Jackie couldn't be any sweeter if she tried. Now I say this with a smile because she certainly has her days where she tries my patience--behaving like I would expect her to behave when she's 16, but overall, she's just one heck of a girl. So, yesterday my girl had a bad day at school. For whatever reason, tho she IS Daddy's girl, Joel just irritates her at times like this & she finds it really difficult to be serious with him, so she asked to talk to me.
According to my 8 year old, her friends were being really "nasty" to her at school. The school has "wizard wows" which are rewards for being good & you can use the little coupons each Wednesday to purchase things off the "Wizard Wow" cart. My girl, being 8 in a 40 yr old body, has chosen to save her wizard wows for something big, like lunch with her teacher or the principal and she has not purchased ONE thing all year so far. Yesterday, the girls in class saw her pile and started accusing her of stealing other people's wizard wows. And, according to Jackie, they wouldn't believe her that she'd just saved them all year, calling her a liar. When I asked her how that made her feel, she rolled her eyes and said, "Mom! How would it make YOU feel?" Well, duh.
Anyway, we spent some time just talking about this and I gave her a few suggestions--tho she didn't like the one where I offered to just come sit next to her at school for the rest of the year. In the end, I told her about "blessing & releasing". I told her to be honest with them and tell them that she didn't steal them (like she already tried to explain) but if they don't want to believe her then she can't be friends with them right now. And to move onto other children in the class that will make her feel good at the end of the day. She seemed to like this idea.
Did I give her the right advice? Who knows...it's HARD being a mom, dangit!
But, today is a snow day so she's home. I hope, as 8 yr olds often do, these girls will have forgotten all about their accusations by the time they return to school tomorrow and all will be well in the 2nd grade. But, if not, I wish my girl happiness in her heart as she works through the facts of life at school. Seriously, why won't she just let me come sit by her everyday?
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Funnies
I wanted to just share a couple funnies on this Monday morning--the things my kids say that just make me smile!
Let me set the scene: I am home alone feeding the kids a delicious dinner of spaghettios & cucumbers on TV trays in the family room while talking on the phone with my dad. (This was during kitchen remodel so we were avoiding the mess of that room) I have given each child his or her plate of food & a juice box to drink, but I forgot to pass out the eating utensils and they were laying under a pile of napkins on the couch. I'm a bit distracted as I am trying to do 15 things at once...
Jackie starts freaking out "I can't eat! I can't eat my food!"
Me: "Why not?"
Jackie: "I don't have any tupperware!"
Me: "What?"
Jackie: "How am I supposed to ear my spaghettios with no tupperware?!?!"
Me: "Silverware?"
Jackie: "Oh yeah, silverware"
Scene 2: The 24/7 Christmas Song station is playing in the kitchen & we've been singing along all day. The song Let It Snow comes on....
Josie (with huge eyes & a smile from ear to ear with excitement): "I remember going to see this movie at the theater with Grandma & Grandpa!"
Me: "We did see a movie at the theater with Grandma & Grandpa. But it was Singing in the Rain."
Let me set the scene: I am home alone feeding the kids a delicious dinner of spaghettios & cucumbers on TV trays in the family room while talking on the phone with my dad. (This was during kitchen remodel so we were avoiding the mess of that room) I have given each child his or her plate of food & a juice box to drink, but I forgot to pass out the eating utensils and they were laying under a pile of napkins on the couch. I'm a bit distracted as I am trying to do 15 things at once...
Jackie starts freaking out "I can't eat! I can't eat my food!"
Me: "Why not?"
Jackie: "I don't have any tupperware!"
Me: "What?"
Jackie: "How am I supposed to ear my spaghettios with no tupperware?!?!"
Me: "Silverware?"
Jackie: "Oh yeah, silverware"
Scene 2: The 24/7 Christmas Song station is playing in the kitchen & we've been singing along all day. The song Let It Snow comes on....
Josie (with huge eyes & a smile from ear to ear with excitement): "I remember going to see this movie at the theater with Grandma & Grandpa!"
Me: "We did see a movie at the theater with Grandma & Grandpa. But it was Singing in the Rain."
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Time
I don't usually buy the magazines at the grocery store checkout line, but yesterday I picked up People, with Elizabeth Edwards on the cover. I brought it home & while the children played in their rooms & Joel was away at work I read it from cover to cover. The five page article about Elizabeth Edward's battle with cancer made me sob. What an amazing woman. I haven't been able to get her out of my mind...
"The only thing we have control of is how you spend the time, that precious time."--Elizabeth Edwards, 2006
This morning my family piled into our bed & sang Christmas carols at the top of our lungs before we got up for breakfast. It is my hope that during the hectic chaos of this holiday season each of you takes some precious time with your loved ones, doing something completely fun & memorable--and share it with me here!
"The only thing we have control of is how you spend the time, that precious time."--Elizabeth Edwards, 2006
This morning my family piled into our bed & sang Christmas carols at the top of our lungs before we got up for breakfast. It is my hope that during the hectic chaos of this holiday season each of you takes some precious time with your loved ones, doing something completely fun & memorable--and share it with me here!
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