The Blogging Mommy is… Sarah
Her Kiddos are… Brayden and Logan
Her location is… Winchester, Ontario (40 min from Ottawa)
How old are you now and how old are your munchkins? I am 23 years old (April 4th 1985) and my children are Brayden 4 (April 27th 2004) and Logan 3 (Nov. 6th 2005)
If you could describe your child in 3 words what would they be?
Brayden -Inquisitive, smart and nurturing Logan -Quiet, smart and determined
What’s an average day like for you these days? We get up at around 7:30 eat breakfast and get Brayden ready for school. Once he is on the bus Logan and I play and I clean the house. Lunch is at 11:30 and then it is nap time for Logan and I work out and hang out on the internet. After nap we play and practice the alphabet and numbers. Brayden is off the bus at 4:15 and then the boys watch tv while I make dinner. We eat dinner as a family and then Justin hangs out with the kids while I clean up. Bath is at 6:30 the Brayden does his homework while Justin dresses Logan, brushes his teeth and reads to him. After homework I help Brayden to brush his teeth, put on his jammies and read him a bedtime story. After bed we each take a half our of me time and then we watch tv together or… and then go to bed.
If you had a day all to yourself (kid free & lottery financed) how would you spend it? I would sleep in and then get my hair and nails done, have lunch at a fancy restaurant where children are not seen and then I would take a cooking class or a ball room dancing class. I would gather some girls and have some girly time with no talk of picking noses, toileting habits or tantrums. Then I would go home hug my kids and be glad that it was just a one day thing without my kids.
What would you say your parenting style is like? I think my parenting style is not really in any particular category. I am a loving and supportive parent, I respect my kids and demand that they do the same of me, I create bounderies while giving my children the age appropriate feedom to choose.
What do you feel you have enough of in life? What do you want more of? Less of? I think I have enough love in my life. I would like more friends and time for them and I could use less bills but who couldn’t?
How “blended” is your family? Are you still with the dad of your kids? Who has whose last name? My family is not blended, I am married to the father of my children. I assumed my husbands name and have changed as far as banking and credit cards but I have to get the marriage certificate to finish changing it and our children have his last name so we are all Thomas’
What are some of your pet peeves? Oppinions that were not asked for, the big one being my mom saying we should wait another 5 years to have another child. People who make comments about my age and being a parent. I am proud of being a young mom and Brayden was born only one year before I had always planned on starting a family. So even though he was a little early I am still happy to be a young mom.
What are the most unique things about yourself? I am a homebody and always have been. At the age of 8 I decided I didn’t want to play house anymore because I really wanted a family of my own. I am an old soul and always have been. I am a creature of habit and like to eat the same breakfast and lunch everyday. I am also very rebellious and hate to be categorized.
And finally, what’s your writing/blogging style? When I write, I tell a story…I write as if I am having a conversation with my hands. I am passionate about what I say but I do admit I can get lazy with sentence structure. It has always been a fault of mine.
