Okay, so I finally have Picasa down and can post some pics.  So here is Christmas.  WOW….yup that long ago that the old camera broke.  Read the rest of this entry »

Today Ryan decided he wanted to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas. That got him started talking about last Christmas. He tells me “Santa gave me my red shovel.” “And Santa gave lots of treats in my sock bag.” I love how he called his stocking, his sock bag. Such a cute little thing I had to take note.

To share some love for valentines day :). And so I can enter in Charity’s giveaway… I am having a little fun giveaway!
The first 3 people to leave a comment on this will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise.
FIRST- you need to post this on your blog then come back and leave a comment, telling me you’re in. Yep, you have to do it too. So hopefully you are in and I will let you know if you will get something in the next 10 months

I am having a horrible time trying to figure out if I should try to convince a principal to let Ryan start school early. Here the cutoff date for a kindergartner is Sept 1. Well Ryan’s birthday is on the 25th. But he already knows his ABC’s. He writes all of them upper and lower case. He can write numbers 1-10 and can almost count to 20. He can write his full name. He knows his address. I mean, really, how many kindergartner’s actually go into the class knowing these things? I feel like him starting school would allow him to be challenged more than I have time to give him. Yes, that makes me feel like a horrible mom, but I have to give attention to the girls too. So Ryan suffers and ends up watching PBS or doing whatever he wants to. Well not whatever, but he has his own time. I try to do something to help him learn during the day. Whether it is trying to help him recognize regular words in some of our regular books, or working on phonics, or numbers, etc. It just feels like I am going to need to fight to get him in. Is it worth it, or should I just stick it out another year of having 3 kids at home and never having any me time?
That is a reason I feel bad about wanting him to start school. It makes me feel like I am a bad mom because I want him out so I can have more time to do things around the house or stuff for me. I can’t imagine having an hour when the girls are asleep to do whatever I want. Since that time right now is usually smashed packed with trying to do preschool stuff with Ryan. Playdoh, coloring, cooking, writing, typing, reading, etc. Is it selfish of me to want him to start this fall?
I think I am cutting it too close anyways, that he is not going to start. But I just needed to vent my feelings about the whole ordeal. Thanks!