I don't usually post too much about my children-- not that I don't want to-- and I do have a specific reason for not posting much about them-- But today I would be so ungrateful if I did not share some of my Joy in Motherhood with you.
Oldest Daughter--
She has been on a kick around here-- on Monday she made us all "Service Journals". Her instructions to us were that we keep track of all the service that we notice being done around us and write it down. I have caught her several time sitting on her bed filling in the lines of the paper with something that she noticed someone doing....I haven't read it, but maybe she is writing about things that she has been doing... not sure. BUT I have noticed that her helpfulness metor is going through the roof. "Mom, how can I help you?" or "Mom, what would you like me to do?" and "I'm going to go get Jo in the 'Hot bubbles' and get him ready for bed, is that OK?" DUH-- YEA!! I have been a bit preoccupied with a few Christmas gifts this week-- (decided on Thursday to make 2 Queen size DENIM quilts for a special 2 people in my life) They are done--YES THEY ARE DONE...even bound along the edges...Oldest has made dinner twice, kept the laundry going and today took it upon herself to gather everyone's sheets in the laundry. I hope this alterego sticks around for a while, I like her alot!
Middle Daughter:
Last night I was saying goodnight to my computer, when middle one comes into the library looking all somber....She pauses, looks sad, like she is going to start crying...and says, "mom, I don't want to live with Satan." [WHAT?] she continues, "I want to live with my family forever with Heavenly Father." [meanwhile I am wondering, what brought this on?] I tell her that I don't want her to live with Satan either and that it is really important that she try to always make good choices and do the things that Heavenly Father wants her to do. ..."OK, mom. I will" BIG HUG...I love you...good night...still looking somber. "Mom, I want to go on a mission." me: "That would be cool". her: "So how many more years until I can go?" [we did a little math {the church policy is that Girls can go when they are 21} ] this made her feel a bit better and put herself back to bed. I'm not sure what exactly was bothering her--but I am glad we got it worked out this way. She is a deep thinker, when she slows down enough to think!
Youngest son:
Can you hear him right now? He is in his room for his nap. Screaming because his sheet is in the wash and wet and dirty... and he wants it on his bed NOW! he doesn't want another sheet. he doesn't want to sleep on top one of his blankets--- he wants his wet sheet RIGHT NOW. Now, just so you know, we usually wash sheets each week-- so this is not a new thing to him-- and sometimes he gets to sleep on top of another sheet for nap-- if the bedding is not quite done-- he has never thrown this kind of a fit...Kind of like this mornings fit over a banana that I [ACCIDENT LY] cut in half!! OH NO!! the horror! OH, and then there is the Christmas Tree, he likes it turned around backwards....where there are no decorations....Yea I think he is three now...(the terrible two's is a load of CRAP!-- silly geezer who came up with that one missed it by a year!)
OK, closing the window to my world...hope you enjoyed your glimpse...I am growing a list of other gems you may enjoy, stay posted...
2 comments:
You have GREAT kids. Neat girls , and a little boy that cane melt ya with those eyes.
Congrats on getting the quilts done! WOW! Congrats on raising such great kids--even the one that is kicking and screaming all the way to mellowness. Sounds pretty normal, even if the mom wants to bang her head against a wall. Hang in there. At least being a mom is not boring.
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