YOU try explaining to your kids why one girl has a snow day and the other doesn't.
Grace's preschool has had FOUR one-hour delays in the past two weeks. A ONE HOUR DELAY. For PRESCHOOL. Isn't preschool is like TWO HOURS long anyway??
Just call the stupid snow day! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
1. Clorox wipes are one of the best inventions. EVER.
2. Only buy Gatorade in colors you don't mind seeing again. Ahem.
3. As soon as the bug hits, send one parent to the grocery store - before you both get sick - to stock up on bananas, applesauce, ginger ale, saltines and other stomach bug staples. Because making that trip while both of you are sick is not fun. For either parent.
4. Always have an extra set of sheets handy. For every bed.
5. You can do just about anything for 24 hours! This too shall pass!
Every year we dread it. We do all we can to prevent it. But inevitably it happens. We run out of "Gramma Jam."
My grandmother makes all of us homemade strawberry jam every year. And by "us" I mean she makes jam for her and Grandpa, her six daughters and her 17 grandchildren. (Grandma does not mess around with jam!) It is so, so yummy.
My kids totally love it! If I go to give them other jam, they say "No! We want Gramma Jam!!"
How many kids have homemade jam – nevermind jam homemade by their great grandma?
And speaking of Gramma's cooking, don't even get me started on her apple pie….
Around 1am on Friday night, we awoke to what has to be one of the WORST parts of parenting: the stomach bug. Since then, its been slowly working its way through our whole family.
Yuck. I like you all too much to regale you with the details. But they were gross. Particularly if you were my Husband who was…umm… "gifted" by Grace right in the face.
On the bright side, I lost 5 pounds.
Husband: "Our church building is over a hundred years old! Do you know how old that is?"
Ellie: "WOW! Thats almost as old as Grandma!!"
"Rest. Rest. Rest in God's love. The only work you are required now to do is to give your intense attention to His still, small voice within."
Colin has finally figured out how to crawl forward! And he's off!
**Please ignore my annoying Mommy-voice.**
diaper explosion
run out to car, reach for bag
there are no more wipes
