Muddy Kids

Nancy over at Away We Go wrote a great post about her son getting a bit muddy. She then offered a quote:

"Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being."
~ Kittie Franz

I wanted to share my comment to her with you:

Oh wow, I love the quote. There are times I've snapped at my kids and yes getting all muddy is one of the reasons. I can remember a few times snapping at preschool teachers for how filthy my kids were at pick up.

So, we decided my real problem was I didn't want the mud/dirt in the house, on the furniture and on the carpets for me to clean.

So...I always had a change of clothes and a plastic bag to put the dirty clothes in. We'd get home. They could take off the cleaner clothes without making a mess and I'd then do all the laundry. It was a win/win for all of us.

How do you handle kids covered in mud, dirt, finger paint, spaghetti sauce, etc?

Audrey :)

Do Your Kids Cook?

Both of my girls know how to cook. They both know how to bake. They both help with dinners. Sometimes one of them will cook a whole meal.

What about your kids? Do they know how to cook? Do they like to cook? Do they help out with the cooking?

Audrey :)

Cussing

Do you cuss in front of your kids? Did your parents cuss in front of you?

When I was growing up, my dad cussed, my mom did not.

I've gone back and forth my adult life. There have been times I didn't want cuss words in front of my kids and other times I was ok with it.

What about you?

Audrey :)

Homework

How much help do you give your kids with their homework? When my kids were super young, they really didn't ask for help. When they were older, some of what they were learning was beyond what I could help them with. So, I never really helped them too much.

As I read other blogs and posts in other communities, I read of a lot of women helping their children quite a bit with homework, even doing some of the projects and research.

What about you? How much do you help your kids with their homework? How much did your parents help you?

Audrey :)

Bookmarks

You can turn pretty much anything into a book mark. Use a piece of construction paper as your base. Now attach movie tickets, concert tickets, Disneyland tickets etc to the construction paper. Laminate and punch a hole in the top. Attach string, ribbon or yarn and you now have a very personalized bookmark.

Audrey :)

Do You Watch American Idol

American Idol began this week. I did not watch the first few seasons, like when Carrie Underwood was on the show. But about 3 or 4 seasons ago, my two girls got me hooked on the show. Now I watch it nightly with them. If we're not home, I tape the show.

What about you and your kids? Do you watch the show?

Audrey :)

Tough Topic today

One of my friends is in the hospital. This happened very suddenly. Very unexpected. She has a daughter. Very few of us plan for the unexpected like this.

So...my wonderful friends and readers....do you have a plan should something happen? I know this is a tough topic...it's just really on my mind.

Audrey :)