If you notice your teenage boy suddenly stop sulking and start staring at the mother carrying her infant in a carseat, please, please inform that poor woman that she missed a button (or three) after her last nursing session and is baring her ultra frumpy nursing brassiere to the world. This may help you avoid an awkward conversation with your son later.
And she will appreciate it immensely.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Jubilant Jessica Judges Jazz
I can't think of anything halfway interesting to post. It's kinda like this flair that I have on my Facebook page (because flair is awesome). It says "I can't brain today...I have the dumb." So I am going to make all of you suffer through my dumb and read this meme. I've seen a couple different versions and thought it would be fun.
Apparently, everything has to start with the first letter in your first name and you can't copy what someone else wrote but no one else was a J so I can't cheat anyway (darn it).
1. What is your name: Jessica
2. A four Letter Word: Jump (for my love)
3. A boy's Name: Jackson (or if you live in Utah, Jaxon)
4. A girl's Name: Judy
5. An occupation: Jury rigger
6. A color: Jade
7. Something you wear: Jeans
8. A food: Jelly beans
9. Something found in the bathroom: Jewelry
10. A place: Jamaica
11. A reason for being late: Just woke up
12. Something you shout: Jerk! (but only while driving and to people I don't know)
13. A movie title: Jumanji
14. Something you drink: Juice
15. A musical group: Jimmy Eat World
16. An animal: Jaguar (thank goodness my name doesn't start with N!)
So the next time your brain has the dumb, feel free to post this!
Apparently, everything has to start with the first letter in your first name and you can't copy what someone else wrote but no one else was a J so I can't cheat anyway (darn it).
1. What is your name: Jessica
2. A four Letter Word: Jump (for my love)
3. A boy's Name: Jackson (or if you live in Utah, Jaxon)
4. A girl's Name: Judy
5. An occupation: Jury rigger
6. A color: Jade
7. Something you wear: Jeans
8. A food: Jelly beans
9. Something found in the bathroom: Jewelry
10. A place: Jamaica
11. A reason for being late: Just woke up
12. Something you shout: Jerk! (but only while driving and to people I don't know)
13. A movie title: Jumanji
14. Something you drink: Juice
15. A musical group: Jimmy Eat World
16. An animal: Jaguar (thank goodness my name doesn't start with N!)
So the next time your brain has the dumb, feel free to post this!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Overheard Conversation
This conversation took place an hour and a half after bedtime.
Boo: Tell me how many people are in the Mother Hen.
Boy: One? Two? Three? Four?
Boo: No, three.
Boy: Three?
Boo: Yes. There's God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost.
Boy: The Holy Ghost?
Boo: Yes, but you can't see him. They are three people who all look alike.
Boy: Oh.
I'm not exactly sure where she got the name "Mother Hen" but at least she's certain about who's in it.
Boo: Tell me how many people are in the Mother Hen.
Boy: One? Two? Three? Four?
Boo: No, three.
Boy: Three?
Boo: Yes. There's God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost.
Boy: The Holy Ghost?
Boo: Yes, but you can't see him. They are three people who all look alike.
Boy: Oh.
I'm not exactly sure where she got the name "Mother Hen" but at least she's certain about who's in it.
Friday, April 3, 2009
FHE: Bedtime Routine
We're having a struggle with bedtime. It seems to take the kids forever to get ready. Then once they're in bed, they keep getting out again because they forgot to kiss Baby goodnight or they need yet another drink of water. And nothing ruins the mood for family prayer when you have to haul a kicking a screaming child back down so we can pray together. Yeah, not exactly conducive to a reverent environment. It was something we needed to work on and needed to do it now.
Opening Song: Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree
Opening Prayer: Boo
Lesson: In preparation for this, I surfed the web for some ideas and found a few. One showed a flipbook made for preschool-aged kids using pictures cut from magazines to illustrate each step in the bedtime process. I wrote out a list of the different bedtime activities. It took some time but eventually I found pictures for each step. These were glued onto colored construction paper with a description written in marker. Easy enough for the Boy to understand and for da Boo to read. (The photo is from the article and taken by Kelly Pfeiffer.)
I started by asking the kids to name some of the things we did when I told them it was time to get in jammies. They did pretty good naming them, even getting some of the harder ones.
Next came the stern discussion, where I told them that bedtime isn't going well, that they aren't listening to us, and most nights someone ends up crying (like me). I told them it didn't have to be like that. Instead, they should be all ready so I could read them a story - which they love but is frequently withheld as they drag out getting in pajamas.
I showed them the flipbook. We went through each step, talking about what we should do and what we should not do.
1. Eat a bedtime treat.
2. Get your pajamas on!
3. Put away your shoes and clothes.
4. Use the potty.
5. Brush your teeth.
6. Read a story.
7. Family prayer.
8. Hugs! Kisses!
9. Get a drink of water.
10. Put your glasses in their case.
11. Get in bed!
Seems basic. You'd be surprised at how long they manage to drag this out. Unless, of course, you have younger kids and then you know exactly the sort of ridiculousness that takes place in lieu of listening to parents. And #6 is the reward because all the hard stuff takes place before it. If they get ready in a reasonable amount of time, they each get to choose a story. If one is misbehaving, the other gets to choose one story. However, if they are co-conspirators, then we skip to #7.
We started this process Monday night. So far, they've had a grand total of four stories read. I'm going to start some sort of reward process for getting finished, which I know will inspire da Boo to great things but of which the Boy could not care less.
Closing Song: When the Family Gets Together
Closing Prayer: Daddy.
Treat: Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. (And there's still some left in the freezer...but it will probably be gone shortly after I've published this post.)
** Sorry for the delayed April Fool's pictures...my camera battery died before I could upload all the ways I tortured the kids. Hopefully, I'll get those up soon!
Opening Song: Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree
Opening Prayer: Boo
Lesson: In preparation for this, I surfed the web for some ideas and found a few. One showed a flipbook made for preschool-aged kids using pictures cut from magazines to illustrate each step in the bedtime process. I wrote out a list of the different bedtime activities. It took some time but eventually I found pictures for each step. These were glued onto colored construction paper with a description written in marker. Easy enough for the Boy to understand and for da Boo to read. (The photo is from the article and taken by Kelly Pfeiffer.)I started by asking the kids to name some of the things we did when I told them it was time to get in jammies. They did pretty good naming them, even getting some of the harder ones.
Next came the stern discussion, where I told them that bedtime isn't going well, that they aren't listening to us, and most nights someone ends up crying (like me). I told them it didn't have to be like that. Instead, they should be all ready so I could read them a story - which they love but is frequently withheld as they drag out getting in pajamas.
I showed them the flipbook. We went through each step, talking about what we should do and what we should not do.
1. Eat a bedtime treat.
2. Get your pajamas on!
3. Put away your shoes and clothes.
4. Use the potty.
5. Brush your teeth.
6. Read a story.
7. Family prayer.
8. Hugs! Kisses!
9. Get a drink of water.
10. Put your glasses in their case.
11. Get in bed!
Seems basic. You'd be surprised at how long they manage to drag this out. Unless, of course, you have younger kids and then you know exactly the sort of ridiculousness that takes place in lieu of listening to parents. And #6 is the reward because all the hard stuff takes place before it. If they get ready in a reasonable amount of time, they each get to choose a story. If one is misbehaving, the other gets to choose one story. However, if they are co-conspirators, then we skip to #7.
We started this process Monday night. So far, they've had a grand total of four stories read. I'm going to start some sort of reward process for getting finished, which I know will inspire da Boo to great things but of which the Boy could not care less.
Closing Song: When the Family Gets Together
Closing Prayer: Daddy.
Treat: Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. (And there's still some left in the freezer...but it will probably be gone shortly after I've published this post.)
** Sorry for the delayed April Fool's pictures...my camera battery died before I could upload all the ways I tortured the kids. Hopefully, I'll get those up soon!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
April Baby
I think Mother Nature got in on the April Fool's Day fun...there's new snow on the ground this morning. March is certainly going out like a lamb - a big, fluffy, white, cold lamb.
Sorry I haven't been around lately. My computer refused to open a browser window. No worries, the Man is a computer genius. He'll have it working in no time, right? Well, it's kinda like the plumber's wife who has the leaky faucet...eventually he got to it. I have an FHE post for you! Aren't you so happy?
And of course, I have something planned for the kids in honor of April Fool's Day. Can I just say that I love Family Fun magazine? They are awesome! I really wanted to do this prank but I have a hair appointment tonight and I might not be back in time for dinner. No worries. I got dessert covered. My kids are so going to need therapy after today. Mwahahahah!
Sorry I haven't been around lately. My computer refused to open a browser window. No worries, the Man is a computer genius. He'll have it working in no time, right? Well, it's kinda like the plumber's wife who has the leaky faucet...eventually he got to it. I have an FHE post for you! Aren't you so happy?
And of course, I have something planned for the kids in honor of April Fool's Day. Can I just say that I love Family Fun magazine? They are awesome! I really wanted to do this prank but I have a hair appointment tonight and I might not be back in time for dinner. No worries. I got dessert covered. My kids are so going to need therapy after today. Mwahahahah!
Did you play on pranks today?
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