family: Teaching Them To Praise the Lord - At An Early Age! - 08/26/09 04:18 PM
Teaching Them To Praise The Lord - At An Early AgeI read a post recently written by Loreena Yeo called If You Teach Them, They Will Learn. She talked about teaching her young son to love the Lord. When I read that post, it made me think of my own children and my goals for them.We regulate their music so they only listen to songs that are appropriate for their ages. Remember this song? Oh be careful little ears what you hearFor there's a God up aboveLooking down on you with love.Oh be careful little ears what you hear! The other verses … (13 comments)
family: Should I Jump For Joy or Start Crying? School Is In Session in Garfield Heights, Ohio! - 08/26/09 03:44 PM
Ok, Should I Jump For Joy Or Start Crying? School Is In Session in Garfield Heights, Ohio!I have a dilema. School is back in session in Garfield Heights, Ohio! We now have a high school student <gasp!> who started yesterday, a middle school student who started today, and 2 pre-school students who start on Monday. For the most part, all of them are excited about returning to school (good for us!). Our eldest son has no feelings about school one way or another other than that he has "a lot of goals to accomplish this year so I have a lot … (5 comments)
family: Some days you sigh... - 08/08/09 10:45 PM
As a parent, have you ever noticed that some days you just have to sigh. And I don't mean a light, airy little sigh. I mean that great big SIGGGGGGHHHHHH! Why? Lots of reasons. The kids were fighting all day. The washer decided to spill water all over the basement floor. The oven decided it will no longer preheat. The dishwasher leaks water all over the kitchen floor. One of the kids got into the bathroom, turned on the faucet in the tub and left it running (spilling water all over the bathroom floor as the tub overflowed). Lots of reasons. … (9 comments)
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family: Hiring a VA is a Lot Like Potty Training - 08/05/09 08:01 AM
Hiring a VA is a Lot Like Potty Training when you think about it. Typically when I write posts about my family, I start off by saying that I've got 6 kids. That usually gives people quite a jolt so I like to say it first so that everyone can digest it and then get the shock out of their system. (Yes, they're all mine. Yes, they're all by my husband.) One of our children is 2.5 years old. He doesn't want to grow up - EVER. We had to forcibly remove all the pacifiers from the house in order to get him … (6 comments)
family: He Said I'm Not Cool - Can You Believe It? - 05/04/09 08:03 PM
As of 9:08 p.m. EST on Thursday, April 30, 2009, I am officially no longer cool. I know - it's a shocker!While talking to our 14 year old about the Garfield Heights Middle School 8th Grade Dance, I started talking about what he was going to wear. He wants to wear a suit (a NICE one, Mom!). He wants his Dad to take him (NOT you, Mom!). He does NOT want me taking pictures outside or showing up at the dance to take pictures of him (only in the house, Mom!). I look at my husband and calmly asked "What's HIS … (18 comments)
family: I've Done It 3 Times Already, So Why Can't I Do It Now? - 04/30/09 08:53 PM
I'm talking about potty training. Thought I'd say that up front lest your minds wander... Our eldest child potty trained rather easily. He is often told the story of how one day he brought me a diaper, powder, and wipes, lay down in front of me and threw his legs in the air to be changed. After changing him, I had him face me and said "Kennyth, tomorrow, no more diapers." He said "No more diapers?" I said simply, "No. You are a big boy. No more diapers for you. You're going to use the potty." And Kennyth simply responded "Ok." … (13 comments)
family: Is Your Real Estate Career Like Being A Parent? - 03/05/09 11:56 AM
On my recent blog post "I've Figured It Out: Real Estate Is Like Being Married," I received a comment from Sandy Aicher of Lake Norman Real Estate that prompted this new post. Sandy said: "I haven't thrown in the towel yet! Still trying to make it work. It's a harder and harder job with no love in return almost every day, but I'm committed!" Does this remind you of, well... YOU? My children have taught me quite a few things about life. I've been raising children since 1995 and one thing is for sure, the saying that you'll "wear your heart … (7 comments)
family: Dear Diary, My Passion Is...My Family - 02/23/09 11:18 AM
Most people with children feel some type of passion for them. It is understandable. Mothers go out of their way to protect and provide for their children. Fathers get even more protective and want earnestly to be the one who "takes care of" them. But for me, I've found that my passion for my family has found its outlet in several unique ways. As a Virtual Assistant... This is an awesome job that allows me to work from home and still be able to be there for my children. When they are sick, I'm here. When they need help with homework, I'm … (7 comments)
family: How a Day Can Make a Difference - or a Nap - 02/19/09 09:08 PM
Earlier today, I wrote a post called "Slowly Losing It..." It was all about my kids, gotta luv em. My kids and the grey hair they inspire. By noon today, I was ready to throw in the towel. I couldn't get some information I needed for a client, despite several phone calls. For some reason, I couldn't get my login information to work on one of my clients' websites. The dishwasher wouldn't start. I couldn't get the kids on a schedule. Our 4 year old and 2 year old fought constantly over every little thing. Our 10.5 month old twins kept … (8 comments)
family: Slowly Losing It... - 02/19/09 10:27 AM
I started going grey right after my first child was born. I was 26 years old. Quite young, I might say! But I went grey all the same. It started off slowly, almost crept up on me. I woke up one day to a few long strands of grey hairs. Then child #2 came along. With him came not a manual but more grey hair. Then child #3. And more grey hair. Then #4. And you guessed it - more grey hair. When the final set came along, our twins, I thought I wouuld go completely grey. Fortunately, I still have … (15 comments)
family: What Is It With Kids and Bathrooms? - 02/06/09 07:51 PM
I have found over the years that bathrooms hold some almost perverse fascination for children. Why is that? Do you know? I've got 6 kids. 5 boys and 1 girl (stuck in the middle, poor thing). The oldest is 13, then 10, 4, and 2.5. The youngest are 10 month old twins. All of them, bar NONE, have a fascination with the bathroom. Examples follow... Playing in the sink/toilet - The older 2 did it, the younger 4 do it constantly. I keep the bathrom door closed but my daughter and the boy right under her can open the door. So I'm … (17 comments)
family: One Million Active Rain Acts of Green! - 01/19/09 01:59 PM
How many people are like me and want to go green but have absolutely no idea where to start? Or how many people are out there (again like me) who think they can only make it work if they do one small thing at a time? Or how about those folks out there (also like me) who know for a certainty that they will have to drag their family into greener pastures kicking and screaming all the way?
Well, I did something today to try and coordinate all of our efforts so that we can see what each of our … (4 comments)
family: Gravely Going Green in Garfield Heights, Ohio - One Step At A Time - 01/12/09 01:58 PM
Those of you who know me and my family personally in Garfield Heights, Ohio will be shocked at this post. I'm attempting to make us go green. Now, before you all jump up clapping, whistling, and patting me on the back, I have to make a confession... I'm not going into this all gung-ho like lots of people do. I'm slinking into it, being a super secret, super spy about things we can do easily to go green in our house and with my family. So today, I was overjoyed to find one more thing I could do to help the planet! Central … (4 comments)
family: Torn - Is the Good Going to Outweigh the Bad? - 09/11/08 08:07 AM
I'm torn. I'm the Little Old Lady Who Lived In A Shoe. I've got so many kids, I don't know what to do. So, my husband and I discussed it and, as I mentioned in a previous post, we're hiring a Nanny. At first, we thought we'd just go with a Mother's Helper but decided we might as well go all the way to Nanny-hood. And like I said, I'm torn. I feel this overwhelming guilt for hiring someone to come into my home and watch my kids, cook and clean, so I can work. I feel like I should be able … (23 comments)
family: Is It Truly "Unprofessional"? - 02/17/08 06:10 PM
I came across a blog today where the agent was wondering about taking her child with her to an open house. Some comments were made about how taking a child to work was "unprofessional." That got me to thinking. (And I really hope this doesn't turn into a controversial subject.) Why is it that mothers are perceived as unprofessional when they put the welfare of their children ahead of anything else? I guess that would be my primary question. Most of us became entrepreneurs (Virtual Assistants, Real Estate Agents, Stagers, etc.) because we wanted and/or needed the flexibility to care for our children. … (13 comments)
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Teaching Them To Praise The Lord - At An Early AgeI read a post recently written by Loreena Yeo called If You Teach Them, They Will Learn. She talked about teaching her young son to love the Lord. When I read that post, it made me think of my own children and my goals for them.We regulate their music so they only listen to songs that are appropriate for their ages. Remember this song?
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