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MY transition to a school ager.

Well, it’s been the first full week of my oldest in school. She has transitioned AMAZINGLY to say the least. She tells me she hasn’t learned anything in school, yet spends the next three hours singing a new song I have never heard before. She comes home telling me they earned a Pom-Pom. Which is what they earn when they get compliments about how well they were behaved in the hallway, or during story time, or on the play ground.

I however, have been doing, AMAZING AS WELL.

I feel like a new woman!

I have attended TWO, I repeat, TWO story times in a row at the library. My house is cleaner than before! I’ve seen my kitchen counter more in the past week than I have in the past year. I even had a lunch date with a fellow mom friend. Ahhh. My life is amazing right now. I’ve picked up a quilting job as well. So I’ve been working on a T-shirt quilt too. I’m even sending out a crochet job today that I recently finished.

So mom, if you feel in a rut, just wait for school. Game. Changer.

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Another admiration post.

So I guess I’ll just go ahead with it. This post is about patience. The lady I’m writing about is a teacher. Not just a regular teacher, a middle school teacher. Seriously. Who wants to do that?! Well, I almost did. But I must say I have found since becoming a mother, I do not have the required patience to be a teacher.

But this woman, she has a two (almost three) year old and a one year old. Seriously. I would kill for her patience. I’ve never seen her yell at them. I have never seen her get mad at them. I’ve seen her ask multiple times, as she patiently waits to get her toddler’s attention. I’m not that patient. Trash bag comes out and toys on the floor go out the door. Then my kids listen. It’s not pretty. I mean I just yelled at my kid while writing this. Gahhhh. I often wonder if I had more patience, more often, if my kids would listen. I have some patience, as some days I kill the mom game. But not often enough to be on the same page as her. I have to admit. I’m a little jealous. Not enough to hate her. Just enough to motivate me to be a little more patient. As I yell as my kid to find her patience.

I recently told her I looked up to her. She told me I was crazy. I hope it made her day.

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I have transitioned my last baby to the crib. He is out if the cradle and out of our room. 😖😢😭

I was so sad. He spent a night or two in the crib, then we went away for the weekend so he slept right next to me in the camper. I snuggled him. My heart was happy. If we hadn’t gone away, I would not have been ok with moving him. I would not have gotten in that last snuggle. The last night. He would have gotten just a little older all on his own. I don’t think I would have been ok.

He still wakes up once a night to eat. Which I was so glad he was sleeping all night when he was in my room. But now I’m so glad he wakes up. Last night after he fell asleep I even watched him sleep as I rocked in the rocking chair. I’m not that kinda mom. At least I wasn’t before. I guess I am now. It heartbreaking to see my little boy grow. I am not this way with the girls. When they are ready to move out, I will pack their shit and deliver it! (Just kidding.) Maybe it’s different because I KNOW he is our last one. That happens when ya tie your tubes. Maybe it’s different because he’s a boy. Maybe because he’s the youngest. Maybe because I am different this time. Because I know what’s coming. (At least until the age of four). Because I have a guide of how he will grow. Of what he will need to accomplish. Because I won’t be able to do it over again. Because once he gets older, I won’t be starting over.

I don’t know why it’s different. I don’t know why I’m different. It just is.

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Kids: can we watch a movie?

Me: no.

Me to self: I’m gonna be a good mom today.

K: can we watch a movie?

M: I said no.

M: fine.

K: yay!

Ten minutes later. Children are no where to be found. Most likely outside in the yard while I watch tv with the baby.

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I’ve been away this weekend. I love going away, but I hate it. You always come back to a dirtier house than you left. Even though no one was home. Ugh. I also got out of the habit of harvesting the raspberries. But the season is almost over anyway. And it was such a busy weekend, I went to bed yesterday with a fever. Luckily that is all it has been. So, my house is a mess and toys are almost everywhere but the girls are playing quietly so I can’t complain. Because as a mom, we’ll as a human, you have to pick your battles. I’m be able to clean tomorrow or the next day. The girls will pick up the blocks in a bit when I ask, and I’ll be able to vacuum. And I’ll sit miserably, unable to take a nap. Because I can’t take naps, and because I have toddlers.

Please think of me today. Any day that you are sick as a mom, is a day of momsanity.

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Husbands just gum up the gears sometimes.

You know it’s true. I love him very much. But oh boy can he get in the way.

I’ve been watching my best friends kids. I’ve been Aunt Manda for a week. ❤️❤️ So that brings my current residency under 8 to six kids. (Luckily they go home at night. Mom had knee surgery and dad does drop off and pick up.)

Two days ago, hubby was home. It was a sunny day so we all played outside and had hotdogs on the grill for lunch. The next day was a rainy day. Hubby had gone to work. (He works on the railroad, all the live long day.) We were all stuck inside. Guess what. My day was a million times better!!! We did a craft, colored, watched a movie and then drew space ships. They played dress up. And I cleaned the girls room. Like cleaned it. Like I can see the floor cleaned it. I even vacuumed. I had six kids in the house and that happened. Because hubby wasn’t here. He does help me, but he is much better at helping when it’s only us home. So if you think you have much better days when hubby is gone, feat not. You are not alone. My mom has always said the same thing. We always had better flowing days when dad was gone.