Just like the kids...

I learned a little something today.  I looked at the big pile of dishes and the empty dishwasher and wanted to walk right past, so I could blog. (I really have a lot of catching up to do!) But, something inside me said, "NO! YOU NEED TO DO THE DISHES AND MAKE THE KITCHEN LOOK NICE AGAIN!"  I decided I did really need to do the dishes and blogging would just have to wait.  So, here's my super mom moment...I DID THE DISHES! But, here's the kicker...I did just what I try to do with my kids when they want to do something.  If you do the work first, you can do something fun after it's done. I promised myself that if I did the dishes, I could blog a little. YEAH ME! Now you all know I did the dishes, because I am now putting up a post.  I still will have to wait to update my family blog, which will take a lot longer, but at least I got to blog a little.  And I decided this is the way motherhood should work.  Give and take...work a little, play a little.  Make sure to take time for yourself to do things you enjoy, or you overwork yourself as a mom and don't see the joy in it.  Here's the goal for the week--do a job that needs doing around the house, then I get to do something I enjoy, like crafting, scrapbooking, or just sitting to read or watch a movie.  I'm going to try it for a week and see if I get more accomplished than normal.  I'll post on the success next Tuesday!

Mommy Spotlight

 I was thinking today of the many mommies I LOVE, and who are fabulous examples to me.  Even before some of us became mothers, they were teaching me great things.  I had a roommate in college who was an absolute wonder at cleaning.  She is amazing. (in more ways that just her cleaning skills, but for this post we'll stick to that.)  She was constantly cleaning our kitchen and making the counters shiney, and putting dishes away that weren't even hers.  It  probably ticked her off more than she really enjoyed it, because she was just cleaning up after the rest of us slackers. Mostly me probably...sorry about that.  But, she did say that she actually liked it, and I think she just found joy in seeing things look nice and clean.  I am NOT a huge fan of doing dishes.  I usually wait until I need something before we unload the dishwasher, and wait until the sink is full for me to load the dishes in the dishwasher.  I realized I am being a horrible example to my kids, and our kitchen always, or 85% of the time, looks crappy.  So, today I made the decision to be better at kitchen cleaning.  I started doing the dishes that were there, helped my 5 year old unload the dishwasher, and cleaned out the sink so that it almost sparkles. (as much as a 34 year old sink can.)  The whole time I was doing this I was thinking about that roommate.  I want to be like her in keeping my kitchen a whole lot cleaner.  So, the Mommy Spotlight today goes to KATIE.  Thanks for being a great example of a super-cleaning mom.  I'm gonna be just like you when I get big.

My semi-creative moment today

So, I thought I'd be a wonderfully, creative mother today.  It was Dr. Seuss' birthday yesterday and my son's school has been doing things to celebrate all week.  Yesterday the mayor came to the school and read Green Eggs and Ham.  When I asked Vance about it, he said it was good.  Then he said, "I'd like to try green eggs and ham someday.  Maybe I would like it."
TODAY WAS THAT DAY!

You can't see it all that good, because my batteries were dead on my camera, so I had to take this one with my phone.  But, I think you get the idea.  And we don't do fried eggs in this house, like the book has, so they are scrambled.  He was pretty excited...and I was proud of myself for doing something "special".