Wanted: fairy-godmother/nanny/supper-hero ,

Wanted one fairy-godmother/nanny/supper-hero. Must be able to appear and disappear on command as we don't want a permanent resident in our home. Must be an exact replica of me so my children don't freak out.  Must be able to cook exactly like me and never assume that you're here to replace me. I like cooking, it's just that some days I'm too tired to do what I love and my family still needs to eat. You're simply here so that life and chores can happen while I leisurely relax with my children, and get a bubble bath on occasion. Must be able to wave your wand over my house turning the craziness into order. Must be able to do all the laundry and leap over small children in one bound. Report ASAP, this week would be extremely helpful. Thank you.

J's growing again and sleeping a couple of hours at a time for naps.

N's teething and due to the acidic nature of saliva while teething... he's spitting up frequently...

I'm changing shirts often to keep up with the spit up and I'm drinking caffeine again, just tea, not coffee.
(I drink coffee on occasion and I love it, but in college I drank a pot of coffee all by myself, daily. I was addicted. I refuse to be like that again.)

Hubbs is working his butt off... he's tired, really tired.

We have a break coming... we're going to a wedding this weekend. Yep that's our break.
We're really looking forward to it though. A friend from high school days is getting married to the woman of his dreams and we're really excited for them! After the break we're going to see some friends we have hardly seen in several years. Fun times!

Back to the wedding...J's supposed to be the flower girl. I hope she has fun with it. She's never done anything like that before and she's a very very shy two and a half. We bought her dress today! So far so good. She loves flowers, pretty things, dresses and the color pink. I think weddings might just be her thing. I'll let you know how it goes.

After this week I'm cutting some stuff out of my life and taking a break from a few things.

Narration

I'm very excited. J just narrated her first book. This is such an important part of learning for children and such an easy way to teach reading comprehension. We started with a very simple book. We read a page and then she told me what each page said. It made the book so much more fun for both of us. It helped her to focus and listen carefully to what was being read and not just stare at the pictures. This is all part of the Charlotte Mason form of education that I am using for my homeschool. I'm designing my own curriculum, but building it around the principles of Charlotte Mason. I went to a Charlotte Mason School in Fredericksburg TX for my sophomore year of high school and fell in love with the method of instruction. It creates a love for learning that helps the student to understand that learning is a life long practice and habit. Subjects begin to have a relationship and cease to be just abstract concepts broken into boxes with no correlation. As we continue on this journey I'll let you know more about it. If you want more information now, then check out this link. Or read this amazing and worthwhile book. (Seen below)

We will never forget

We will never forget Sept 11. Hubby and I want our children to know about Sept 11, Pearl Harbor, and all of the pieces that have made this nation who she is. We want them to value the freedom that God has given them and we want them to know what it costs to keep it. It wasn't tolerance that made this nation great. It was passionate, honorable, wise, hard working, courageous, freedom-loving and (mostly) God-fearing/God honoring, men and women. People who were willing to lay down their lives for a dream that was bigger and better than anything they had ever experienced. That's the kind of people we're raising our children to be. We will never forget.

Pumpkin Breakfast Soup?

This morning the fall weather was so lovely that I had to make something that smelled and tasted like fall. First J and I made Pumpkin Bread, then I sat down to feed N some roasted pumpkin. He loved it!  (Thank you Lord for a winner. My 8 month old son hasn't been a fan up to this point of anything but breast milk.) Any way, J asked for some and she liked it. I didn't like the idea eating roasted, pureed pumpkin, but she and I needed something to eat while we waited for the pumpkin bread to bake. This is what inspired the breakfast soup. I have to admit it's not the best title but I'm really not sure what to call it. So here it is, a new favorite in this house.

Pumpkin Breakfast Soup

1 C     Pumpkin, roasted and pureed
1/2 C  Coconut Milk
1/2 C  Whole milk
1 tsp.  Vanilla
3 Tbs  Brown Sugar
2 tsp.  Cinnamon

On medium heat, in a sauce pan heat together above ingredients, stirring constantly. Bring to boil. Remove from heat and serve.

My daughter made a point over and over again to tell me how yummy it was. Yep my two year old loved it, and so did I. Sure it's loaded with calories, but for the most part they're good calories. Now time to go eat pumpkin bread!

Funny things my toddler, "J" said today

Me: "Someday I'm going to wake up and you'll be as tall as mommy."
J: "No, I'll be as tall as Mimi!"
Ha ha ha.
(Mimi is taller than me. )

Funny differences between my children

I'm starting a short series on the things about my kids that I think are funny and wonderful and point out their differences.

#1.
When getting dressed in the morning, my daughter has a distinct opinion about what clothing she should wear. So in order to get her dressed in a timely manner we go over the fine points about her clothes. My son on the hand could care less about what he wears, as long as he gets to wrestle the whole time.

Bahahaha!!!

"Unattended children will be given espresso and a free puppy."