Thursday, November 29, 2012

Thankful

Wyatts list of things he's thankful for. 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Food.

Kids. You liked this one

Pesto Meatball Stew
package of Italian meatballs (16 oz)
2 canned diced Italian seasoned tomatoes (undrained)
1 can cannellini beans ( so should use 2 cans though)
1/4 cup pesto (so should use 1/2 a cup though)
1/2 cup water.

mix it all in the slower cooker 5-7 hours on high.  3-4 on low.

so. stinkin. good.

Teefers

 
No Cavity Club

They like going to the dentist.  Clean bill of dental health today.

Forgotten fun

LAST Christmas we had bought Wyatt n Emma a cardboard club house. Seen those things?  You get to color it. Anyway...  Right after Christmas our first floor flooded and a lot of things got frantically tossed in weird places. We found 3 toys from Christmas that are still in packages that we had forgotten about in the hustle n bustle.  One being this clubhouse.
Randy and I put it together when they went to bed (downstairs) and then decided to put it in Emma's room upstairs (duh)
After much swearing, laughing and squishing, we got it upstairs and flooded her room with it. (Those things are actually really big!)
She woke up to it, called in Wyatt and they have been busy at work. There is a lot to color. But it really is nice to see them collaborating together to color it just so.
Last night even Randy and I were in the room coloring. So often Randy isn't here...  It was really nice to have all 4 of us doing something constructive together. Id forgotten how much fun that could be.
Here are some beginning pictures.


Tuesday, November 27, 2012

How dare I

I had the audacity to remove paper scraps from the table.  Emma gave me this truly appalled look and tells me, "They aren't scraps! They're feet!"
I tell her sorry, my mistake....but I still get this look whenever I've tried to approach her for the last hour.

Direction

I sometimes wonder what direction I should be going.  When I was younger I had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to be doing at 30.
Im not doing it.
Then I think. Im alright.  Im actually pretty happy going with the flow, taking on weird jobs and hobbies when I feel like it. Im pretty lucky to live a half hippie lifestyle.    Its not really a lack of ambition or motivation either.  I just dont really sweat it like I did when I was younger. Life seems to be just a series of phases and moments. So why not just find happy and find peace in that particular phase.  I dont really look 10 years out or "where do I want to be for the rest of my life"  I dont think it terms like that.  Why do that?  Say when dude gets out of the navy...i've ben asked "where do you want to live"  Well....does it matter?  It would be nice to go back by my family....but why plan for that? There could be a million opportunites arise elsewhere.
Take each day individually. See what pops up. Take a road if you think it might be a good one.  Or not. Whatever. Just live.. How do you plan life?

Im not saying I wont stash money away for the kids to go to college. Or completely neglect my retirement fund.  Im just saying, why try to map our your future when there are a million things right there at your feet?  Look too far out and your going to miss those things....or trip on them.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Blood! Cool!

Emma helping with the Thanksgiving turkey.

Its a tissy thing.

Wyatt decided a couple months ago that he wanted to play golf.  This comes piggy back to my pestering him about trying a sport.  Im down. I know the kid doesn't like loud and busy. So golf seems perfect.
Class one. Great. Loves golf.
Class two.  So could care less.  He still likes the "golf" part.  Apparently they had played some game, who can putt the ball closest to the hole.  He said he was the only kid that putted too far.
after that, he was done.  Thats what Wyatt told me at least.
I talked to the instructor.  I said "So..... hows it goin"   The dude audibly sighed and said "I dont think he likes being here"  Long story short, the guy said that it doesn't appear that Wyatt is enjoying himself, further, Wyatt will talk during class, but apparently what he talks about has zero to do with what is being discussed- this apparently distracting the other kids.  It doesnt appear that Wyatt is paying attention or wants to be here.
I guess it doesn't surprise me... but....
I told the man, "Please believe me when I tell you that Wyatt is listening. He listens and comprehends what you are saying.  He wont give you eye contact and he'll talk out of context, but he hears you. He came home the first day and repeated and showed me everything you said."
Still... the man suggested that my husband and I shadow Wyatt during class "to see what he is talking about"
Dude..... I didn't think you were lying.  But shadowing ?  Thus singling out the  problem kid by having an in class babysitter?
Im embarrassed to say we havnet been to the last 2 classes- and Wyatt hasn't asked to go.

Im aware. That if I let Wyatt quit something every time it gets hard or he gets frustrated, Im doing him a disservice.  I know. I know. I know it.

But Im weak.

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Im the mother of a 7 yr. old and a 10 year old. Married for 100 years to a sailor. Formally a criminal justice student that got lots of sleep and laid on a bed not covered in goldfish crackers.