Today was a great day in that Rich was home and took the boys to their gym class so I could volunteer in Paige's school. Then, we got some outside Christmas lights up while it is still nice out, followed by parent-teacher conferences this evening. Great day! We had all good news from Paige's teacher which was a bonus.
But I'm going to take one little slice of time from this day and describe it to the best of my ability. I'm in the process of teaching the kids that I can only really hear one of them at a time. Yet, while trying to accomplish a task, I have:
1) Cole desperately chanting my name at the front door to show me the recycling truck is here "Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom"
2) Will pulling my shirt so I will lean down and smell his minty breath after eating a candy cane (from last year) he found in the basement
3) Paige following me around with her new chapter book reading to me out loud
4) Both dogs at my ankles because, after all, it is dinnertime
But instead of losing my mind and silencing everyone (I have done it this way and really nobody benefits from it), I shoot a knowing nod to Cole and point along with him at the truck, I take a big whif of Will's awesome breath and give him a thumbs up, and then motion Paige to follow me as I listen and get food for the dogs. There. Everyone's happy. I will still work on the waiting-one's-turn-to-have-my-attention lesson, though. For sure.
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5 comments:
you guys had a really productive day - doesn't it feel good?
when you figure out how to teach them the lesson, let me know how you did it:)
Kar - I am picturing you being Kelly Ripa in one of those electrolux commercials!! Haha - way to go super mom :)
MOM = The TRUEST of multi-taskers. :)
jamie took the words right out of my mouth: way to go, mom!
isn't it funny how 6 years ago you wouldn't have even been able to picture handling all that at once?
Only women can do this!
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