Her expressions are priceless. Here she is telling me that she needed more seeds to plant.
Oh yeah, and we are getting her first 'real' haircut tomorrow morning. I know that there is not too much to cut, but we need to even out those fly-aways!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Gardening
Today we planted some seeds in the garden. She loves to help me outside.
Her expressions are priceless. Here she is telling me that she needed more seeds to plant.
Oh yeah, and we are getting her first 'real' haircut tomorrow morning. I know that there is not too much to cut, but we need to even out those fly-aways!
Her expressions are priceless. Here she is telling me that she needed more seeds to plant.
Oh yeah, and we are getting her first 'real' haircut tomorrow morning. I know that there is not too much to cut, but we need to even out those fly-aways!
Friday, March 27, 2009
The beginning of discipline
For those we speak to daily, you know that we have had a glimmer of the terrible twos over the last few days. We decided to continue with the time-outs in an effort to establish some good rules around this house!
Maggie was sitting on the time out step today for throwing the playdough. After her minute of 'quiet reflection' I went to her, knelt down to her level, looked her in the eye, and said, "Maggie, you are sitting in time out because you threw the playdough at mommy. We don't throw playdough in our house. I love you and you are a good girl. Let's go have a good day together." That is the line I always say to her. Then I give her a hug and a kiss.
She looked up at me with her big blue eyes, spread her arms, and said, "ahhhhhhh, Mama!" and then leaned in for a hug, then planted a big kiss on my cheek and ran off. I was hugging her and really had the impression that she was forgiving ME! Or feeling sorry for me because I was in time out. Whatever her intentions, it left me very confused!
Yesterday, she was also sitting in time out for a similar reason. The entire minute, she screamed at the top of her lungs, "Joooohn, Johhhhhhhnnnnn, JJJJJOOOOOOHHHHNNNN, JOHNNNNN!" That would be her daddy's name and she was screaming it in the nagging way that I do when I am calling him while he is upstairs. I had no idea I sounded that annoying!
Maggie was sitting on the time out step today for throwing the playdough. After her minute of 'quiet reflection' I went to her, knelt down to her level, looked her in the eye, and said, "Maggie, you are sitting in time out because you threw the playdough at mommy. We don't throw playdough in our house. I love you and you are a good girl. Let's go have a good day together." That is the line I always say to her. Then I give her a hug and a kiss.
She looked up at me with her big blue eyes, spread her arms, and said, "ahhhhhhh, Mama!" and then leaned in for a hug, then planted a big kiss on my cheek and ran off. I was hugging her and really had the impression that she was forgiving ME! Or feeling sorry for me because I was in time out. Whatever her intentions, it left me very confused!
Yesterday, she was also sitting in time out for a similar reason. The entire minute, she screamed at the top of her lungs, "Joooohn, Johhhhhhhnnnnn, JJJJJOOOOOOHHHHNNNN, JOHNNNNN!" That would be her daddy's name and she was screaming it in the nagging way that I do when I am calling him while he is upstairs. I had no idea I sounded that annoying!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Where your money is going...
To support Homescapes in Carmel! Thought you would enjoy this one Bill :)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102322609
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