Rethinking Old Posts

Is it really December 8 already?  Chairing a book fair the first week in December might not be the greatest idea I've ever had.  We have two weeks left of school now and I am still not done Christmas shopping.  This weekend we are hosting David's faculty party so the house needs to look spic-and-span.  Remember what I wrote in my Domestic Goddess post about having a plan figured out to have my house looking nice all the time?  The plan only works when you are not running out of the house every day at 7 a.m. and coming back home at 7 p.m.  My house is a wreck right now. With the Christmas tree falling over on Monday and spending what little time I had in the evenings making it look good again, I have not had a chance to "maintain."  I am feeling the urge to call in some hired help and have them clean it up....it's very tempting and we have done it in the past, especially the year I was pregnant, but we'll see how I manage this week.  Wish me luck.  

I should really be asleep right now, but my sweet 17-month-old has a cough and woke me up about two hours ago and for the life of me, I cannot go back to sleep.  Remember what I said in an older post about how nice it was to cuddle at night with your kids?  I guess that doesn't apply when they are sick.  

Must go back to bed if I am going to be a sane momma tomorrow....TTYL.

Short and Sweet

Today is short and sweet.  Everything seems so easy.  Do you ever have those days?  Making lunches and breakfast was actually fun this morning with everyone helping.  IK slept in until 9:30 a.m.  (unheard of!)  I got my book fair plan completed and mailed out before IK woke up. I found out a good friend is getting back with her husband after being separated for more than a year.  I got all my errands run. 

I even got 10 hours of sleep last night.  I accidentally fell asleep with the baby last night at 8pm and rose at 6am to the sound of my husband running into a toy on the floor while trying to wake up our four-year-old who also managed to get in bed with us last night.  Ah, yes, I know. I've heard it all.  "Don't let your children into your bed.  You'll never be able to get them out." But it's so much easier than completely waking up and taking them back up to their bed and it's a myth that children can't sleep by themselves if they have been sleeping in the family bed.  My 8-year-old slept with us until he was 3 and he was perfectly happy to move into his new room and sleep all by himself in his new big boy bed.  Same with NK.  She still comes down to our room occasionally, but for the most part, she stays in her room at night.  I actually love snuggling with them.  They are not going to want to sleep with us forever so why not just enjoy it?  Seize the moment because tomorrow morning they will be different children than the ones you're snuggling with tonight.  

Now I am sitting here watching IK deconstruct her tiny sandwich.  She only wants to eat the turkey.  She refused her veggies and fruits and now she wants more turkey.  Hmmm.  That's a lot of nitrites for one little human.  I should cut her off.

I wish parenting were as easy as everything else has been today....TTYL.