My daughter is in love with caterpillars. It doesn't help that they are crawling all over the back side of our house. Of course, to add fuel to her burning fire of love of these creatures, this week her preschool class is studying insects.
Monday night I let her catch four of them to take into class to show everyone. Last night I looked at the jar and one was already starting to make a cocoon. It was, I must admit, very entertaining and educational. Anyway, we took them into class and the teacher was very excited because that was what they were going to talk about today. (Perfect luck!)
After class, we brought them back home in the car. We had to stop and get lunch and then when we got home we brought them back in the house. I looked this afternoon and to my shock and disgust, there are only two in the jar! The plastic wrap (that was 4-ply) had a slightly larger hole than I remember poking in it.... Much larger... Like the size of a 5 year old's finger.....
Now herein lies the dilemma.... Where might these two caterpillars be? In the classroom? In my car?!?!?!?! IN MY KITCHEN?!?!?!??!?!?!??! I don't know what to do first, move or buy a new car?
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Allowance
Okay, so I'm curious to know what people think about this:
- At what age do you begin to give your child an allowance?
- What do you give them an allowance for?
- Do they have to do chores in return for a small pittance?
- Do they get it just for being alive?
- What amount do you give your child?
- When do they get a raise?
"What on earth are you worrying about this for?" you ask?
Last night my five year old asked if she could have some money to buy her own toys. (She has a problem with destroying her things and I told her that those things were gifts and that she needs to treat them better. Her thought was that if she bought the toys herself, then she can destroy or "play" with them however she wants to.) I told her that I would have to discuss it with her father and we would see if she could start getting an allowance. I told her we would start with her doing some chores and that she would get a quarter a week. Not sure if that's enough.... I know that she will/should work for it. You don't get anything for free. Anywhere. I've looked... I guess when she has her birthday we can add 25 cents to her total amount... I don't know. I'm making this up as I go along. As with many aspects of parenting....
What do you think?
- At what age do you begin to give your child an allowance?
- What do you give them an allowance for?
- Do they have to do chores in return for a small pittance?
- Do they get it just for being alive?
- What amount do you give your child?
- When do they get a raise?
"What on earth are you worrying about this for?" you ask?
Last night my five year old asked if she could have some money to buy her own toys. (She has a problem with destroying her things and I told her that those things were gifts and that she needs to treat them better. Her thought was that if she bought the toys herself, then she can destroy or "play" with them however she wants to.) I told her that I would have to discuss it with her father and we would see if she could start getting an allowance. I told her we would start with her doing some chores and that she would get a quarter a week. Not sure if that's enough.... I know that she will/should work for it. You don't get anything for free. Anywhere. I've looked... I guess when she has her birthday we can add 25 cents to her total amount... I don't know. I'm making this up as I go along. As with many aspects of parenting....
What do you think?
Monday, May 19, 2008
New Fangled Meme
I love this one. Monkey Girl came up with a meme that I can participate in giving my current state of funk-ed-ness.
Six Things That Are Causing My Burnout
(Up until a week or so ago, I wasn't too burned out. Just my normal amount of burnout. I guess here are the reasons....)
1. Husband being gone on a business trip for 2 weeks and I have full parental responsibilities 24/7. Not used to it. Getting through it. Still don't like it completely...
2. Children that don't say 'please' and 'thank you'. I know that as a stay at home parent, it's my job to do things for my children and basically wait on them hand and foot (until they get bigger and we can play role reversal periodically...), but if you know how to speak the words 'please' and 'thank you', you better start using them or I extend the right to ignore you.
3. Dirty dishes. Don't like 'em. Never have. Never will.
4. Allergies. Can't breathe. Pretty sure I have a sinus infection too, but I'm too tired to go to the doctor and don't want to take all three kids in there with me...
5. Lack of sleep. Don't sleep well when hubby's not home. I would rather stay up watch nothing on tv than sleep and be well rested for the next day's fun.
6. Bad drivers. I have to drive around alot for different kid-centered activities. People who pull out in front of you and cross in front of you to get into the other lane and totally cut you off just because they don't want to wait another two seconds and go once you pass. Also, if you are going to pull out in front of me, make sure you know what the speed limit is and that your piece of junk car can get up to speed without making me have to slam on my brakes. Just because I have them, doesn't mean I want to jam my foot down on them every two seconds... Have some respect, eh?
Monkey Girl's was definitely more poignant than mine, but I felt the need to vent and didn't want to come up with anything else to post today. Sorry. This is as good as it gets for today. :)
Six Things That Are Causing My Burnout
(Up until a week or so ago, I wasn't too burned out. Just my normal amount of burnout. I guess here are the reasons....)
1. Husband being gone on a business trip for 2 weeks and I have full parental responsibilities 24/7. Not used to it. Getting through it. Still don't like it completely...
2. Children that don't say 'please' and 'thank you'. I know that as a stay at home parent, it's my job to do things for my children and basically wait on them hand and foot (until they get bigger and we can play role reversal periodically...), but if you know how to speak the words 'please' and 'thank you', you better start using them or I extend the right to ignore you.
3. Dirty dishes. Don't like 'em. Never have. Never will.
4. Allergies. Can't breathe. Pretty sure I have a sinus infection too, but I'm too tired to go to the doctor and don't want to take all three kids in there with me...
5. Lack of sleep. Don't sleep well when hubby's not home. I would rather stay up watch nothing on tv than sleep and be well rested for the next day's fun.
6. Bad drivers. I have to drive around alot for different kid-centered activities. People who pull out in front of you and cross in front of you to get into the other lane and totally cut you off just because they don't want to wait another two seconds and go once you pass. Also, if you are going to pull out in front of me, make sure you know what the speed limit is and that your piece of junk car can get up to speed without making me have to slam on my brakes. Just because I have them, doesn't mean I want to jam my foot down on them every two seconds... Have some respect, eh?
Monkey Girl's was definitely more poignant than mine, but I felt the need to vent and didn't want to come up with anything else to post today. Sorry. This is as good as it gets for today. :)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Welcome...
If you are looking for the meme that I did, sorry. It's on my private blog. There were some very personal things on the meme that I said that would identify my location and I just wasn't comfortable with that. I'm sure you understand....
In the meantime, I will tell you that the monkeys are fine. They are as crazy as ever. Keeping me very busy. (Not that that's anything new...)
Monkey 1 is loving spring and all the new little creatures that are out and about. "MOM! You know I love little bugs and stuff!" She somehow thinks that due to her love of all creatures great and small, that means that I will let her bring them into my house... WRONG....
Monkey 2 is allergic to spring. Bloody noses every other day. Oh, and conjunctivitis too. That's fun... Still loves his computer games. His favorite website is sproutonline.com. Keeps him busy for hours, no, not really hours, unless I need him to stay busy for hours... Usually just a while or so. I'm not that bad of a mother...
Monkey 3 is still the cutest thing on the block. Her new favorite thing is while we are walking down the aisles of the grocery store, she will call out "Hi" to everyone. I'm talking EVERYONE. We went to the grocery store tonight and in the 45 minutes I was there I literally got 10 people telling me how adorable she was. Almost enough to make someone sick, eh? :)
Well, I better get going. We have a field trip to some sad little pony farm tomorrow. Who knew that preschoolers take field trips, but they do. AND I get to take the other monkeys with me. Me, three monkeys and a bunch of farm animals. I wonder if I can find some prozac anywhere around here.....
In the meantime, I will tell you that the monkeys are fine. They are as crazy as ever. Keeping me very busy. (Not that that's anything new...)
Monkey 1 is loving spring and all the new little creatures that are out and about. "MOM! You know I love little bugs and stuff!" She somehow thinks that due to her love of all creatures great and small, that means that I will let her bring them into my house... WRONG....
Monkey 2 is allergic to spring. Bloody noses every other day. Oh, and conjunctivitis too. That's fun... Still loves his computer games. His favorite website is sproutonline.com. Keeps him busy for hours, no, not really hours, unless I need him to stay busy for hours... Usually just a while or so. I'm not that bad of a mother...
Monkey 3 is still the cutest thing on the block. Her new favorite thing is while we are walking down the aisles of the grocery store, she will call out "Hi" to everyone. I'm talking EVERYONE. We went to the grocery store tonight and in the 45 minutes I was there I literally got 10 people telling me how adorable she was. Almost enough to make someone sick, eh? :)
Well, I better get going. We have a field trip to some sad little pony farm tomorrow. Who knew that preschoolers take field trips, but they do. AND I get to take the other monkeys with me. Me, three monkeys and a bunch of farm animals. I wonder if I can find some prozac anywhere around here.....
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