Friday, October 1, 2010

Life with my kids

Do you find it strange that I don't even get mad when I find something my kids did?  Infact, at times, I find myself thinking, "WOW!  I'm impressed.  I would have never thought to hide that there."  OR " How did they do that?  They are crafty little stinkers."  I am truly amazed at some of the things they think of. 
For example.  I was getting the laundry out of my daughters room and for the thousandth time she moved her hamper.  She likes to do that, makes it into a game for me.  Isn't it nice that she thinks of her mother like that? :)  Anywho, I found the location of the hamper in the closet.  And as I turned around there where 2 perfectly formed circles on the wall made out of toothpaste.  Now some of you would have sat there crying wondering where you went wrong with your child. Thinking, "Why didn't I teach them better?  Now they are damaged for life, and will never make it into college, and will be shunned from all forms of life, living on a mountain and will become the next unibomber!" (Okay so maybe some of you might not be thinking that or really anything close to that.  Sorry I ran with it.)
I looked at the circles, touched the cicles, and then I smelled the circles.  Just to make sure it was toothpaste.  Guess what, it was toothpaste.  I looked at it a second time and realized something.  She had two perfectly round circles. Impressive.  I'm pretty sure my son Nick was with her when she did this.  So then I thought,"What team work, she's helping Nick with his shapes! She's going to be a great Teacher someday!" 
Kids to me have never stopped amazing me.  Everyday I turn around and they just teach me something more about life.  I love my kids with all my heart.  It has taken me 7-8 years to figure this whole parenting thing out.  Hopefully with Matt, our youngest, we will have it all figured out. ( Okay God stop laughing, it's just a thought!)
Nick on the other hand....I dont' know about some days!  We were on our way to Le Mars the other day and he was talking to me, but I couldn't hear him so really he was talking to himself.  After alittle while he must have senced that I wasn't paying attention and said I don't woove you mom (woove mean's love.  He used to say woo woo and I would just die when he said it.  It was just soo cute!) I said, "What?  I love you!"  He said, "Nope I don't woove you."  Me, "Well I love you!"  Him, "I don't woove you! HAHAHA"  Now thinking of a good stratergy, I say, "You don't Love me?"  He said, "Yes I do, I woove you Mamma!"  He is just a little stinker!

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