Craft ideas

Whether it's the weekends, long breaks or even summer vacation, you can never have enough craft ideas. I found a website that may help all you mothers out there. As the coming days, I will still continue to find more ideas :) Have fun!

http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/02/homemade-playdough-recipe-notes.html

It's the little things

Valentines Day...why is it when I hear these two words, I think relaxation? Well today was far from it! I was running around all day, one errand to the next. Everything I need to get done was due today. Kindergarten registration, grocery shopping, after school clubs, meetings, cooking..it did not end! When I finally came home with the kids, I found my husband already home. He didn't want me to cook AND I found a lily plant and a box of chocolates...awwww!!! After finishing homework and looking thru valentine cards from school, all 3 of my kids marched up stairs to their bedrooms to go to sleep...ON THEIR OWN! I sat there in shock for second, but then I...relaxed ;) 

Litte White Lies

I have been dealing with little white lies since my oldest could understand: "after I'm done, we'll go to the park" or when I want to watch my show, I'll tell my kids there are no cartoons on right now. I don't see any harm to it; my kids are 8 and 5 and pretty normal.  But now, I see myself having him say the little white lies for me. I feel utterly guilty, because, of course, I don't want to teach him that. I can't help it!! For instance, if I get a chance to nap and all of a sudden my husbands sister decides to call, I would tell him to tell her I'm in the shower and I'll call her later. Or if my twins' teacher asks me to volunteer I'd tell them to tell her, I have a doctors appointment. I hate that it happens but sometimes I just want to be left alone, even if it mean my children have to lie for me! Another issue i have is, he never questions that I am doing something wrong. Could it be that he now thinks its normal? I have certainly made a vow to myself that I will stop putting him in the middle, however, I have a feeling it will happen again! Maybe I just shouldn't over due it!