to be around and if there is something he can help with I let him.
I was getting the apple sauce out for something and he asks me, 'Mommy, do you know the ingredients to make applesauce?'
I said to him, 'No, I don't. But I'd like to try to make it.'
He says,'Its easy.'
I was intrigued because I was wondering what was going on in his head at that point. And he said the word "ingredients". I said,'Really? It's easy?'
He says,'Yes. First you get the apples and you get the sauce, put it together in a pan. And then you have applesauce. See?'
I tried hard not to laugh but I had the biggest smile on my face. Wondering where he gets this stuff from... I said,'That sounds good.'
These are the moments I love and cherish the most. He's my heart and I just love that boy to death. :)
Conversations With My Boy...
This little guy is always busy and when he not running around pretending to shoot someone he's a cuddlebug and will talk till the sun goes down. One day I was making dinner and he always likes to be around and if there is something he can help with I let him.
I was getting the apple sauce out for something and he asks me, 'Mommy, do you know the ingredients to make applesauce?'
I said to him, 'No, I don't. But I'd like to try to make it.'
He says,'Its easy.'
I was intrigued because I was wondering what was going on in his head at that point. And he said the word "ingredients". I said,'Really? It's easy?'
He says,'Yes. First you get the apples and you get the sauce, put it together in a pan. And then you have applesauce. See?'
I tried hard not to laugh but I had the biggest smile on my face. Wondering where he gets this stuff from... I said,'That sounds good.'
These are the moments I love and cherish the most. He's my heart and I just love that boy to death. :)
Monday, December 20, 2010
informally formal
yes, it's been a while and i'm going to dispense with the punctuation and fun things like that. i'd like to make this seem like a conversation instead of some english class that i'm trying to get good grades in.
just wondering what happened to the days when kids would address adults and authority figures by mr. so-and-so or mrs. so-and-so. or when the lack of respect or fear in adults started to happen. not that i'm so young or that old, but i still have a tendency to want to address adults by mr. or mrs. or ms. instead of remembering that i can actually use first names. for instance at my daughters school i have recently started working there as a PE teacher and I still want to say mr or ms so-and-so to some that were my oldest daughters teachers. or even new people i meet and they are a bit older than me, i still want to be formal.
my oldest daughter and her generation have a more 'relaxed' way of addressing each other and sometimes they are that familiar with the parents that it's not mr or mrs so-and-so. although not too familiar that some are addressed formally. thankfully teachers hold the honor of being in that category still. even i have fallen into the trap of being addressed by my first name only instead of ms or formally mrs... when i teach PE i'm not mrs or ms i'm coach. now the same goes for my younger children, they are on a first name basis with some adults but that's because we as the adults allow it. it's rare to hear me being addressed as anything other than my first name.
are we that relaxed of a society now or are we forgetting our manners? the times of ma'am and sir seem to be lost. the formality of children being respectful and formal with adults have started to disappear and we're becoming too familiar with children. is it better or worse? could it be that parents are younger these days and have dispensed with the 'old' ways of their childhood? is it the reason why kids are being raised by tv or by their peers because parents are not interested in preserving the 'old' ways? time will tell when this generation becomes adults and have children of their own. but for now we'll keep in informally formal.
just wondering what happened to the days when kids would address adults and authority figures by mr. so-and-so or mrs. so-and-so. or when the lack of respect or fear in adults started to happen. not that i'm so young or that old, but i still have a tendency to want to address adults by mr. or mrs. or ms. instead of remembering that i can actually use first names. for instance at my daughters school i have recently started working there as a PE teacher and I still want to say mr or ms so-and-so to some that were my oldest daughters teachers. or even new people i meet and they are a bit older than me, i still want to be formal.
my oldest daughter and her generation have a more 'relaxed' way of addressing each other and sometimes they are that familiar with the parents that it's not mr or mrs so-and-so. although not too familiar that some are addressed formally. thankfully teachers hold the honor of being in that category still. even i have fallen into the trap of being addressed by my first name only instead of ms or formally mrs... when i teach PE i'm not mrs or ms i'm coach. now the same goes for my younger children, they are on a first name basis with some adults but that's because we as the adults allow it. it's rare to hear me being addressed as anything other than my first name.
are we that relaxed of a society now or are we forgetting our manners? the times of ma'am and sir seem to be lost. the formality of children being respectful and formal with adults have started to disappear and we're becoming too familiar with children. is it better or worse? could it be that parents are younger these days and have dispensed with the 'old' ways of their childhood? is it the reason why kids are being raised by tv or by their peers because parents are not interested in preserving the 'old' ways? time will tell when this generation becomes adults and have children of their own. but for now we'll keep in informally formal.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Morning Ritual...
*hanging head in shame* I've been a bad blogger. I'd put myself in timeout but I know I'd enjoy the peace and quiet too much. :) So many things I've been wanting to blog about that my brain actually had some #failwhale action. (Shout out to my obsession, Twitter or just Social Media in general)
But for today I will wax poetic about my 3 beautiful children. They are the funniest little creatures I know. And the are the best and worst of me and their father. (I hesitated and almost said donor... Bad mommy.) The stubbornness, thoughtfulness, sarcasm (yes even from the 4 yr old. Oy!) wittiness, silliness and just loveliness that makes them who they are tickle me to no end.
As much as I enjoy them, they also frustrate me to no end!! Let's talk about our mornings before school. My middle girl, my MiniMe, is sooooooooo sllllooooooowwwwwww. With pretty much everything she does. Love that girl to death but seriously!!??! That is why she gets up first so she can eat breakfast and get ready for school. It could literally take her 20 minutes to drink a small glass of milk. No joke. So she has a timed breakfast and can't still be eating past 7:20 or what ever she doesn't eat will either be taken as lunch/snack for school or tossed. And it's simple food like toast with peanut butter, waffles, cereal w/o milk, (ugh, I know right?) some fruit or a combination of some of them. She gets her own breakfast unless she wants eggs or something she can't reach. And yet it takes her over 40 minutes to eat. Then it's the trial of brushing teeth, washing face, bushings hair, putting on lotion, making lunch and finally putting shoes on. Trust me, it's enough to make a Nun want to contemplate promiscuity. Wow, did I just say that? But it's true.
I didn't mention she has to be clothed before coming out of her room either. That's fun because she forgets to lay her clothes out the night before and then we have issues about her needing to change if what she's wearing is just too much for my eyes that early in the morning.
We live about 7 minutes away from the school she goes to so leaving at 8:00 isn't unreasonable. You'd think right? Wrong-o! I have to literally herd her and the 4 yr old out the door while hoping my oldest daughter got ready and will leave on time also. (Thankfully her school is down the street and around the corner)
I just realized this was to be about my children not just one child. Oh well I have the attention span of a gnat when I get on a roll. So next time it may be about another one of my lovely children.
Where was I? Oh yeah, our morning time ritual of sending me closer to the Shady Pines Sanitarium. I help her make her lunch but mostly it's on her. All of the lunch stuff is there she just needs to choose. Maybe that is the issue, too many choices. Doubtful but a thought. So now the choice is whether or not to eat a peanut butter sandwich(no jelly for her), cheese sandwich or a meat and cheese sandwich. (plain btw, bc she doesn't like mayo or mustard, the horror!) or a tortilla wrap... I didn't have these many options when I as her age!! Lunch made and ready to go and now we hope her 4 yr old brother finished eating also, brushed teeth and got dressed. Oh and me too. If I brush my hair it'd be a miracle if I remembered. Everyone ready? All set to go? Ok good.
This morning time ritual is a total of 65-80 minutes every morning just to get ready for school. Some days are better than others and some just make me want to run away with the gypsies. But I wouldn't feel right if it wasn't like this...
But for today I will wax poetic about my 3 beautiful children. They are the funniest little creatures I know. And the are the best and worst of me and their father. (I hesitated and almost said donor... Bad mommy.) The stubbornness, thoughtfulness, sarcasm (yes even from the 4 yr old. Oy!) wittiness, silliness and just loveliness that makes them who they are tickle me to no end.
As much as I enjoy them, they also frustrate me to no end!! Let's talk about our mornings before school. My middle girl, my MiniMe, is sooooooooo sllllooooooowwwwwww. With pretty much everything she does. Love that girl to death but seriously!!??! That is why she gets up first so she can eat breakfast and get ready for school. It could literally take her 20 minutes to drink a small glass of milk. No joke. So she has a timed breakfast and can't still be eating past 7:20 or what ever she doesn't eat will either be taken as lunch/snack for school or tossed. And it's simple food like toast with peanut butter, waffles, cereal w/o milk, (ugh, I know right?) some fruit or a combination of some of them. She gets her own breakfast unless she wants eggs or something she can't reach. And yet it takes her over 40 minutes to eat. Then it's the trial of brushing teeth, washing face, bushings hair, putting on lotion, making lunch and finally putting shoes on. Trust me, it's enough to make a Nun want to contemplate promiscuity. Wow, did I just say that? But it's true.
I didn't mention she has to be clothed before coming out of her room either. That's fun because she forgets to lay her clothes out the night before and then we have issues about her needing to change if what she's wearing is just too much for my eyes that early in the morning.
We live about 7 minutes away from the school she goes to so leaving at 8:00 isn't unreasonable. You'd think right? Wrong-o! I have to literally herd her and the 4 yr old out the door while hoping my oldest daughter got ready and will leave on time also. (Thankfully her school is down the street and around the corner)
I just realized this was to be about my children not just one child. Oh well I have the attention span of a gnat when I get on a roll. So next time it may be about another one of my lovely children.
Where was I? Oh yeah, our morning time ritual of sending me closer to the Shady Pines Sanitarium. I help her make her lunch but mostly it's on her. All of the lunch stuff is there she just needs to choose. Maybe that is the issue, too many choices. Doubtful but a thought. So now the choice is whether or not to eat a peanut butter sandwich(no jelly for her), cheese sandwich or a meat and cheese sandwich. (plain btw, bc she doesn't like mayo or mustard, the horror!) or a tortilla wrap... I didn't have these many options when I as her age!! Lunch made and ready to go and now we hope her 4 yr old brother finished eating also, brushed teeth and got dressed. Oh and me too. If I brush my hair it'd be a miracle if I remembered. Everyone ready? All set to go? Ok good.
This morning time ritual is a total of 65-80 minutes every morning just to get ready for school. Some days are better than others and some just make me want to run away with the gypsies. But I wouldn't feel right if it wasn't like this...
Thursday, July 1, 2010
iPhone Love it Hate it...
Crap! Ok as for that previous post I'll delete it once I'm on my POS PC. But for now it stays... Maybe I'll keep it there as a reminder as to what happens when I press the wrong button on my beloved/hated iPhone. So... New topic today was gonna be about food but I will talk about my iPhone.
I got my iPhone as a Mothers' Day gift last year when I was still married. I wanted to wait for the 3GS coming out a few months later but the ex thought I wanted the iPhone sooner even though I clearly said I can wait a few more months. (see he didn't listen to me, topic for another post) Anywho, got it and fell instantly in love. <3
Yes, I fell in love with an inanimate object that can't love me back in return. Or couldn't care if I loved it or not. Sad but true. It's the story of my life these days it seems. Or if i hate it some days and want to throw it against a wall or strangle it as if it were my ex. ; ) side note: I also hate it too. :( It's a love / hate relationship that I can't ever leave or get enough of.
I had an LG Shine and I loved it bc it was shiny. Hahaha how ridonkulous does that sound? But my daughter was going to Austria to play soccer and was going to need a phone. What to do? Ahh, let's give her my phone and I'll get the new iPhone when it comes out! : ) yay! Problem solved, sort of. She wasn't getting a cell phone till she hit 8th grade and she was barely leaving 6th grade behind when she was going to Austria. Oh well, she needed it so it was all good. Win-win! :)
So I open my gift and I am grateful and happy even though my oldest told her father to wait. : ) I spent the rest of the day uploading phone numbers, looking for pics to use for each contact, ring tones, music and of course the multitude of free Apps!! Holy Free Apps Batman! I went balls out and just started downloading all kind of Apps whether I needed them or not! My first App was Facebook! Of course having easy access to it made me love my iPhone even more!
I know it's just a phone but really it's not. At least to me and a lot of people who also love their iPhones!! It's almost obsessive for some people and I guess you could say I'm one of them. Shhh... Don't tell anyone, but I will sometimes put it in a Ziploc bag and take it into the shower with me. ; ) Hahahaha! I'm so not lyin' about that, and no I will not take a photo of that either! And what do you ask am I using my iPhone in the shower for? I will sometimes play music or I FB, text or even Tweet from the shower. I should do a Tweet-cast from the shower some time! Hahaha! Oh boy that would be high-larious! Oh the trouble I could get into with my phone. ; ) I'm keeping it 'G' but it could all go downhill from here. I can multitask on here like nobodies business. I text, FB, Tweet, take photos and send them, check email and surf the web. Oh how much fun I have on here!
That's all about the love I have for my iPhone. But now for the hate part of it..... : ( There are some days that I really want to give it up for adoption and get a whackberry. But I'd never leave my iPhone for another. Sometimes I get bad reception, in my own freakin' house!! Or some apps act like spoiled brats and don't want to cooperate. Or it'll freeze up on me while I Tweet and then it closes down. It's a pain in my tookus sometimes, but just like my children, I wouldn't have it any other way. I love it no matter what. :)
So yeah, my iPhone and I are in a serious relationship. I'm thinking of updating my status on Facebook to that and see what happens. : ) It pisses me off, makes me laugh and smile and of course it gives me what I need. Staying connected with all the important people in my life and giving me an opportunity to be more available to those who need me. In a nutshell, I'm crazy about my iPhone and no I don't need to seek professional help for this addiction. =)
I got my iPhone as a Mothers' Day gift last year when I was still married. I wanted to wait for the 3GS coming out a few months later but the ex thought I wanted the iPhone sooner even though I clearly said I can wait a few more months. (see he didn't listen to me, topic for another post) Anywho, got it and fell instantly in love. <3
Yes, I fell in love with an inanimate object that can't love me back in return. Or couldn't care if I loved it or not. Sad but true. It's the story of my life these days it seems. Or if i hate it some days and want to throw it against a wall or strangle it as if it were my ex. ; ) side note: I also hate it too. :( It's a love / hate relationship that I can't ever leave or get enough of.
I had an LG Shine and I loved it bc it was shiny. Hahaha how ridonkulous does that sound? But my daughter was going to Austria to play soccer and was going to need a phone. What to do? Ahh, let's give her my phone and I'll get the new iPhone when it comes out! : ) yay! Problem solved, sort of. She wasn't getting a cell phone till she hit 8th grade and she was barely leaving 6th grade behind when she was going to Austria. Oh well, she needed it so it was all good. Win-win! :)
So I open my gift and I am grateful and happy even though my oldest told her father to wait. : ) I spent the rest of the day uploading phone numbers, looking for pics to use for each contact, ring tones, music and of course the multitude of free Apps!! Holy Free Apps Batman! I went balls out and just started downloading all kind of Apps whether I needed them or not! My first App was Facebook! Of course having easy access to it made me love my iPhone even more!
I know it's just a phone but really it's not. At least to me and a lot of people who also love their iPhones!! It's almost obsessive for some people and I guess you could say I'm one of them. Shhh... Don't tell anyone, but I will sometimes put it in a Ziploc bag and take it into the shower with me. ; ) Hahahaha! I'm so not lyin' about that, and no I will not take a photo of that either! And what do you ask am I using my iPhone in the shower for? I will sometimes play music or I FB, text or even Tweet from the shower. I should do a Tweet-cast from the shower some time! Hahaha! Oh boy that would be high-larious! Oh the trouble I could get into with my phone. ; ) I'm keeping it 'G' but it could all go downhill from here. I can multitask on here like nobodies business. I text, FB, Tweet, take photos and send them, check email and surf the web. Oh how much fun I have on here!
That's all about the love I have for my iPhone. But now for the hate part of it..... : ( There are some days that I really want to give it up for adoption and get a whackberry. But I'd never leave my iPhone for another. Sometimes I get bad reception, in my own freakin' house!! Or some apps act like spoiled brats and don't want to cooperate. Or it'll freeze up on me while I Tweet and then it closes down. It's a pain in my tookus sometimes, but just like my children, I wouldn't have it any other way. I love it no matter what. :)
So yeah, my iPhone and I are in a serious relationship. I'm thinking of updating my status on Facebook to that and see what happens. : ) It pisses me off, makes me laugh and smile and of course it gives me what I need. Staying connected with all the important people in my life and giving me an opportunity to be more available to those who need me. In a nutshell, I'm crazy about my iPhone and no I don't need to seek professional help for this addiction. =)
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