We’ve learned that gummy vitamins are not the best for kid’s teeth, so I bought a chewable kind.
My son’s reaction:
“I have to eat 150 of them.”
And later –
“The world is against me.”
The horror – chewable vitamins.
#kidproblems #firstworldproblems
In reality, he’ll only eat 75 because they are shared with her sister. That might be a tiny bit of consolation.
Welcome to a Fly on the Wall group post. Today 6 bloggers are inviting you to catch a 
glimpse of what you’d see if you were a fly on the wall in our homes. Come on in and buzz around my house.
Here’s who you’ll be hearing from in my house:
Since I have been writing these blog posts since 2014, I have my own Fly Post Page. Check it out if you want to hear more craziness from my house.
The first day back to school after the holidays and I ask the kids how their day was.
Big Sister: Good
Little Brother: Annoying!
I could tell Little Brother was grumpy and tired, so I said later, “Well, maybe you should go to bed early. Sometimes after a bad day, a good night’s rest will make you feel better.”
Little Brother replied, “I didn’t say I had a bad day. It was a miserable day.”
Okay then…
I can’t remember the exact context, but I heard the kids talking:
Little Brother: Me thinking only of myself.
Big Sister: If you do that, then you can’t be a Jedi.
Daddy O. has them well-trained on Star Wars.
Big Sister’s friend said, “Don’t yuck someone else’s yum.”
Little Brother declared (as he asked me to read him a story), “A story will make a good snuggle even better.”
Little Brother brought home some journal entries from his kindergarten class, and they really are great. It’s adorable to see what stands out in his mind and what he chooses to draw and share. I think he could be a future blogger.
I played with my little blue thing a ma bob this morning.
I accidentally kicked my heel yesterday.
Riveting, right?!
I went to the beer gardens.
YES, this is true. We DID take the kids to a beer garden in town. There IS a playground and slide there, so it IS family-friendly. No, this isn’t a weekly thing. Of course, he writes about this in kindergarten!!
My mom recently retired, and her schedule has been quite full. I was telling Daddy O., “Grandma is working the polls.”
And then I realized that it could be interpreted as “poles.” We just cracked up.
Grandma will be working as part of the primary election staff just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Big Sister: Mom is smart. She is raising two kids.
Amen, sister!
Now go read those other fantastic blogs for a peek into some other homes:
Baking In A Tornado http://www.BakingInATornado.com
Menopausal Mother http://www.menopausalmom.com/
Never Ever Give Up Hope https://batteredhope.blogspot.com
Bookworm in the Kitchen http://www.bookwormkitchen.com/
Spatulas on Parade https://spatulasonparade.blogspot.com
Thanksgiving and the holidays really are a delightful time of year. My kids (ages six and eight) really are at a sweet age – old enough to start understanding more about the meaning of holidays we celebrate at church and with our families.
For Thanksgiving, they brought home numerous projects that shared what they were thankful for. It appeared that both kids made a similar project, so I just had to share them here:
Pictured on the top: my 8-year-old daughter’s picture, Bottom: my 6-year-old son
A few things that I love about these pictures: both include a cat. I am surprised she made it into the picture because she and the kids don’t have the best relationship. She’s a fat, old, grumpy, but cute kitty, who prefers us adults much more than the kids. Still, I’m glad they appreciate her.
Instead of family, my son is thankful for his tv. We only have one, and he doesn’t watch it that often, but I guess that tv time is precious to him. It’s good to know where his priorities are.
I think there’s an age difference reflected in these pictures. My daughter is very sweet, and while my son can be sweet too, he definitely has a more independent, stubborn side, sometimes acting as if he is an only child.
In all fairness, he did create other pictures that did say he was thankful for family, so all hope is not lost for him.
I’m grateful for teachers helping reinforce the importance of being thankful at school because it’s something we certainly talk about at home.
I’ve been feeling like I’m an “old” or “older” parent this school year, especially with both of my kids in school full days now (kindergarten and 2nd grade).
This IS a big deal for our family.
Some may say it’s even life changing! And it is in so many ways, but that’s for another blog post.
One sign that the kids are growing up is the gear (or lack of baby gear) in our home. One of the last “baby items” that remains is our bike trailer. About five years ago it actually transported our little kids. It has been stored in our garage for some time, but over summer it was dusted off and used for this:
New use for an old bike trailer
We rode bikes to a cookout and brought our food along! On another occasion it’s carried beer! My hubs rode his bike to the grocery store and hauled home our groceries in it.
Forget a bike basket – we have a whole trailer!! 🙂
