Giving Thanks

So the holiday season has descended upon us. I may be getting a little sentimental here, but I believe that the spirit and joy of this holiday season is still alive and well. Although many people are unemployed, having financial difficulties, and possibly grieving the loss of a loved one, there are still many reasons to be joyful. It is always important to remember the paths that have led you to where you are today. It may have not been the easiest and it may not be perfect still, but it is how you have become who you are and why you are here now. I give thanks to those family and friends whom I have loved and shared laughter with. I give thanks to those opportunities that have presented themselves to make me a better person. I give thanks for the love and well-being of my child. I give thanks to the many blessings in my life that have allowed me to persevere through the rough times. It is for the reflection of these reasons and the gathering of loved ones that makes the holiday season so joyous, not what can be purchased in the store. My greatest wish this year is that others will also see the happiness in their lives and be thankful for what they do have instead of feeling down for what they don't have.

Not So Safe Safety Scissors

Ok we all know what safety scissors are. Round ends instead of sharp pointy ones. Designed for little kids. Well Liam had been cutting up paper and drawing downstairs right before we came upstairs to get ready for bed. I thought he had put all his craft stuff away. We were watching his favorite show before bed when I received a phone call. His show ends and he is laying on my bed jibber jabbering to himself. I turn my back for one minute and turn back around and see his scissors in his hand and a big freshly cut hole in his sock! I immediately take his scissors and explain to him that they are for paper only and he can not use them to cut anything else, especially his clothes. When I asked him why he cut his sock he begins to inform me that his sock was stinky. Really? It was impossible not to laugh. So apparently its ok to cut our socks if they are stinky from wearing them all day. I let him know that this is NOT ok. He just could not understand why it was not ok to cut stinky socks. I just could not understand a way to get through to him without laughing! Just another moment when I wish I had a video camera on the clapper system!

The Power of a Robe

Bath time is over and Liam is bouncing off the walls. I try to get him to settle down. I ask him countless times not to jump on the bed. He is talking 100 miles a minute. After lotion I help him get on his robe, and poof! Quiet! So soft and fuzzy, comfy cozy. It has magical properties that I will never know. Perhaps it is the sense of comfort lingering from the days of being swaddled and rocked to sleep. No idea. I do know that when I wear a robe, I don't really get that sense of calm like he does. I worry about it coming untied and if it is already untied, I am constantly tripping on the string part that ties. Sometimes it makes me to hot. Sometimes not warm enough. And most of the time I just think that the robe is useless and not practical. Seriously, unless you are a kid, who really needs a robe? It is essentially jammies for your jammies. If you are wearing your robe with nothing underneath then you must not have kids, live in the middle of nowhere with no neighbors, and must never expect to have company that has a tendency to drop in with no notice. I think my "robe" is reading a good book before going to sleep. Always seems to calm me down and I am relaxed. Everyone must have a robe of some sort. I wonder what other people's robes are?

The Memory of a 3 Year Old??!!

Ok, so eluding to my previous post and the fact that I can not remember a single thing, I am really very curious now. How is it that my offspring at the age of three can remember almost everything? I am baffled. He remembers almost everything he hears, sees, and does. I mentioned to him last night as he was about to fall asleep that we would make Halloween sugar cookies today. 8:30 this morning a munchkin bursts through my bedroom door screaming "It's time to make cookies?". I was so startled that I jumped out of bed, looked at the clock and thought I was late for work. His first thought this morning was making cookies. Mine is the bathroom and the fact that I don't have any energy to get there. How is this possible? Is it because he is only three and has no other responsibilities or real issues going on that he can memorize everything and be prepared to do fun stuff at any time of day with the energy necessary to complete this task? All I know is, I need some of that energy!

A list for lists

So...I am to young to have Alzheimer's, old enough to know pretty much how the world works, but yet can't seem to remember anything! Could it be an illness? Possibly a degenerative brain disease? Not likely. I think the most possible cause may be work, school, child, new work, finances, friends, family, and the list continues. It seems I need to write down everything I need every time I leave the house. I actually had four trips to the store this week because I forgot something every time I went. Only one bill gets paid at a time. Not because I don't have the money to pay them all, but they are all due on different days and in different ways. This allows me to forget about them entirely. Homework assignments are seldom turned in on time because I can't seem to remember when they are due. Perhaps I need a list to tell me all of the things I need to make lists for. Seems that should get the ball rolling. Better yet, maybe I just need a vacation!! Then again, that would require a lot of planning which would require list making...

Hello Everyone!!

This is my first blog, so I will share a little bit about myself. I am a mom, I'm four years in now, and counting. I am the ripe old age of 30, though not nearly wise enough. I have a super happy boy named Liam. He is growing so fast, I can't believe it. I also happen to be a single mom, with lots of single mom questions and problems, like working and trying to spend as much time as possible with my partner in crime. We live in a small town in Ohio and spend most of our time just hanging out at the house with family. I am a football fan, Go Brownies!! Liam likes to watch football to, or just about any cartoons on television for that matter. I returned to school about a year ago to finish my degree in psychology, but I'm also getting even less time with Liam since I am still working. Along with this issue, I would like to use this forum for getting advise, questions answered, as well as just venting about other things if the mood hits me. I'm hoping to also help anyone that I can with any advise that I might be able to give. I am open to any and all comments.
Jeanna