Have a Merry CHRISTmas! Enjoy a day with family and friends. We will be back soon:)
Merry CHRISTmas 2012
So Much To Do, So Little Time…
So Much To Do, So Little Time…
Urgent. Necessary.Wants. Needs. Something for myself. Something for the kids. Something for my marriage. Clean the house. Do the dishes. Fold the clothes. Work on college. Plan another co-op meeting. So much to do, so little time…
Yes, I know we all have 24 hours in the day, but why does it seem like some people accomplish so much and others do not?
So much to do and not enough time to do it! Have you been there done that and gotten a
t-shirt? I found out earlier today that my next co-op meeting presenter will no longer be able to present! I will now need to plan another entire pioneer homeschool event of 2 hours worth of activities.
Unexpectedly, today my husband checked his college email to find a bunch of “stuff” being left out and up for grabs. So we hurriedly pulled out carseats and called grandma to watch the kids. We arrive at school to find a blue chair, 5′ tables minus the legs and some lighting panels. With our kids always wanting to build and create stuff, we brought as much as our van could hold home. I’m thinking of using the lighting panel for an interactive art piece for Piqua School of the Arts, but not quite sure, yet! If the full panel fits our kitchen we may swap it out since it is cleaner and newer:)
Planning on going to a blogger event next week and remember I have a slow leaking tire. Call my dad to make sure he can fix tire while I am in town tomorrow near his car repair barn. He says yes. Call sister to make sure she will pick me up at car repair barn so we can ride together to our Thursday am homechool childcare job.
Kids at grandmas. Hubby in shower. Tables put away. Fan on damp chair.
STILL LOTS TO DO, but accomplishing as much as I can at lightning speed!
So this was one of those posts that just happened! tried not to over edit besides grammatical errors. Just a quick shot of my life. Wednesday September 26.
Found this draft on my editorial calendar and thought I would share it with you since it was never posted in September:) MERRY CHRISTMAS.
{Spice Up Your Homeschool} PE: Pellet Guns
{Spice Up Your Homeschool} Series
Got the homeschool blues? Need to spice things up a bit?
Have you been homeschooling for awhile and want to try something new?
Maybe you are new to homeschooling and still trying to figure things out.
If you need a break from your “typical” day or routine then check out
{Spice Up Your Homeschool} for valuable tips and ideas!
{Spice Up Your Homeschool} PE: Pellet Guns
This post has been scheduled for over 2 months, just so you know. We also feel that proper gun safety and usage is a key component to raising responsible adults. Guns and weapons on are the cusp of controversy among many families not just the homeschool community. I realize this may be a sensitive issue, but please remember there are many people who use guns and arrows as a source for food.
I know adults who flinch at the site of any weapon even a water pistol nevertheless a pellet gun. My husband took point on this activity with regards to setting up a safe area to shoot in our backyard. We went over safety precautions, rules, and what equipment is REQUIRED to be worn each and EVERY time the pellet gun is in use.
Do not think pellet guns are just for boys. Princess enjoys shooting just as much as Eldest. Lil’ Red will have to wait until ODNR Skills Day next September to have a chance to shoot again. (This event was sponsored by trained and certified professionals in a controlled environment for learning and safety exploration.)
What are the benefits of owning or using a pellet gun?
Well, a huge list of great skills but here’s just a few of them. First and foremost SAFETY and responsibility. Teaching proper use of any tool or equipment foster a great sense of pride and allows the child to take responsibility for his/her actions. Second, hand/eye coordination which is important for writing and doing well in school and life.
Does your local Natural Resource office offer classes for hunter safety that your child might like? What about learning shooting skills for a 4-H project? Do you know of people who hunt for food? What great opportunities to talk with your children about proper gun care and use.
Check out all the posts in this series:
DINOSAURS IN THE SINK… (And other things this Mommy is grateful for)
DINOSAURS IN THE SINK…
(And other things this Mommy is grateful for)
By Rebecca “Franticmommy” Flansburg
Something happens to us humans when we become parents. Mommy’s especially.
Our world becomes narrow and completely focused on our squirmy pink bundles of joy. Not that we mind. It’s just a wonderful part of parenthood.
It doesn’t change much as they grow either. Everything they do is exquisite, monumental, and absolutely the coolest thing we’ve ever seen. As parents, we have so many things to be grateful for, but sometimes it’s hard to remember that when your 2-year old defies keeping her clothes on, and your five-year old mouths off for the 567th time that day.
Is it all butterflies and rainbows? Heck NO. But as parents you take the good with the bad and always remember that parenthood may be the hardest work you ever do, but it is for sure the most rewarding.
So when things get a little hairy in my house, these are the thoughts/moments I try to focus on. These are just a few of the things I am grateful for:
1. The honor of frantically racking my brain at 5 a.m., trying to think of something we have in the house that starts with “Q” that our daughter can take to show-n-tell that day.
2. The car seat seatbelt strap that never seems loose enough, and has enough twists in it to double as phone cord, and that makes me mutter under my breath? I am thankful I at least I have a kid to put in that car seat.
3. On the nights when my Little People are restless or sick, I remind myself that no one ever died from lack of sleep and I would gladly go without sleep for the rest of my life as long as I never have to feel the empty ache of childlessness again.
4. As I face-plant on the living room floor in the middle of the night, I remind myself how empty my house would be without that plastic Lego piece I just busted my foot on.
5. As we rewind Scooby Doo Safari for the 6th time, I remind myself there is nothing good on TV anyway, and these days of snuggling on the couch with the kids while watching a talking cartoon dog will too soon be gone.
6. As my seven-year old hangs on me, whines and basically becomes my third leg, I try to remember that, though she wants and NEEDS my attention me now, there will come a day when she will be “too cool” to hang with Mom and Dad.
7. Though part of me silently groans at the price of kids jeans, I am just grateful I have little butts to put in them.
8. Although there are times we get might sick of getting “notes from the teacher,” our hearts always burst with pride as we relish the school-made art projects and tissue paper snowmen.
9. Every time I take one of my children to the Doctor, only to be told; “it’s only a virus. It just needs to run its course,” I feel a moment of irritation, only to be replaced by a silent “THANK YOU” that it isn’t a diagnosis that involves a specialist, biopsy, or surgeon.
Not to get all ooshey-goshey on you, but in light of what happened in Newtown, CT, I think we all should/could take a step back and look at our rugrats with new appreciation. Kids are magical little people and should be the center of our world, not living on the outskirts of it.
Live, laugh, Love.
Rebecca Flansburg
Bio: Hardcore Mommy Blogger, WAHM, & Virtual Assistant. Being a mom is The.Best.Thing.Ever & Team Family is #1.
I love social media, naps,and anything with cheese on it. Rebecca is a veteran blogger who writes for 5 blogs as well as 3 of her own. Rebecca’s main blog is www.franticmommy.com where she share the trials of and tribulations of parenthood with a healthy dose of humor. You can contact Rebecca at rebeccaflansburg@something2offer.comgmail.com.
Guest Posting Over at Bold Butter Baby Today!
Guest Posting Over at Bold Butter Baby Today!
I won a lovely contest and was awarded a guest posting blogger spot along with ad space from Brin at Bold Butter Baby! What a wonderful surprise. We still have gotta google+ chat but we will after the holiday I am sure.
Hop on over to learn just a little bit more about Riley, Eldest, Princess, Lil’ Red, and me! Super short post with new pics and just a little blurb about what we will be up to in 2013.
Please be sure to hop on over to Bold Butter Baby and give Brin some bloggy love. You can follow her, like her, or pin Bold Butter Baby🙂
