Christmastime is here …

Published October 25, 2011 by me

well, not quite, but planning for Christmas cards time is here!

we all go through the agony of choosing the clothes, bribing begging asking the kids to please cooperate and smile to get just one nice picture for the Christmas card. you’d think, after all this time, my kids would figure out if they’d just smile, the whole thing would be over and done in a second.

but, no. it’s never that way. ever.

thankfully, Shutterfly makes it easy to choose a card. Too easy. Christmas cards?  perfect! Can’t get it together for Christmas … then try a New Year’s card, they have them, too!

Of course, Shutterfly has more than cards. Need a personalized gift? Create a calendar! The grands will love it! I love this year’s new designs, too. Thankfully, you can choose which month to start your calendar, so I can tackle that project in January :)

It’s almost November! Time to get snapping!

being a mom is hard stuff …

Published October 19, 2011 by me

I knew the day would come. As soon as I learned on that day in July 2001 that I’d be having a girl … I knew the day would come.

I’ve been parenting for a million years. Real time? 21 years. the first 11 years, I was a mom of boys. That’s how I identified myself .. as a mom of boys. When I discovered baby #3 was on the way, I prayed for a boy. Familiar territory. God thought I’d be better as the mom of boys and a girl. Oh boy … (or not, as the case may be. LOL)

Mean girls would eventually be part of my daughter’s life. Having older kids, I know this. My specific prayer, for a long time, was that my daughter would not be one of those girls. That’s a whole different ball of wax … being the parent of the child causing the problem. Thankfully, that isn’t the case. This time. My continued prayer is that stays that way.

What I didn’t realize is how soon it starts. Unbeknownst to me, it’s 4th grade. Evidently, in 4th grade girls delight in things like talking about their birthday party and casually mentioning, “my mom has called & invited everyone”.

“Mom, did her mom call you?” … (she did not) “Ok, maybe she’ll call tomorrow” (you’re right. maybe she will)

My sweet girl doesn’t quite “get” that even though someone seems to be nice and is friends with the same girls as my girl is … that doesn’t mean she’s going to be invited to the party. And there’s nothing I can do to fix that.

I don’t want to fix my girl. I love her sweet spirit. I’m told by teachers, counselors, and other adults that I’ve got a great kid on my hands. I’ve got nothing to worry about. Easy for them to say, right?

Some days I miss the terrible twos.

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