mommy confessions

1)  This morning I sent my son upstairs on an errand, an errand which really didn't need to be done.  Why did I do this?  Because he wouldn't stop talking about a game which absolutely bores me to tears.

2)  For the past year and a half  I have had the most difficult time with reading books.  Me, the bookworm.  Me, the girl who had her nose buried in a book while her family drove through the Rocky Mountains.  I hope  to get my groove back...one of these days.

3)  I fantasize about being there when my daughter gives birth to her first baby.  In my mind, she's at home, and there's a birthing tub with a midwife nearby.  My daughter is only three years old.

4)  We still do Lunch in the Living Room, at least once a week.  Try not to judge me, we do eat dinner all together every evening.  Sometimes a mama just needs to have a meal all by herself...

5)   My pupils aren't the only ones counting the days til summer vacation!

mommy confessions

~While I find toddlerhood incredibly charming, it so much makes me want to bang my head against the wall.

~I just searched my old blog posts in hopes of finding out when Owen got his first tooth. I still have no idea.

~Finally made these Pumpkin Cake Bars, and then I could not stop talking about how yummy they were.

~My daughter does not yet have a baby book.

~Contrary to what one might think, I do not love doing homeschooling. I'm not one of those people who just longs to be with my kids 24/7. But the thing is, I believe in homeschooling. And what's more, I feel a definite call to homeschool. So for me, it's more about obedience and the greater good, than the other things.

~I send my children outside to play, as much for my own well being as for theirs.

~Recently, I caught my baby trying to eat a dead spider. (shudder)

~I have been sucked into watching the farewell season of Oprah.

~After years of teasing my husband for his love of podcasts, I have inherited his iPod, and am now hooked on listening to broadcasts from Cheeseslave.

mommy confessions

1) I accidentally poured balsamic vinegar into the frying pan where the butter was melting. It was supposed to be olive oil. In my defense, they are both squarish bottles!

2) Recently I used our GPS to help me get home, after discovering that the road I usually use was closed for road construction.

3) While our "love magnets" were spread out on the counter (I had intended to write something flirty and put it on the fridge) I got started on a project, and ended up dribbling soy sauce on them.

4) I desperately want a love seat to put by the fireplace.

5) A few minutes ago I was feeling nervous and ate like 7 cookies in one sitting.

6) I'm much more excited about minischool this term (Monday School, the outing formerly known as Friday School). It was hard with a newborn.

7) I'm having a terrible time trying to soft-boil eggs for my daughter. I am just plain lousy at it!

8) I blog a lot more when 3/4 of my children are away for a few days.

mommy confessions

1) I recently attempted to remove my eye make-up with homemade deodorant. I usually use a small jar of coconut oil, which I keep in my bathroom drawer. No wonder it felt grittier than usual...

2) I have not done a very good job of incorporating my toddler into our homeschooling routine. So now, in this month before our school year begins, I am cramming in order to figure out how to make it work.

3) It's been nice to give the excuse/reason for our trimester school year as "we were going to move, and have a baby" in 2009-10... and while that was true and valid, I've simply decided that it works well for us. So we are continuing on in the way we've begun, ...but I need to get over the need to justify my choices to people.

4) I ate way too much of the sugar-laden chocolate my secret sister gave me, the day she gave it to me.

5) The boys are gone again this week, and once again I cleaned windows, swept, and mopped until my kitchen floor gleamed - the day that they left. I love being a mama, but I also love it when my cleaning efforts last more than a few hours!

6) I am so, so happy that my husband is not coaching soccer this fall.

7) My son's 5th birthday is in a few weeks, and I have done almost no planning for his celebration.

8) When Dr. Dobson's Family Talk radio broadcast featured a series on homeschooling last week (the founders of our co-op were on for two thirds of it!), I lapped up the encouragement like so much cream....and then listened to both interviews again.

9) I apparently have a lot to confess...but hey, it's good for the soul, right?

mommy confessions

~Not long ago, I came to the sobering realization that my 7-year-old is way better at mentally adding two-digit numbers than I am.

~I'm getting ready to order our 2010-11 curriculum, and I'm feeling strangely excited about it.

~After participating in six baby showers during the first half of the year, I am feeling quite relieved that the next one isn't until October or so. It's been quite a year for our church body!

~I sometimes let my children buy me time by sending them to entertain their baby sister will I dry my hair, finish lunch, etc. They're great at it, too!

~I've discovered that I have a terrible weakness for sweetened foods with almonds. I could eat a half a jar of almond butter (which has a touch of honey) in one sitting.

~My toddler drives me to comfort eating.

~My boys are going to be gone next week, and while I will miss them, I am eagerly anticipating giving the house a good cleaning shortly after they leave...and then enjoying the fact that it will pretty much stay clean until they come back home.

~I am also really looking forward to some literal "quiet time."

~Owen has finally been doing better with potty training, and I'm terrified that he'll "lose it" while he's away.

~I've been dipping into my personal spending money in order to support my summer berry habit.

~I've discovered salami made with grass-fed beef at the farmers' market, and I am head over heels about it. Seriously, I get giddy.

~There's a new natural grocery about to open in town, and I'm so excited I could wet myself.

~I secured a dozen chicken feet from a friend who raises meat birds, intending to use them for chicken stock. (They're fabulous, I hear.) But it turns out that I just don't have the guts give them the necessary scrub-down before dropping them in the pot.

mommy confessions

~I enjoy my own playlist so much that I often just put it on to cook by.

~I avoid shopping with both Ben & Kyle at the same time, at all costs.

~Last week I was about "this close" to selling Kyle to the gypsies.

~I missed about half of Benajmin's fall soccer games, and you know what? I'm okay with that.

~I despise being in charge of school fundraisers!