Errrr.....frustration!
Excuse the attitude, I'm pretty exhausted from a pretty full day with a 3.5 year old.
We journeyed into town this afternoon to watch the inauguration with real people and one thing led to another and before I knew it, I had one hungry tired toddler on my hands.
We got home to paint for the 4th time today and O begins to touch his paint, and like every other kid, wipes his hands on the tablecloth then his pants. Acrylic paint.
I head to the back to our bookshelves to do some much needed decluttering and he begins to pour mod podge onto a book that has been torn. And it, of course, pours out of the sides onto the already stained white table cloth. What can you do really? I have been known to either head straight for the hidden stash of chocolate or curl up on the couch with my favorite quilt and watch I Love Lucy reruns.
But really I couldn't be without, my life would be completely boring without him! It makes for a memorable day.
I wanted to post this picture to remind myself that you can still find beauty even on the grayest of days.And I am an "Obama Mama!" What O has been calling me all day
There will be a return of positive daily reflections and what we have been working on for the month of January.....homeschooling at it's finest!
There is Hope!
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Ansley,
ReplyDeleteYou know, sometimes my mother complains that she thinks the heroines in my novels are too 'weak.' I think she is a bit of a bonkhead on this issue but I happened to tell her about your post and suggest that maybe she's looking for the kind of strength it takes to raise a three year old AND still try to make goat cheese at the same time. Talk about Great Expectations.
You are such a good, nurturing mother....goat cheese & tableclothes will pass but Oscar will stay.
----Erin
what a beautiful scene. something from my irish fantasies....
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