Take Five - Meditations with Pope Benedict XVI, Daily Prayer/Meditations, Prayer and Spirituality

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Take Five - Meditations with Pope Benedict XVI, Daily Prayer/Meditations, Prayer and Spirituality, Catholic Books at The Catholic Company


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Great New Website...As A Mom

A Sisterhood of Mommy Patriots...

On Friday September 25, 2009 Glenn Beck had a special entitled “The Mother’s Challenge: A 9.12 Project.” During the final thoughts section Dr. Frank I. Luntz said, “If you begin everything with ‘as a mom…‘ You win.” That thought, and a brilliant comment by Nancy, during a discussion of the feeling of being alone, referring to her friends calling themselves “Sisterhood of the mommy patriots,” were the inspirations for starting this site.

I love the idea behind this new site. Not sure how it will play out but I'll be paying attention.

Kindergarten...one week down!

We survived the first week of kindergarten. So far, so good. This kindergarten stuff if tough! Having to get up EVERY morning...I'm used to having two days off!...and get her somewhere only to turn around and go back 7 hours later! Get the little ones down early enough to be able to turn around and go back! Answer Me Too the 1000 times she's asked me when she gets to go to kindergarten. Make sure Big Bear has her lunch, homework, etc. Tough stuff!! But she just loves it. One day last week around 5pm she announced that she was ready to go back. I had to explain that she had to wait until the next day! Her teacher seems so great and I've already gotten to know a few moms...at least by sight. Our first PTA meeting is Thursday and I'm looking forward to it. I'm sure that one day those things will be a beating to me but for now it is exciting and new.

We went to the high school football game this weekend to see our nephew play in the marching band. The girls had never been to one, despite our intentions to go to one for the past several years...just never panned out for some reason. They loved it. Big Bear decided that instead of being a paleontologist, now she wants to be a mascot. She would not deviate from her new passion despite our best efforts to explain to her that she could be a mascot in high school and THEN a paleontologist later!

I took some pictures with my phone and am going to try to figure out to get them from there to here so you can see what cute and spirited fans the girls were!

Tomorrow I go back for the first day at our school. Me Too and Campo will both be in new classes too. It's going to be strange going to school without Big Bear. We will really miss her tomorrow. It's going to be a crazy week with all of us having to be lots of different places at different times! My mind is constantly racing with what is coming next, how will we coordinate people and things, what do they need to take with them, how will they get home...ARGGG!!!

Off to make dinner now!

First Day of Kindergarten

Big Bear did so great! She was so excited! The whole family walked her in. We put her gigantic backpack (it has nothing in it but a sweater and change of clothes!) and lunch in her locker. Then we went into the classroom. The teacher had some puzzle pieces with their names on it and some markers set out in a circle. The kids were supposed to find their names and start coloring...which is exactly what Big Bear did. In fact, I'm just realizing we didn't even have a hug goodbye...she just walked right over and started her work!

I, on the other hand, did not do great. My goal for today was not to cry in front of her...and I did it! I held off until I walked out of the classroom and then lost it. The principal was standing there and gave me a big hug. I felt like a huge dork but saw several other teary eyed mommies in the KG hallway too.

Anyway, it's quiet around here. But it was nice to be up and dressed and ready for the day so early. We got home and I took Me Too and Campo outside to play since it was still cool. I usually don't have it together enough to get outside when it's not 1000 degrees! It's going to be fun to run to the park and things like that once we get into the swing of things...well, I say that but actually we'll be running to Campo's therapy for the next several weeks. More on that in another post at another time.

Alright, me and the two little ones are going to run some errands...something I hardly even did with three. It just seems a little more do-able with only 2! Maybe this won't be all bad!

Here's some pictures!

First Day of School

What in the World??

I woke up to the second incidence of a man moving out of the house across the street AFTER the police visited in less than two years. Wow. And there's a 6 year old who lives there. What in the world has he been through. It makes me want to cry.