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Love, A Poem

7 Jun

My 7-year-old has always expressed herself artistically.  Out of all my children, she’s the one who prefers time to herself…to work on projects, do some writing, create, etc.  I’m constantly finding artwork and writing around the house and in the garbage and sometimes I am wowed.  I don’t even know who taught her to write poetry.  I found this lying around this week:

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Love is here, love is there, love is pretty much everywhere.
Love is peace, love is rest. Love can go all the way to heaven.
Love can go as far as you want it to go.
Love is reiki.  Love is peace.  Love is rest.
Love can spread all over the universe.
Love is the best birthday present someone could ever get.
Love is the best thing ever.

It’s a little freaky that she drew a picture of a grandma in heaven because she is very fortunate to have both grandmas in her life, but, I do love accompanying the images. :)

Are there any poets in your house?

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Happy Days

5 Jun

Well the warm weather and sunshine sure has been lifting my mood, which is good, because the kids have been complete tyrants, fighting non stop it seems.

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I mean there we were in the park even and they started tackling each other like ANIMALS.

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So later when my son started beating on his sisters again ( I have a thing about him punching the girls, even when provoked ) he flew into a tantrum and let me have it.  I know he was tired and hungry and I stayed pretty calm for once, though he did get punished.

He must have felt badly about some of the things he said and did because I was later presented with this letter which will be preserved and presented somewhere in his future!

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Just a little over 2 weeks of school left :)

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Today I’m Feeling Sad…

3 Jun

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I found this in my kindergartener’s backpack last week.

She said she was sad because one of her classmate’s wouldn’t sit next to her in art.

Though I hate to think of her sad, I just love how she used art to express feelings.  I told art is one great way to get her feelings out!

Do your children ever draw how they feel?

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2nd Official Tooth Loser is in the House

31 May

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Almost one year after her twin, my 7 and a half-year old finally lost a tooth.  Poor thing has been waiting and waiting as her friends and her baby sister’s friends even, have all been losing teeth while hers wouldn’t budge.  She’s probably the last second grader to have not lost a tooth…until the night before last!

She was so excited and scurried to bed as I struggled to remember what we gave my son.  Do you know many of our friends and peers give 20 bucks per tooth?  I just think that’s excessive.  So I remembered that we were doing 5 dollars for the first tooth and then 3 for every tooth thereafter.  We have a stash of dollar coins for the special occasions.

She was very cool and casual in the morning as she told me the tooth fairy left her money and wondered out loud how come HER BROTHER GOT A LETTER AND SHE DID NOT.  Big, huge mommy fail.  If you know me you know I constantly struggle to make sure my kids are treated equally.  Even when they were babies I was cognizant of when I seemed to be holding one twin more than the other and it translates into all areas.  So this was a glaring oversight on my part that had to be corrected as soon as she got onto the bus!

And thankfully it was and she’s still carrying her letter around. :) Speaking of which, I should probably get the little one’s letter ready NOW!

Does your tooth fairy do anything special? :)

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Kindergarten Spring Sing

24 May

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The little one had her spring concert this week and it was an absolute pleasure!  Recognize the dress?  Big sis wore it for her spring sing last year!!! (They request kids dress in pastels so it’s so perfect!)

I am amazed and impressed with the music teacher in the school (who looks all of 22!) with her capacity to get all the children enthused and singing the most adorable songs.  This year’s theme was “silly songs” so we got to enjoy songs like “On Top of Spaghetti” and “High Hopes” which I remember learning in my elementary music class!

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And of course these things are always opportunities for photo ops with mom and dad :)

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Aren’t these kids concerts the greatest?

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Bus Stop Limbo

26 Apr

This morning as we walked to the bus stop my 5 year old said, “My new favorite color is white because white makes everything twinkle like the snow.”

Something about that statement almost choked me up.

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Then the three of them started playing limbo while waiting for the bus and it was too much.  I got teary eyed!

Oh I don’t know…I’m a little sleep deprived and sick…but I think it’s just sometimes I want to pause these moments…

It’s beautiful and sunny here.  Enjoy your day. :)

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Daddy’s Birthday

24 Apr

The kids were so excited to celebrate their dad’s birthday today.  We met him at the train station where he was the envy of all the other forlorn commuters when my 3 little curly hairs spotted and raced to him to tackle him in a four-way hug.

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When we got home he was presented with a wonderful array of cards and gifts.

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Gifts including 5 children’s library books, a few pieces of Trident gum, and a mini soccer ball. :)

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Then we set out for a Hibachi dinner which seems to be turning into a family tradition.  The kids were so excited to run in and tell the hostess that today is their dad’s birthday!

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It seems to me that he got a lot of good birthday love.

Do you have any family birthday traditions?

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When Dad Shops…

21 Apr

 

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Or perhaps I should say tries to shop.

I love these moments. :)

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Hold the Mac N Cheese, My 7 Year Old Just Devoured a Plate of Pad Thai

17 Apr

Ah those days before children. I lived in Manhattan and my dining choices ranged from Korean to African to Indian to Malaysian cuisine and I could go on. And I did. I ate them all gleefully.

Fast forward to three children. I find myself eating at Chili’s. At Wendy’s. At Taco Bell.  Listen I’m really not a food snob but I enjoy wonderful, different ethnic and healthy food so this stuff gets so rough.

Most nights I cook for all. Some nights we are rushed, like tonight, so I made the kids dinner early. I always give them a protein, carb, veggies and fruit all on the plate. Usually nuggets, mac n cheese, mini pizzas, or grilled cheese, etc on nights I’m not cooking for us all. They ate well and then raced outside to enjoy this beautiful evening while the hubs texted me to order some Thai food!

Though I did say I usually eat healthily, I love to indulge in vegetarian pad thai. (Hubs loves beef pad see yu. We both love tom yam goong soup.) So later I’m eating the pad thai, and my son, Mr. I eat calamari now, starts nosing around my plate.

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And 3 seconds later, I no longer had a dinner to consume.

I mean he literally inhaled the dish…to where I had to annoyingly, in the way only mothers can, caution him to take it easy and slow it down.

As he graduates to some of the more interesting foods out there, I hope he takes his sisters with him.  Meanwhile I will continue to fantasize about eating African food once again!

Do your kids eat any fancy foods?

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Presenting Anne Frank…

12 Apr

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Could my daughter have picked a harder biographical character to re-enact for school today?!  (I take that back, yes she could have chosen Ruby Bridges…)

After her recent passion with Anne Frank it really was no surprise that it was who she chose to be.

So now as a family we’ve represented Amelia Earhart and Johnny Appleseed and Anne…I’m wondering what the future holds for the little one?!

Have you had to scrounge around for costumes for your school age kids? (I know I probably shouldn’t even call this a costume…it was the best we could do!)

(Editing this to add a letter she gave me after school.  She said , “I need an envelope and a balloon to send this to heaven.  I don’t care if she doesnt’t write back.”)

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