Things I say a million times a day...

I find myself repeating a few key phrases a million times a day...

~Are you poopy?

~Do you need a nap?

~Is that the way you are supposed to play with that toy?

~Do you stand on the furniture at home?

~Less talking... More eating

~Does somebody need a time out?

~Thank You, but put that back in your mouth. *or* Get that out of your mouth!!!

~That's not YOUR cup.

~ No Hitting! * and other variations of We don't hit. Be gentle. Soft touches....

~Be careful!

~did you brush your teeth??


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I"m still a good mom even though...

I know that I am a good mom.
I am not perfect, theres always room for improvement, but still I am a good mom.
Everyday someone says something, or I read something, or I do something that makes me feel, well..... less than perfect. And so my new mantra has become

"I'm still a good mom even though":

I sometimes raise my voice.
(ok I yell, but this is how they know I am mad. The louder the voice the angrier I am. DUH?) I read an article recently that said I should whisper at them. My son whispered back "great speech mom")

I feed my kids white bread.
(though apparently I "might as well give them cupcakes")

I sometimes microwave food in plastic containers.
(but believe it or not I am smart enough not to microwave plastic wrap)

I let my toddler play with cough medicine bottles while I get dressed.
(thats what the child proof caps are for, right?)

my kids still eat hot dogs, fish sticks, and Easy Mac.
I won't eat a turkey dog, I wont make my kids eat a turkey dog. They like fish sticks...and gosh darn it, Easy Mac is ....EASY!

sometimes they go to bed without reading a book.
because sometimes Mommy is just plain tired.

I dont always fight with them to brush their teeth.
I already fight with them about a million different things all day, baby teeth fall out. They can have this one.

I haven't decided which preschool I will be sending my 11 month old to yet.
I know people with 8 month old kids who have already chosen a preschool. I think this is rediculous.

My 7 year old plays video games and watches "the Suite Life of Zach and Cody" ALOT.
Maybe this is age appropriate, maybe not so much... it could be worse. He's not watching soap operas, or Maury Povich.

i think dinner time is for eating not playing games.
I just read an article about playing games at the dinner table to encourage good behavior, social skills and just to keep the kids seated. I have to say "start eating" and "less talking, more eating" about 300 times during a meal. If we played games at the dinner table there would be zero eating. Zero.


My kids are healthy, happy, smart and funny, clean and well dressed.
I'm still a good Mom. :)