A little help people?

It's child1s job to straighten and sweep the livingroom, a job which done daily would take less than ten minutes. THIS is what I swept up from under the couch and loveseat and around the corners (it does NOT include the pile of shoes under the table behind the door. And the kids call me a nag when I ask them to do their chores. And I came home at 10:15 last night and child3 still hadn't put the dishes away (less than five minutes of work a day), so I had to leave a sink of dirty dishes, which is really disgusting. I really think it's time to start taking phones away.

The next change

I am always sitting around waiting for the  next change in my life, so much so, that today gets lost in the shuffle. So....I have decided to change that-today!

A few months ago, I signed up to perhaps be a curriculum reviewer. About six weeks ago, they wrote and invited me to send a link to something I had reviewed. I never got around to it. I am of two minds. For one, I hate hate hate, when a blog become cluttered with reviews, but two, it's a good way to get your blog out there. So. Maybe next time?

Oh, and I swear it smells yeasty, like beer right here. I wonder if Karl snuck a beer in last night.

So, anyway. The summer plans.

Well, never mind. As I was perusing the library web site, I cam upon this:

• Racing to Read Storytime
  10:00 am for all ages.
  Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.

And all I have to say is REALLY?!

Why the early literacy skills? Kids are not just education projects in the making. Why not storytime for fun?! I just...think....we ....treat...our kids....as....projects....(myself included)....and it's part....of why....the world...is so....unhappy....and....disconnected. 

Love,

Jill

Ideals versus reality

Ideally you won't have to rush out of bed anymore to get dressed for work.
Reality is, you are still up with a kid, and now you look like crap.

Ideally you will provide your child a top-notch classical education, instructing
  the whole child with the beauty of nature AND the beauty of a well-written word.
Reality is, you just turned that whiny Caillou on for the third time today. Or worse,
  your three year old can turn it on himself on your Kindle.

Ideally you will provide home-cooked nourishing meals.
Reality is, your three year just knocked the bowl of nourishing meal (soaked in syrup, of course) on
  the floor because you nixed eating in the livingroom.

Ideally you finally have time to clean the house.
Reality is, you don't now where to start, and while you are cleaning one area, another area is being     demolished.

Ideally you finally have time to keep up with the details of your older kids' lives.
Reality is, they don't want you to keep up, unless you are buying them something.


Some days, I wish ... the two would meet.

Ideals meet reality. Reality, be kind.

Outside time!

Rabid dog pose?

Climbing the corporate ladder already? Karl'd be mortified because he wants the steps painted...Does he realize how much work that would be? I prefer shabby;o).

 Worker Bee

Liam said he had a "difficult job" to do.