It takes 21 days to form a new habit. I have been trying to have MAC get into the habit of doing homework as soon as she gets home. It has been a little hard to enforce because she would get to the house and no one would be available to make sure it was done before the TV went on.
As of today Hubby starts on the day shift and actually gets to meet MAC at the bus stop. He was able to make sure that the homework was done. 21 days. I look forward to the end of the month when this has become a habit. Hopefully she will be able to take notes and get her binder in order next!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Starting Over
After last week all of us are looking forward to a new week. Hubby starts on day shift tomorrow morning, I start in a new office and MAC has a clean slate to start the week with.
Hubby is looking forward to being able to see us and have a more "regular" family life. He has been trying to get back on to day shift for several months and is looking forward to it. I hope he gets his desk when he starts on days. It was specially brought in for him, it is adjustable so he can get that 6"1' frame under it.
MAC has a very relaxing weekend. We have been discussing her birthday party and have had several short outings to church and the mall. She will be starting the week with her own lunch box and I get mine back.
I will start the week in a new office with my old lunch box and am very happy. Yeah, Monday!
Hubby is looking forward to being able to see us and have a more "regular" family life. He has been trying to get back on to day shift for several months and is looking forward to it. I hope he gets his desk when he starts on days. It was specially brought in for him, it is adjustable so he can get that 6"1' frame under it.
MAC has a very relaxing weekend. We have been discussing her birthday party and have had several short outings to church and the mall. She will be starting the week with her own lunch box and I get mine back.
I will start the week in a new office with my old lunch box and am very happy. Yeah, Monday!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Fuzzy Pink Peep Bunny
Let me preface this post with: just last week she told me that pink is not a color she would EVER be seen in or with.
Today was a family day of sorts. We slept in which to me was 6am, Hubby about 8 am, and MAC 10. We got up to go visit the Peeps store at National Harbor Mall. Did you know that there was a Peeps Store? It is the only one in the whole world and it's within driving distance of my house! How lucky am I? I love purple Peeps bunnies and can't wait to take the chocolate bunnies camping where I roast them over the camp fire. MAC has found that she enjoys watching them puff up and has tried to make S'Mores with only two Peeps bunnies and not graham crackers.
Half the fun of the Peeps store is to see what new items Just Born has come up with. Last time I found a water bottle. Today MAC walked in and saw a Fuzzy Pink Peep Bunny at the register and decided that it had to go home with us. I have some new Peep hair elastics.
On the way out the door she did say with a big smile on her face, "Don't judge me, I fully understand the irony of the whole pink thing". Ok, so this isn't me judging, just having a deep belly laugh about a shaggy pink Peep.
Today was a family day of sorts. We slept in which to me was 6am, Hubby about 8 am, and MAC 10. We got up to go visit the Peeps store at National Harbor Mall. Did you know that there was a Peeps Store? It is the only one in the whole world and it's within driving distance of my house! How lucky am I? I love purple Peeps bunnies and can't wait to take the chocolate bunnies camping where I roast them over the camp fire. MAC has found that she enjoys watching them puff up and has tried to make S'Mores with only two Peeps bunnies and not graham crackers.
Half the fun of the Peeps store is to see what new items Just Born has come up with. Last time I found a water bottle. Today MAC walked in and saw a Fuzzy Pink Peep Bunny at the register and decided that it had to go home with us. I have some new Peep hair elastics.
On the way out the door she did say with a big smile on her face, "Don't judge me, I fully understand the irony of the whole pink thing". Ok, so this isn't me judging, just having a deep belly laugh about a shaggy pink Peep.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Girls Group
Tonight was MACs first girls group this month. She was excited to go when she woke up this morning. She was excited about it when she got out of the car today. She was even excited about it when her father picked her up from the bus stop this afternoon. She came home from the appointment with a big smile on her face and even laughed a few times.
We have been having 60 mile an hour winds today and the power has been lost in several locations. Unfortunately one of those places was the doctor's office. It seemed like an adventure to her having the group in the dark.
I am glad to hear that things went well in group. She has had a bit of a rough week at school and this was a great way to end the week.
We have been having 60 mile an hour winds today and the power has been lost in several locations. Unfortunately one of those places was the doctor's office. It seemed like an adventure to her having the group in the dark.
I am glad to hear that things went well in group. She has had a bit of a rough week at school and this was a great way to end the week.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Week 4
No contests tonight. The first thing we got was a word search. It was hard for all three of us to do the 2 puzzles, mostly because I kept finding them and wanting to circle them before they did. We each had our own writing utensiles and there was a combination of blue pen (me), pencil (MAC), and black pen (hubby). I promise I let them do some but it was hard keeping myself in check!
Dinner was Boston Market sandwhiches and chicken noodle soup. I have never had their soup and have decided the next time I go to Boston Market I'll try another type. Tonight's was really yummy! MAC didn't have any soup but had a full roast beef sandwhich, the whole time I know she was wondering where the chips were. The really sad part of it all is that even though I had soup and chicken salad I was the one who was hungry when we got home at 8:30pm.
Tonight's family session was coming together as a family and deciding how we would spend an extra $100 if we were given it. Hubby thought that we could go bowling and to a movie, MAC thought that we should go camping, I was thinking saving but I know that is rather boring. We decided that we would go camping with our non-existant $100. (Knobles was really fun and we would be able to buy some ride tickets as well the camp-site.) For the most part the other families talked about splitting the money evenly among the family and then going to best-buy, game stop, and toys r us.
Dinner was Boston Market sandwhiches and chicken noodle soup. I have never had their soup and have decided the next time I go to Boston Market I'll try another type. Tonight's was really yummy! MAC didn't have any soup but had a full roast beef sandwhich, the whole time I know she was wondering where the chips were. The really sad part of it all is that even though I had soup and chicken salad I was the one who was hungry when we got home at 8:30pm.
Tonight's family session was coming together as a family and deciding how we would spend an extra $100 if we were given it. Hubby thought that we could go bowling and to a movie, MAC thought that we should go camping, I was thinking saving but I know that is rather boring. We decided that we would go camping with our non-existant $100. (Knobles was really fun and we would be able to buy some ride tickets as well the camp-site.) For the most part the other families talked about splitting the money evenly among the family and then going to best-buy, game stop, and toys r us.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Bad Alcohol!
Let me start with, we got about 4 inches of snow last night. Anne Arundel County Public Schools called me at 5:30am to tell me that school was cancelled. 4 inches of snow...it's embarrassing when I talk to my Canadian friends.
MAC stayed home and had a wonderful day of watching TV and staying in her Pajamas. We had a wonderful meal cooked by Hubby and then sat down to watch Glee when it came on at 8pm. Tonight's episode talked about alcohol.
It was definitely a teachable hour of TV. We discussed how bad it makes you smell, how it makes you feel sick, how it can make you throw up, and how it can make you act totally different than you usually do. MAC said that she would never want to drink anything after seeing some of the girls vomit something purple.
None of the songs really made our hit list but the fact that the 5th album comes out next week has made us very excited! Tomorrow is week 4 of Supporting Families, yeah!!
MAC stayed home and had a wonderful day of watching TV and staying in her Pajamas. We had a wonderful meal cooked by Hubby and then sat down to watch Glee when it came on at 8pm. Tonight's episode talked about alcohol.
It was definitely a teachable hour of TV. We discussed how bad it makes you smell, how it makes you feel sick, how it can make you throw up, and how it can make you act totally different than you usually do. MAC said that she would never want to drink anything after seeing some of the girls vomit something purple.
None of the songs really made our hit list but the fact that the 5th album comes out next week has made us very excited! Tomorrow is week 4 of Supporting Families, yeah!!
Monday, February 21, 2011
The Crying Is The Worst
There is nothing worse for a mother than to see her child bawling. Yesterday was not a fun day for the two of us at the Girl Scout Thinking Day Event in Baltimore. By the end of the day I was bribing her with what the fact that we were going to a Dr appointment and she could tell Dr. P how mean and horrible she thought I was.
We got to the appointment and when we got in to the appointment she decided that she wasn't going to speak because "Mom always makes her into the bad guy" and "everyone always takes Moms side". Both Dr. P and I asked her several times to give her side of the story and finally the Dr said to just start and give my side.
MAC had hugged a pillow to her as soon as we got in the office and then started bawling as I told the story. Dr. P asked her if she had used any of her feeling words. She said no. Dr. P gave her a form of feeling words and told her to keep it handy. Dr. P suggested that I should try to look for the emotions under her moods (because yesterday could have been avoided if she had told me that she was still not feeling good and then if she had said that the 800+ people made her anxious and that she did not feel comfortable standing in the line).
The entire hour was spent with her crying, bawling, sniffing, bawling harder, and then sniffing. It almost brought me to tears just seeing her so miserable and than hearing her say that no one ever takes her side and that no one cares how she feels. By the end of the session I think we both felt better and hopefully we now have some tools that will help us the next time we have a situation.
We got to the appointment and when we got in to the appointment she decided that she wasn't going to speak because "Mom always makes her into the bad guy" and "everyone always takes Moms side". Both Dr. P and I asked her several times to give her side of the story and finally the Dr said to just start and give my side.
MAC had hugged a pillow to her as soon as we got in the office and then started bawling as I told the story. Dr. P asked her if she had used any of her feeling words. She said no. Dr. P gave her a form of feeling words and told her to keep it handy. Dr. P suggested that I should try to look for the emotions under her moods (because yesterday could have been avoided if she had told me that she was still not feeling good and then if she had said that the 800+ people made her anxious and that she did not feel comfortable standing in the line).
The entire hour was spent with her crying, bawling, sniffing, bawling harder, and then sniffing. It almost brought me to tears just seeing her so miserable and than hearing her say that no one ever takes her side and that no one cares how she feels. By the end of the session I think we both felt better and hopefully we now have some tools that will help us the next time we have a situation.
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