My grandmother always told me to be thankful for what I have, sometimes its not easy but here it goes…Thank you for early mornings, explosive diapers, constant whining, and the occasional puke that somehow always lands all over me. Thank you for the ability to clean my house just to have it totaled again 5 minutes later. Thank you for a boyfriend who will allow me to get the bathroom clean just before he takes a crap in it. Thank you for moutains of laundry, piles of dishes, finger prints on EVERYTHING & for my children/boyfriends ability to spill something on the floor or walk through the house shoes on with mud all over their feet right after I’ve cleaned it. Thank you for stretch marks, an audience while I use the bathroom and sleepless nights. Thank you for constant questions,stories,noise,etc and never a moment of peace & quiet..I might get bored withought it! Finally thank you for my family. Life gets rough and being a mom has its ups and downs but when my kids reach out for me, give me kisses and hugs & tell me they love me more than candy. Thats what makes life worth living 🙂
Thank you!
August 24th, 2010Our Journey to Kindergarten
July 26th, 2010 It feels like just yesterday I had my little baby boy. I was changing his diapers, feeding him his first solid food (banana’s), teaching him how to walk, potty training him, and all the other things you do for your babies in their first couple years. All of a sudden he’s all grown up and starting kindergarten!! I can’t believe how fast the past 5years has gone by!
We already have almost everything he needs. His theme this year is toy story..lol…so he has the toy story bookbag,luch bag & shoes. He’s got tons of new school clothes and I’ll probably be buying more just incase. We all know how kids, especially boys can go through clothes..lol…The only things left on the list he needs are his student fee’s and 3pks of baby whipes for hand washing before he eats. Even though I don’t see how anyone can get their hands properly cleaned after playing outside just using a baby whipe,especially a small child who will be too hungry to take the time to get under the nails and in between each finger. I guess we will see how that works out soon!!
It’s just about a month & a half away, and my emotions are already all over the place..lol.. One minute I’m excited for him, the next I want to cry. I can’t even begin to imagine how its going to be the first day when I have to actually drop him off and leave him there withought me 🙁 One minute I feel like crying and sometimes I even think of keeping him home an extra year just so I dont have to miss him when he’s at school..lol..Other times I feel like homeschooling him even though I know how that would work out. I can’t help feeling scared for him. Will he be o.k. withought me, will he make friends (he is pretty shy), will he learn as fast as the other children. One things for sure, he is VERY excited to start school and laughs at me when I tell him I don’t want him to go…lol…He sais he is a big boy now and he has to. I just want to hug him and never let him go.
They say time fly’s and boy are they right!! But is it too much to ask for it to slow down just a little from here on out?
Blogging Mommy Kayla :)
July 24th, 2010The Blogging Mommy is Kayla
Her Kiddos are Jordan Kurtis & Miley Ashley
Her location is Moncton,NB
How old are you now and how old are your munchkins?
I am 22, Jordan is 5 and Miley is 5months 🙂
If you could describe your child in 3 words what would they be?
Jordan is Smart, Funny, Loving
Miley is Beautiful, cuddly, Loving
What’s an average day like for you these days?
Depends on the weather, Miley can’t use sunscrean yet so we can’t go outside if its too hot which it has been so during the day we usually just chill out watching cartoons,crafts,go shopping,play games, then after Ryan goes to work at 4 we make dinner, eat, and by 6 – 6:30 when it starts to cool down Miley and I sit on the step while Jordy plays at the park in front of the house with a couple little girls who live down the street or if its shady enough I bring Miley to the park too and put her on the swing. Then we come inside, kids get a bath and we watch a movie or something on t.v. and go to sleep until Ryan gets off work and then I wake up again and watch t.v. with him for a bit, then go back to bed.
If you had a day all to yourself (kid free & lottery financed) how would you spend it?
Hmmm…well its been so long since I’ve been totally kid free that I dont even know what I’d do..lol..Definetly Shopping, probably go to a spa, depending on how much money I got from the lottery I would look at houses and if I did have enough to buy one I’d do that and use my shopping trip to also pick out new furniture and decorative things for the house…lol…If not I’d still probably use the shopping trip to redecorate this place..after getting new clothes for all of us and some awsome toys for the kids..lol…
What would you say your parenting style is like?
I’m not sure I really have a style. I kinda just go with the flow. I wouldn’t say I’m “strict” but definetly do not allow Jordan to do half the things the parents around here let their children do. Whatever my style is it must be working because Jordan is polite,well mannered and when it comes to the important rules he listens. He does know how to test my patience and sometimes likes to see how far he can push me but over all he’s a great kid 🙂 & I’m sure Miley will turn out just as great <3 One thing I do not believe in is beating your kids, I do spank Jordan’s bum sometimes if he’s getting really out of hand but most of the time a simple time out and explanation of what he did wrong and why he can’t do it works good for us.
What do you feel you have enough of in life? What do you want more of? Less of?
I feel just by having my two amazing children that I have everything anyone could ask for. I would love for Ryan to spend less time sleeping and more time with the family. I’d also love to have our own house or at least a place in a different neighborhood but as long as I have my children,Ryan, & my family I’m happy 🙂
How “blended” is your family? Are you still with the dad of your kids? Who has whose last name?
I am not with Jordan’s bio-dad. Since he wasnt around for my pregnancy or the first year and a half of Jordan’s life (besides the birth and maybe 10minutes when he was 2 days old) Jordan has MY last name. I am with Ryan (Miley’s dad) and Miley has his last name. Sometimes I feel bad for Jordan because if Ryan and I get married in the future Jordan will be the only one withought his last name..BUT Jordan thinks its cool that he has the same last name as my brother so I dont think he would care..lol..
What are some of your pet peeves?
hmmm… being interupted while I’m talking, parents who don’t put their children first, when parents let their children run around unsupervised, people who are rude to the elderly & also the elderly who think they can be rude to younger people just because they are old, when adults can’t clean up after themselves and leave nasty messes all over the place right after I’ve cleaned (*cough* Ryan *cough* lol), when people walk all over my house with their shoes on (unless its for a good reason like moving something into the house or out of the house), people who dont have common curtesy, people who stand in the middle of the aisle talking while I’m trying to shop..lol..& I could probably go on but I’ll stop here..lol
What are the most unique things about yourself?
I can do a bendy thing with my fingers that freaks most people out..lol…I’m so complicated sometimes I confuse myself…I’m left handed but can only use scissors with my right hand & I can also write with my right hand (if I go slow almost as good as with my left)…and I can pick things up with my feet..lol…
And finally, what’s your writing/blogging style?
This is my first blog so I’m not sure yet..lol…
