Before we start today, I just want to let you know we'll be taking a Mommy Diaries break tomorrow for one of the Style Me Bloggers link up: Spring Trends. I'm super excited to show you what I've put together to update my spring wardrobe!
I was really happy when Sheila sent in her entry. She's another blogger that I haven't met but have been working with and I really love hearing her side of parenting. She homeschools her kids and has great stories!!!
I don’t know if this is
completely ridiculous or crazy but I must
read before going to sleep at night. My brain just won’t shut off otherwise.
Even if it’s just for five minutes but I have to read either from a book or a
magazine. Facebook or other social media doesn’t work. So yeah, maybe that is a
little crazy…
Again, not sure if you’d
call this K.A. but I cook for my family. Every night. (Well, almost every night). I don’t necessarily
have a meal plan, but I try to think about dinner in the morning and start
pulling meat out of the freezer, then around 4:00 I start cooking. If, for some
reason, I haven’t defrosted something in the morning then I’ll switch to
something easy like pasta. Also, I don’t consider sandwiches dinner food unless
it’s a grilled cheese on Sunday nights. This is something I get from my mother.
She’s Italian and she always had a
homecooked meal on the table for dinner. Now, it’s true that in the last 2
years, since starting Trim Healthy Mama, the *amount* of food I make has gone
down drastically. I always had at least two sides, three if you count salad,
four if you include bread. Now it’s usually an entrĂ©e and a veggie or a salad.
The other thing that I do that I consider a victory is I
homeschool my children. I’m frequently told by others that they could never do
it. I started when my kids were little so I babystepped my way into it, taking
it one year at a time. Sort of like the ‘frog in the pan of water’ story. The
heat was turned up slowly so I never realized it when it got hard. Now that I
have two high schoolers I am amazed sometimes that we are still at it. Which
brings me to the last topic…
Some days, homeschooling really stunk. I couldn’t go out to lunch with
my friends whose kids went to public school; the kid still couldn’t spell/read/tell
time after the ____th time going over it; the house was always a mess. Plus,
despite always having the kids with me, I did a poor job of training them in
doing chores. Consequently, now they aren’t quick to jump in and help around the house. (Not sure I’m
really laughing at that but, oh well…) However, I don’t regret the decision to
homeschool one bit. I have lots of wonderful memories from all our time spent
together and if I had to fail somewhere, not doing chores is not too bad a
place. Better that than a lot of other areas, I guess! I love that we have
strong relationships with all three of our kids, that we eat together as a
family most nights (except when sports get in the way), and that we are
beginning to enjoy our kids as people.
Like the Jack Johnson song says, “I can tell that we are gonna be
friends…” And that is NOT a fail!
Sheila blogs over at Making the Most of Everyday and shares some great perspectives on parenting and life!
5 comments
I CANT wait to see your spring picks!!!
ReplyDeleteSheila, I don't think I knew you homeschooled! That's amazing although I'm one of those who couldn't do it!
My sister is going to be a mommy VERY soon, and I cannot wait to hear her ridiculous Mommy Brain stories - ha ha!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful kids! I'm always so impressed by parents who homeschool. And I love that you do family dinners - I just wrote about that today!
ReplyDeleteYep. I've been blogging more about it recently. I'm participating in a monthly Blog Party about it so you'll get to read even more ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lana! Not very impressive, really. Most days are just run of the mill. ~ Sheila
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day!