If You Give A Mom A Muffin

If You Give a Mom a Muffin

If you give a mom a muffin, she'll want a cup of coffee to go with it.

So she'll pour herself some. The coffee will get spilled by her three year old.
She'll wipe it up. Wiping the floor, she will find some dirty socks. She'll remember she has to do some laundry. When she puts the laundry in the washer, she'll trip over some snow boots and bump into the freezer. Bumping into the freezer will remind her she has to plan supper for tonight. She will get out a pound of hamburger. She'll look for her cookbook. (101 Things To Make With a Pound of Hamburger) The cookbook is sitting under a pile of mail. She will see the phone bill which is due tomorrow. She will look for the checkbook. The checkbook is in her purse that is being dumped out by her two year old. She'll smell something funny. She'll change the two year old. While she is changing the two year old the phone will ring. (Of course!)Her five year old will answer it and hang up. She remembers that she wants to phone a friend to come over for coffee on Friday. Thinking of coffee will remind her that she was going to have a cup. She will pour herself some. And chances are, if she has a cup of coffee, her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it.

March 15, 2007 Happy Incredible Kid Day

Write a letter to your child to celebrate this holiday. If they are too young to read file the letter away...they will appreciate it. We will post your letters here through March.




Dear Brittni, Shane, Will & Luke,

Hey Guys,

Today is Incredible Kids Day. And do you know what? I think you are the most incredible, helpful, wonderful kids on the planet!! Whoever knew kids could do so much to help everyone they know? Whoever knew kids could be so smart? Britt you are always willing to help out around the house and you take such good care of your little brothers. I am so proud you are in college. Shane your last Spanish test score was amazing, I am still bragging about how you scored higher than the kid from Spain. You are great at playing and spending time with your little brothers. They really look up to you. Will you are an amazing reader. It is hard to believe that you are reading Miss Piggle Wiggle chapter books! You are really becomming quite th e violinst, it makes me smile to hear you play. You are a super big brother and you always set a good example for little Luke to follow. Luke you are so good at using your words. Thank you for picking up your toys and washing the dinner vegetables.

You are all so helpful, kind and special. I am very proud of each of you! I love you.

Mom

One Word .......Try This!

Write the first word that comes to mind for each of the following 20 words. Use your words to form a few sentences about yourself.........it's fun and a bit surprising!

1. Sleep= hardly
2. Friday= yes
3. School Bus= carpool
4. Shoes= thrift
5. Work= always
6. 8-Track= tape
7. Paper= toilet
8. Auto= car
9. Last Kiss= hours
10. Smiles= kids
11. Peanut Butter= sandwich
12. Elves= cookies
13. Dad= miss
14. Spring= warm
15. Friend= Angie
16. Pet= Mali
17. Purchase= buy
18. Eat= diet
19. Fly= plane
20. Gift= family

My One Word story:

I miss warm cookies. Things like carpool and scotch tape and toilet paper runs have taken over my life. I hardly get free time to spend with my friend Angie or my dog Mali. Many hours everyday are spent in my car taking my kids someplace or running errands. I'm lucky if I have time to grab a sandwich for lunch. However, I can always make time to dream. Whether I dream about a plane ticket (yes, to someplace tropical)or a new wardrobe I didn't have to buy and it's not from the thrift. Or I dream about the diet that really works and lastly.....my favorite dream...free time with my entire family...hmmmm.....imagine that!

adapted from Chrissy's blog www.stayathomechristianmom.blogspot.com