I have this boy - this wild, almost four year old, sword wielding, dirt digging, hose spraying, LOUD, train track building, matchbox car hoarding, ball throwing, tape measuring, block organizing, tender-hearted boy . He has changed my life. He has changed almost everything about my parenting. Mostly in a very good way. He taught me that I did not have it all figured out...suddenly I became the mom I never thought I would be. He humbled me. But I have also found myself more exasperated and frustrated than I ever was before as well. I have said things I *swore* I would never say like "If you don't come here right now you are going to bed for the rest of the day!"...at 11:00 a.m....yeah, not my proudest moment or smartest threat ;) I know better. I know the right things to say and the right way to handle defiance...but this boy - well, all my logic flies out the window. I have lost my temper more times than I would like to admit. In fact, I have prob...
good printables, excellent way to keep folks busy while waiting for food. :)
ReplyDeletedid they go over well in your household?
We haven't used them yet - we will use them on Thanksgiving. But I did get my daughter's approval of them :)
DeleteEmily, what a fantastic idea - you did a beautiful job! I'll be featuring your idea soon on my blog (homemakinghearts.com) and sending folks your way! Thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gabriella! I really appreciate it :)
DeleteEmily, I had mentioned that I would be featuring your idea for the Thanksgiving placemats on my blog and had it all prepared for post. The day I was going to do that was the day the Romeike family was in court to try to gain permission to stay in the United States and felt it was important to post something concerning that. Since then, I have seen on the top of your posts the link to your disclosure where you ask that permission be requested/granted before using information from your site -- I'm so glad my post didn't go through! Please forgive me for not seeing that request sooner and thank you for your gracious response to my prior comment. I like what you have done with your site and would still like to bless you by promoting it to others; I will attempt to do so with greater propriety in the future.
ReplyDeleteHi Gabriella,
DeleteNo worries - it is fine as long as you link back to my site. I am a big fan of round-ups and promoting each other :) Maybe I need to change the wording in my disclosure to make that more clear. Blessings to you!