{Me Thinks...}

 Looking in...
Do you ever have sad/bad mom/dad/ days?We all have them once in awhile...

Where you feel like a bad mom?

or days that nothing goes right?
Or everything hits on the same day?

that would be my saturday...

consisting of..

-a sad cub who went to a scout jamboree who was embarressed that everyone would think he never earned a badge yet..in his words..

"because you haven't sewed any of my badges I've earned on yet.." quivering of the lip kind of saddness-ouch

{I don't sew and truthfully i'm afraid to sew something like those on that will /could be crooked??...so I obviously put it off to long..

i cried and felt like a bad mom.

-one of those days where everybody leaves me with all the million mom things that need done ..that I really had no desire to do.. D went waterskiing {die hard.. freezing waters but loved it!}and granted he did take M with him,

K was at jamboree, L was grouchy, grouchy cause she had to clean her room and toy room before she could go outside and she was hating me, and little K2 had another blow out all over his crib.... oh joy...

the kind of the moments you feel kind of stuck and where you wish you were on a beach somewhere in the carribean! 

-and to top it all off I lost my bank card  

{but thankfully some boys I taught when they were five and who are now about 15 found it and gave it to one of there dads and called me the next day yah! maybe I did something right ha ha!}

-same day we had some curious adoption questions from a friend of K's who curisouly asked k {and I overheard} asked to K 

that I wasn't his "real" mom or why was he adopted...

K who answered awesomly...

" I had a birthmom that was only 16 and wanted me to have a mom and dad a family and she picked one and now I have one.." just like that..... oh how I love him!!!

and yes once again i cried.

it was not a good day.

BUT

D got to ski...

.....D did get done the playhouse finally
{excuse all the hoses and junk.}

 k learned to build with Dad's guidence and built the picnic table all by himself...

the kids had a long fun day playing.

We got to see my bro and his wife briefly when they stopped into visit we always love seeing them..
of course my good points of the day were my sister who dropped by with a surprise garage sailing gift... thanks for thinking of me girl
and of course whitney for reminding me that I have friends who care too..
so life isn't all that bad just some days but there are always reminders to everyday how blessed and thankful we are.

and

Sunday we went to the parents house and went on a walk  boys and there swords where ever we go...

 he finally stayed on the grass for more than a minute! He hates grass...
with the kids it was a nice relaxing night that we all enjoyed! SO overall it was an alright weekend.

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Me Thinks
That some others are doing some thinking this week.
These 2 links are well worth the read.
HERE
and
Here.

" In the name of love, we….

Give them entitlement rather than responsibility…..

Give them indulgence rather than consequences…..

Give them instant gratification rather than discipline…..

And give them dependence rather than ownership!

We are trying to control our kids rather than giving them control...

And instead of teaching them values, we are teaching them to value the wrong things......"

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Both something to think about. Tell me what you think. All I know is I will be buying the book of the last link.
So true on both accounts.
WHAT ARE WE DOING??

We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.
       - Stephen Covey

Have a great week.