There is a time to treasure every fleeting minute of their childhood. Just eighteen precious years to inspire and train them. We will not exchange this birthright for a mess of pottage called social position, or business success or professional reputation. An hour of concern today may save years of heartache tomorrow, the house will Carry on!
Tag: mothering
Mother Blessing
I’m planning a mother blessing (some say Blessingway, but please don’t call it that.) for a dear friend and am thinking about birth–babies–blessings…I’m getting so excited. I hope tomorrow will be as meaningful and wonderful as I am striving towards. I’ll give you a sneak peek (identifying details changed, of course) (Isn’t that the sweetest Carry on!
I should have said
Yes, I know we just washed the window, but making your breath appear on it is so cool, and you have to touch it in order to see properly. Even though that floor has just been mopped, it’s no big deal that you dripped pumpkin cookie dough all over; I love that you’re helping. It’s Carry on!
Perspective
Ah. The children are all outside playing with Dada. I love winter. He has time to play. It has been a long day. Everyone was screaming and fussing first thing this morning. That level of noise and defiance is hard to bear any time of day, but it’s especially dreadful first thing in the morning. Carry on!
This is awesome! So stinkin’ awesome!
This video made me cry a little. In a good way. The creator of this superfab video blogs at Marvelous Kiddo
A Beautiful Song for Mamas
From the songstress: This is a song I wrote for my two precious daughters, Lucia and Pearl. We sing it a lot around the house! It is the first song I have completed toward an independent album I am working on. You can keep updated on my facebook page at www.facebook.com/jadelundgren or at http://apps.facebook.com/reverbnation…or at Carry on!
Sleep. Anyone? Anyone?
I thought our little son was the best sleeper. I thought. Compared to his sisters, it’s actually true. Sleep has always been a struggle at our house when our children are babies and toddlers. My very first blog post was about sleep, and I only had one child then! This picture is Brielle at 10 Carry on!
You are Free to Roam about the Country
Or at least your back yard. Have you heard of this lady? That’s Lenore Skenazy. She got “in trouble” a while back for letting her nine year old son ride the NYC subway by himself. You can watch a clip of the “much ado” if you like. Since then, she has written a book and Carry on!
Me: on Mothering
Well, it’s 2:20 a.m. Yes. I was so exhausted, that after nursing Cadrian and putting him to bed at 7, (yes, seven) I lay down for a bit and woke up after 11. And now I’m still awake. Nice, huh? Seeings how it’s the middle of the night, what better time for some philosophical ramblings?Sit Carry on!
No More Whining!
I just finished reading Don’t Make Me Count to Three! by Ginger Plowman. I was nosing around on her website and found she has a no more whining kit. Good idea. Her plan is pretty much this: 1-Tell your child you love them too much to speak like that. 2-Tell them they may come back Carry on!