http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/07/22/family-culture/
Just in time for back to school.... ok, well, it was posted in July and I'm just getting caught up....
Anyone else working on Fall Goals and Back to School Rituals???
Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Kindle Me
I would blog more but I'm just too friggin' busy reading on my NEW KINDLE.
Can I tell you how much I love my brother's wife right now.
Perfect gift.
Can I tell you how much I love my brother's wife right now.
Perfect gift.
Monday, February 27, 2012
We went skiing.....
We had a long weekend the 17-20. The 20th is a holiday and the 17th was a PIR day for teachers.
A 3-day weekend is a catch-up weekend. Maybe some baking and a dance party in the kitchen.
But a FOUR-day weekend?
This called for a plan.
I've always been a downhill skier. Nothing fancy. A decent skier. A solid skier. I have a poorly-repaired acl and metal rods in my back so I'm not a hotshot but I can muddle my way down most slopes and manage to have some fun.
You can tell the skiers with bad knees. We tend to go faster and faster as the day goes on.... because it hurts to turn.
I haven't skied in years and it is a part of my pre-kid life that I miss. (The other major pre-kid thing I was mising I have recently regained.... eating wheat thins, cheddar, avocado & salami in bed for dinner.....)
So.... I've never skied our local ski hang out. Never. Not even before I had kids. It's a long story.
So I decided to brave it. Daycare was open on Friday so I would only have two kids.... easy, right?
So we got up and got ready..... I made a list for the kids and they checked things off... nothing motivates my kids like checking things off a list.
get dressed
eat breakfast
put on sunscreen
brush teeth/hair
extra socks
sunglasses/googles
hat
mittens/gloves
extra mittens/gloves
coat/snowpants
sweatshirts
snacks
water
The kids are ready. We talk about the skiing soundtrack. How the easiest thing is to just get a song in your head and move to the music. Sweet picks "Grenade" and Tuff picks song 6 on the Sugarland CD. They ask me about my soundtrack. I realize I don't have Aerosmith's "Pump" on the ipod at all and I only have one Jane's Addiction song..... but the Soup Dragons are on there so I settle for that for now.... Don't be afraid of your freedom.....
And away we go. I immediately regret my decision when Bugsy cries and clings... she knows we are going somewhere fun. Sweet also cries and clings.... his best buddy is at daycare. Sigh.
I give Bugsy a kiss and I give Sweet the "be thankful for your mama because she rocks" speech.
Tuff is a thinker. So as we near the area she is full of questions and details. We sit in the van discussing the merits of hauling our snacks with us versus leaving them in the van. We talk about the lesson they will take later. We discuss walking in ski boots.
We wander around the area checking things out. Where to meet up if anyone gets lost. Bathrooms. Lunch plans. Tuff thrives on this.... she likes to assess.
We get our boots and skis and helmets. I've decided to go it in snowboots (my trusty muckmasters) for the day. I figure we will get about 20 minutes in on the rope tow and then eat cheese fries for a few hours. I'm ok with this process.
Wow, was I wrong.
Sweet had one moment of 7-year-old anxiety.... about run 3 he was just sure he couldn't do it. I remind him to hear his song and as I listened to him talk he suddenly talked himself into trying it a few more times and after he figured out how to put his own ski back on there was no stopping him.
Tuff has some colossal 5-year-old wipe outs..... mostly doing battle with the rope tow.... but she had on short pink skis and was unstoppable.
I was exhausted. Running on snow is hard work. And of course I had to help everyone... not just my kids. The ski area has lots of staff on the rope tow slope helping, guiding and encouraging.... which was a huge benefit when one kid would wipe out at the top while the other was sliding backwards into the bench at the bottom.
An instructor said, "So... how many of these kids are yours?" Just two. "Oh..... which two?" The ones down there getting on the rope tow... "So.... NOT these three up here that you've been helping?"
Finally around noon I had to call a break. The kids were showing no signs of stopping on their own. We had some lunch & a potty break.... sandwiches, popcorn, chips, granola bars and carrot sticks. Sweet chewed about 3 times and was gone again... back to the slopes. Tuff stopped long enough to squeeze me around the middle before she took off.
The weather was incredible. Sunny and warm. The kids had a lesson. Tuff mastered the pizza. Sweet still liked to race top-to-bottom and wipe out... singing the whole time. The instructor said all the right things to say to a mom like me. "What athletes." "What great attitudes."
About then some friends showed up and Sweet was in heaven. Buddies!!! I'd been visiting with the ski school director off and on during the morning and he said, "Tuff is ready for the chair lift." I agreed and mentioned we might try that next time. He said, "No. She's ready now. I'm going to get her a chair lift ticket and taking her up to try it out." Who-hoo.
The kids skied until about 4:30. Sweet had sore feet and a sweaty head. Fortunately the rental shop is RIGHT THERE and we had gear off and dropped off in no time.
Sweet didn't make it out of the parking lot. He was out cold. Tuff managed to stay awake while talking about "delicious roast beef sandwiches" in a sort of delirious trance.
I'm already -in my way-over-the-top way- planning season passes and season-long rentals for all of us for next year. First steps are to get 2-year-old Bugsy on the slopes, get in shape, and get myself going again. I'm not sure how to do all of this. Hot is not very excited about it but I seem to be managing ok by myself... at least with the big two. I have a few friends with kids who are really into it and love it as a family activity. I've always considered skiing a solitary activity but I'm trying to expand my thinking. I know it was amazing to see my kids fall in love with something I love.
And, yes, "Janie's Got a Gun" is playing in my head.....
A 3-day weekend is a catch-up weekend. Maybe some baking and a dance party in the kitchen.
But a FOUR-day weekend?
This called for a plan.
I've always been a downhill skier. Nothing fancy. A decent skier. A solid skier. I have a poorly-repaired acl and metal rods in my back so I'm not a hotshot but I can muddle my way down most slopes and manage to have some fun.
You can tell the skiers with bad knees. We tend to go faster and faster as the day goes on.... because it hurts to turn.
I haven't skied in years and it is a part of my pre-kid life that I miss. (The other major pre-kid thing I was mising I have recently regained.... eating wheat thins, cheddar, avocado & salami in bed for dinner.....)
So.... I've never skied our local ski hang out. Never. Not even before I had kids. It's a long story.
So I decided to brave it. Daycare was open on Friday so I would only have two kids.... easy, right?
So we got up and got ready..... I made a list for the kids and they checked things off... nothing motivates my kids like checking things off a list.
get dressed
eat breakfast
put on sunscreen
brush teeth/hair
extra socks
sunglasses/googles
hat
mittens/gloves
extra mittens/gloves
coat/snowpants
sweatshirts
snacks
water
The kids are ready. We talk about the skiing soundtrack. How the easiest thing is to just get a song in your head and move to the music. Sweet picks "Grenade" and Tuff picks song 6 on the Sugarland CD. They ask me about my soundtrack. I realize I don't have Aerosmith's "Pump" on the ipod at all and I only have one Jane's Addiction song..... but the Soup Dragons are on there so I settle for that for now.... Don't be afraid of your freedom.....
And away we go. I immediately regret my decision when Bugsy cries and clings... she knows we are going somewhere fun. Sweet also cries and clings.... his best buddy is at daycare. Sigh.
I give Bugsy a kiss and I give Sweet the "be thankful for your mama because she rocks" speech.
Tuff is a thinker. So as we near the area she is full of questions and details. We sit in the van discussing the merits of hauling our snacks with us versus leaving them in the van. We talk about the lesson they will take later. We discuss walking in ski boots.
We wander around the area checking things out. Where to meet up if anyone gets lost. Bathrooms. Lunch plans. Tuff thrives on this.... she likes to assess.
We get our boots and skis and helmets. I've decided to go it in snowboots (my trusty muckmasters) for the day. I figure we will get about 20 minutes in on the rope tow and then eat cheese fries for a few hours. I'm ok with this process.
Wow, was I wrong.
Sweet had one moment of 7-year-old anxiety.... about run 3 he was just sure he couldn't do it. I remind him to hear his song and as I listened to him talk he suddenly talked himself into trying it a few more times and after he figured out how to put his own ski back on there was no stopping him.
Tuff has some colossal 5-year-old wipe outs..... mostly doing battle with the rope tow.... but she had on short pink skis and was unstoppable.
I was exhausted. Running on snow is hard work. And of course I had to help everyone... not just my kids. The ski area has lots of staff on the rope tow slope helping, guiding and encouraging.... which was a huge benefit when one kid would wipe out at the top while the other was sliding backwards into the bench at the bottom.
An instructor said, "So... how many of these kids are yours?" Just two. "Oh..... which two?" The ones down there getting on the rope tow... "So.... NOT these three up here that you've been helping?"
Finally around noon I had to call a break. The kids were showing no signs of stopping on their own. We had some lunch & a potty break.... sandwiches, popcorn, chips, granola bars and carrot sticks. Sweet chewed about 3 times and was gone again... back to the slopes. Tuff stopped long enough to squeeze me around the middle before she took off.
The weather was incredible. Sunny and warm. The kids had a lesson. Tuff mastered the pizza. Sweet still liked to race top-to-bottom and wipe out... singing the whole time. The instructor said all the right things to say to a mom like me. "What athletes." "What great attitudes."
About then some friends showed up and Sweet was in heaven. Buddies!!! I'd been visiting with the ski school director off and on during the morning and he said, "Tuff is ready for the chair lift." I agreed and mentioned we might try that next time. He said, "No. She's ready now. I'm going to get her a chair lift ticket and taking her up to try it out." Who-hoo.
The kids skied until about 4:30. Sweet had sore feet and a sweaty head. Fortunately the rental shop is RIGHT THERE and we had gear off and dropped off in no time.
Sweet didn't make it out of the parking lot. He was out cold. Tuff managed to stay awake while talking about "delicious roast beef sandwiches" in a sort of delirious trance.
I'm already -in my way-over-the-top way- planning season passes and season-long rentals for all of us for next year. First steps are to get 2-year-old Bugsy on the slopes, get in shape, and get myself going again. I'm not sure how to do all of this. Hot is not very excited about it but I seem to be managing ok by myself... at least with the big two. I have a few friends with kids who are really into it and love it as a family activity. I've always considered skiing a solitary activity but I'm trying to expand my thinking. I know it was amazing to see my kids fall in love with something I love.
And, yes, "Janie's Got a Gun" is playing in my head.....
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Random Responses
In response to this post from Elle.
1. Bandaids and such. You can condense all those boxes of 25 down into about 4 boxes if you don't mind mix-n-match bandaid grabs. That's my only tip. Oh. And it makes me think how EXPENSIVE hoarding must be.... If $1722 fits in a mid-sized box.... how much money is in a hoarded house? Hmmm.
2. We aren't in the Survivor habit because we didn't have that channel for several years. Now we have the channel but hardly ever watch it. Something else must be on in that time slot that we watch... I wonder what it is.
3. The Bachelor makes my teeth hurt.
4. 2011 wasn't the greatest year around here. Maybe a nice review would help.
5. I did some goals. I enjoy hearing your health goals, triumphs and setbacks.
6. Yes, more organizing please. I'm in the throes right now.... as usual.
7. I reinvent and rededicate myself to the meal planning goal on a weekly basis. Sigh.
8. I figure if I let it be in their closet then they have the right to wear it. On that note... several pairs of ratty leggings went OUT of Bugsy's drawer this weekend. Tuff likes to wear yoga pants and a long-sleeved shirt under a cute graphic t-shirt with knee high socks. That's her mo. Sometimes jeans. And we cut her hair off so she can wear it up or down now.... no more ratty stocking cap pony tails.
9. I haven't gotten my rewards certificate. I hope I didn't toss it. I'm on budget for groceries so far this month.
10. I'm looking to replace our impossible-to-clean George with a more all purpose thing with removable plates..... My cousin has one she got at Costco but it must be seasonal.... she even had a coupon for it. So I'm watching... My mom has a panini press and it is AWESOME. Grab some bread, slice up some nice veggies, toss on some cheese and squeeze away. Yum. The way I do it now involves an electric frying pan (because our stove top cooks too hot) and a cast iron skillet to press it. Not so easy or pretty and time consuming when the 7-year-old eats the sammies faster than I can cook them and need at least 3.
1. Bandaids and such. You can condense all those boxes of 25 down into about 4 boxes if you don't mind mix-n-match bandaid grabs. That's my only tip. Oh. And it makes me think how EXPENSIVE hoarding must be.... If $1722 fits in a mid-sized box.... how much money is in a hoarded house? Hmmm.
2. We aren't in the Survivor habit because we didn't have that channel for several years. Now we have the channel but hardly ever watch it. Something else must be on in that time slot that we watch... I wonder what it is.
3. The Bachelor makes my teeth hurt.
4. 2011 wasn't the greatest year around here. Maybe a nice review would help.
5. I did some goals. I enjoy hearing your health goals, triumphs and setbacks.
6. Yes, more organizing please. I'm in the throes right now.... as usual.
7. I reinvent and rededicate myself to the meal planning goal on a weekly basis. Sigh.
8. I figure if I let it be in their closet then they have the right to wear it. On that note... several pairs of ratty leggings went OUT of Bugsy's drawer this weekend. Tuff likes to wear yoga pants and a long-sleeved shirt under a cute graphic t-shirt with knee high socks. That's her mo. Sometimes jeans. And we cut her hair off so she can wear it up or down now.... no more ratty stocking cap pony tails.
9. I haven't gotten my rewards certificate. I hope I didn't toss it. I'm on budget for groceries so far this month.
10. I'm looking to replace our impossible-to-clean George with a more all purpose thing with removable plates..... My cousin has one she got at Costco but it must be seasonal.... she even had a coupon for it. So I'm watching... My mom has a panini press and it is AWESOME. Grab some bread, slice up some nice veggies, toss on some cheese and squeeze away. Yum. The way I do it now involves an electric frying pan (because our stove top cooks too hot) and a cast iron skillet to press it. Not so easy or pretty and time consuming when the 7-year-old eats the sammies faster than I can cook them and need at least 3.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Because it IS January... GOALS.
I'm still hoping to do a goal-a-month. So far my January goal is reading. 20 pages a night of something non-magazine. And, preferably, non-work and non-web-based. A book. And more books for my kids. My 7-year-old is an Anamorphs maniac. And now he's reading Tom Sawyer. And the dinosaur encyclopedia.
I haven't thought of anything for February.... but other 2012 goals include:
Hot's Eyes. Boy needs lasik. One eye (the cataract eye) is good. The other one is a big exercise in compensating. Need to get that fixed.
Budget. We have one. Now to track it. I already kinda hate it. And so far in 2012 I've spent $160 in Costco groceries and $11 at the dollar store (new toothbrushes, organizer drawer baskets & 2 frames for a project...)
Travel. We don't plan to go far but we do plan to plan. Last year we made a goal of taking 2-3 yearly mini trips. In 2011 we did the rodeo finals in Great Falls in January, the state fair in the summer and Fairmont Hot Springs in the fall. We are doing the finals again this month. We go up on Sunday, do the rodeo at 2, go out to dinner with family, stay in a hotel and watch trashy tv, swim & eat breakfast. Then a bit of shopping and a nice lunch on Monday and home.
Money. We are cooking up a rather major money thing right now. Paying off our mortgage. Go ahead. Laugh out loud. But our investments sucked in 2011 and the outlook for 2012 is baseline... so we are thinking of yanking a big chunk of change out and paying off the mortgage.... well... most of the mortgage.... ok, part of the mortgage. Ok... a little bit of the mortgage. But it is a goal.
Seasonal Fun. Doing things with the seasons. Sledding, skiing, swimming, watersliding, picnicking, fishing, hunting, shooting, biking, baking, cooking, canning, gardening....
Organizing. Less planning, more doing. I'm seriously considering boxing half of the toys in my house and storing them in the shed and rotating every 3-6 months. Not every category but maybe books, puzzles, games & stuffed animals. The play kitchen/food/pollies/barbies and lego/dinosaur/transformer/fantasy stuff can stay year-round. I'm trying to accept the challenges of a small house with a poor floor plan and make peace.
Remodeling.... or buying a new 4-wheeler. It's a toss up. We have plans for new flooring but not any time soon. Carpet for the living room, stairs & upstairs bedrooms. Something laminate for the dining room, kitchen, laundry room & bathroom. When the stove dies we may do a bit of work in the kitchen... moving a few things around and getting new countertops.... but that might be a 2013 goal.
Work. Work is a hard one for me to talk about. You see..... Hot's position is temporary. He's in fairly solid shape until fall... although he may not have benefits after April..... but then what? With a little creativity and our carefully molded 2012 budget we will be ok for a while. But he needs joyful and meaningful work.
I haven't thought of anything for February.... but other 2012 goals include:
Hot's Eyes. Boy needs lasik. One eye (the cataract eye) is good. The other one is a big exercise in compensating. Need to get that fixed.
Budget. We have one. Now to track it. I already kinda hate it. And so far in 2012 I've spent $160 in Costco groceries and $11 at the dollar store (new toothbrushes, organizer drawer baskets & 2 frames for a project...)
Travel. We don't plan to go far but we do plan to plan. Last year we made a goal of taking 2-3 yearly mini trips. In 2011 we did the rodeo finals in Great Falls in January, the state fair in the summer and Fairmont Hot Springs in the fall. We are doing the finals again this month. We go up on Sunday, do the rodeo at 2, go out to dinner with family, stay in a hotel and watch trashy tv, swim & eat breakfast. Then a bit of shopping and a nice lunch on Monday and home.
Money. We are cooking up a rather major money thing right now. Paying off our mortgage. Go ahead. Laugh out loud. But our investments sucked in 2011 and the outlook for 2012 is baseline... so we are thinking of yanking a big chunk of change out and paying off the mortgage.... well... most of the mortgage.... ok, part of the mortgage. Ok... a little bit of the mortgage. But it is a goal.
Seasonal Fun. Doing things with the seasons. Sledding, skiing, swimming, watersliding, picnicking, fishing, hunting, shooting, biking, baking, cooking, canning, gardening....
Organizing. Less planning, more doing. I'm seriously considering boxing half of the toys in my house and storing them in the shed and rotating every 3-6 months. Not every category but maybe books, puzzles, games & stuffed animals. The play kitchen/food/pollies/barbies and lego/dinosaur/transformer/fantasy stuff can stay year-round. I'm trying to accept the challenges of a small house with a poor floor plan and make peace.
Remodeling.... or buying a new 4-wheeler. It's a toss up. We have plans for new flooring but not any time soon. Carpet for the living room, stairs & upstairs bedrooms. Something laminate for the dining room, kitchen, laundry room & bathroom. When the stove dies we may do a bit of work in the kitchen... moving a few things around and getting new countertops.... but that might be a 2013 goal.
Work. Work is a hard one for me to talk about. You see..... Hot's position is temporary. He's in fairly solid shape until fall... although he may not have benefits after April..... but then what? With a little creativity and our carefully molded 2012 budget we will be ok for a while. But he needs joyful and meaningful work.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
12 Months of Goals
This year I'm going to try something different. A new goal each month for 12 months. Problem is... I don't have any ideas.
Anyone?
My first goal (which I started last week because I'm an overachiever like that) is to read 20 pages of a novel each night. I'm reading "The Paris Wife" right now. It is very good and I'm speeding through it. It is an easy read and I'm guessing when I hit some grittier stuff I might have to scale back the 20 pages a night. I have a stack of good reads from my mil and sister so I have lots of books.... a few trashy novels by Nora Roberts, The Help, The Bonesetter's Daughter.... and a stack of others.
So that's a solid goal. Now I just need 11 more.....
Anyone?
My first goal (which I started last week because I'm an overachiever like that) is to read 20 pages of a novel each night. I'm reading "The Paris Wife" right now. It is very good and I'm speeding through it. It is an easy read and I'm guessing when I hit some grittier stuff I might have to scale back the 20 pages a night. I have a stack of good reads from my mil and sister so I have lots of books.... a few trashy novels by Nora Roberts, The Help, The Bonesetter's Daughter.... and a stack of others.
So that's a solid goal. Now I just need 11 more.....
Thursday, September 29, 2011
I think I missed September somehow......
I forgot to post any goals or progress for September. Oops.
1. Post every day in September. (So far, so good.)
2. Go on a fall family vacation. I think we should do this every month. (Done. Fairmont. Fun.)
3. Buy new bras and new boots. (Half-assedly done. I got a couple bras at Target. I bought three at Macy's and HATED them so I took them back. I'm shopping for cute fall boots but haven't really focused on them yet.)
4. Hang pictures in both kid rooms. (Almost done.....)
5. Reorganize the kitchen. (About 50% done... need to do the two upper corner cabinets this weekend.)
6. Find a place to store the sewing machine. (Ideas?)
7. Plan a minor exercise routine. (Done. October's goal will be to implement.)
8. Do some fun things with Tuff. (Ears pierced, coffee shop stops, planning a "girl party" and plans for a lunch date.)
9. Wash outside windows. (Fail.)
10. Paint porch posts. (3 done... thousands to go.)
Friday, August 19, 2011
mid-august goal review
goals: august
How are we doing on our August Goals??????
1. Buy, label, and pack school supplies. DONE. The backpacks are hanging in the upstairs hall closet.
2. Meal plan: school lunches. DONE.... Corn dogs for everyone. Ok, yes, this will be an ever-evolving process. But we are in good shape for the first few weeks anyway. I need to remember a few items at Costco.... also, a tip, never, ever go to Costco the day before the Super Bowl or the day before school starts.
3. Redesign the morning routine for two kids in school. This could be a train-wreck. But we are planning.
4. Do 30% of the shed. Nope. Not even close. Talk to me after this weekend.
5. Do 100% of the garage. It is getting better but only at about 50%.
6. Find a bed frame for the girls. DONE. Used the ugly futon frame in the cabin. I believe no one over the age of 30 should own a futon. That said... the girls are sleeping on one.
7. Go to the State Fair. DONE. Wow. We had fun.
8. Schedule propane delivery for end of September. DONE.
9. Schedule pellet stove cleaning. DONE. I love my pellet stove guy, Gary. He actually called me and said he would be in the neighborhood and could stop by.... so I left the door unlocked for him. He let my dog out to potty AND cleaned and serviced my stove AND vacuumed the carpet around the stove before he left.
10. Plan, set up and inventory kid clothes for school. IN PROGRESS. Sweet is all set. Boys are easy. He needs a new hoodie sweatshirt. Tuff is pretty much all set. I think we will be able to cull some skirts once school starts. Bugsy is ready for fall. She loves jeans and sweatshirts.
2. Meal plan: school lunches. DONE.... Corn dogs for everyone. Ok, yes, this will be an ever-evolving process. But we are in good shape for the first few weeks anyway. I need to remember a few items at Costco.... also, a tip, never, ever go to Costco the day before the Super Bowl or the day before school starts.
3. Redesign the morning routine for two kids in school. This could be a train-wreck. But we are planning.
4. Do 30% of the shed. Nope. Not even close. Talk to me after this weekend.
5. Do 100% of the garage. It is getting better but only at about 50%.
6. Find a bed frame for the girls. DONE. Used the ugly futon frame in the cabin. I believe no one over the age of 30 should own a futon. That said... the girls are sleeping on one.
7. Go to the State Fair. DONE. Wow. We had fun.
8. Schedule propane delivery for end of September. DONE.
9. Schedule pellet stove cleaning. DONE. I love my pellet stove guy, Gary. He actually called me and said he would be in the neighborhood and could stop by.... so I left the door unlocked for him. He let my dog out to potty AND cleaned and serviced my stove AND vacuumed the carpet around the stove before he left.
10. Plan, set up and inventory kid clothes for school. IN PROGRESS. Sweet is all set. Boys are easy. He needs a new hoodie sweatshirt. Tuff is pretty much all set. I think we will be able to cull some skirts once school starts. Bugsy is ready for fall. She loves jeans and sweatshirts.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
School Status
T minus two weeks and counting until school starts. Aug 30 for Sweet and Aug 31 for Tuff.
How are we doing?
Tuff is excited and a bit nervous. Me too.
I found out our gymnastics place is moving.... to a "suburb" town a long ways from my house. We could barely keep it together when gymnastics was at 5:00 once a week for both kids and located between daycare and our house. I wasn't planning to do the fall session anyway. Sweet will be in football and Tuff will be a tired mess by 3:15. But now we need to re-think our options for winter.
I got the hand sanitizer and found baby wipes.
We know where the classrooms are and who the teachers are....
We labeled supplies and lunch boxes.
We threw away toothbrushes and got new ones. What? You don't do that? Everyone gets two toothbrushes when school starts and we toss the old. Same deal at Christmas and when school lets out. And we stock up on toothpaste. My kids use a lot of toothpaste.
We got school clothes. Well, ok. let me qualify that. Sweet got new socks. Child outgrew the socks I bought him in June. Seriously. He has shoes we bought in July and I got him a new pair of jeans so he's set for a while. He will need another pair of jeans later this fall. Tuff got a first-day-of-school t-shirt. (with an owl on it... from Target..... $8) She also go a pair of slip on low-top style sparkly tennis shoes. They were $12 at Ross. They satisfy her requirement of being cool and my requirement of being easy to put on and covering her toes for recess. Yes.... I am that mom. Recess is for play. Not for mincing around in high-heeled flip-flops.
Bugsy didn't get anything. She's going to be very sad when the bigs go to school and she is all alone at daycare. But I plan to bribe her by chaning the daycare bag from the giant orange bag to a cute Tinkerbelle backpack. She loves a "pack-pack" and Belle.
How are we doing?
Tuff is excited and a bit nervous. Me too.
I found out our gymnastics place is moving.... to a "suburb" town a long ways from my house. We could barely keep it together when gymnastics was at 5:00 once a week for both kids and located between daycare and our house. I wasn't planning to do the fall session anyway. Sweet will be in football and Tuff will be a tired mess by 3:15. But now we need to re-think our options for winter.
I got the hand sanitizer and found baby wipes.
We know where the classrooms are and who the teachers are....
We labeled supplies and lunch boxes.
We threw away toothbrushes and got new ones. What? You don't do that? Everyone gets two toothbrushes when school starts and we toss the old. Same deal at Christmas and when school lets out. And we stock up on toothpaste. My kids use a lot of toothpaste.
We got school clothes. Well, ok. let me qualify that. Sweet got new socks. Child outgrew the socks I bought him in June. Seriously. He has shoes we bought in July and I got him a new pair of jeans so he's set for a while. He will need another pair of jeans later this fall. Tuff got a first-day-of-school t-shirt. (with an owl on it... from Target..... $8) She also go a pair of slip on low-top style sparkly tennis shoes. They were $12 at Ross. They satisfy her requirement of being cool and my requirement of being easy to put on and covering her toes for recess. Yes.... I am that mom. Recess is for play. Not for mincing around in high-heeled flip-flops.
Bugsy didn't get anything. She's going to be very sad when the bigs go to school and she is all alone at daycare. But I plan to bribe her by chaning the daycare bag from the giant orange bag to a cute Tinkerbelle backpack. She loves a "pack-pack" and Belle.
Monday, August 08, 2011
School Supplies 2011
The only thing left is the hand sanitizer... which I could not find at Costco. KINDERGARTEN | ||||||||||||||||
2 Boxes Crayola Crayons | ||||||||||||||||
3 Boxes Pencils (sharpened) | ||||||||||||||||
1 Big Box Kleenex | ||||||||||||||||
3 Bottles of White Elmer's Glue | ||||||||||||||||
1 Pair Fiskers Scissors* | ||||||||||||||||
1 Box Water Color Paints* | ||||||||||||||||
6 Elmer's Brand Glue Sticks | ||||||||||||||||
Play-Dough, 4 Colors* | ||||||||||||||||
1 Paint Shirt | ||||||||||||||||
1 Large Backback* | ||||||||||||||||
1 Granola Bar | ||||||||||||||||
2 Bags Pretzels | ||||||||||||||||
1 Large Bottle Hand Santizer | ||||||||||||||||
1 Box Baby Wipes | ||||||||||||||||
1 Pkg Washable Crayola Markers | ||||||||||||||||
*please label these items
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011
goals: august
1. Buy, label, and pack school supplies
2. Meal plan: school lunches
3. Redesign the morning routine for two kids in school
4. Do 30% of the shed
5. Do 100% of the garage
6. Find a bed frame for the girls
7. Go to the State Fair
8. Schedule propane delivery for end of September
9. Schedule pellet stove cleaning
10. Plan, set up and inventory kid clothes for school
2. Meal plan: school lunches
3. Redesign the morning routine for two kids in school
4. Do 30% of the shed
5. Do 100% of the garage
6. Find a bed frame for the girls
7. Go to the State Fair
8. Schedule propane delivery for end of September
9. Schedule pellet stove cleaning
10. Plan, set up and inventory kid clothes for school
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