I think parenting is my topic of the day, I figure that since I have such a wealth of experience (having 1 child and all) that I really feel like I should share. This morning Avery woke up EXHAUSTED and a little congested. She had no fever and I knew that she wasn't really sick, but I did think that her immune system was probably a bit down. SO, I gave her the option of going to school or staying home to rest. Of course, she overwhelmingly wanted to stay home and was very excited... until I stated the rules. No tv and no playing, this is a rest day. She still opted to stay home (which I still think was the best decision), by about 9am, she was begging to go to school. : ) My hope is that this VERY boring day will stop the fake sick days from becoming a problem. I think now I see why people have more kids...you have more of a chance to use the trial and error method of parenting. If you have enough, you could be really great at this thing.
On a high note, the really boring day for Avery yielded a great day of cleaning for me! She even chipped in some, which was fun. The highlight of my day was when I vacuuming and I thought I heard something and I yelled to Avery "what was that noise?", she responded "it's the vacuum, mom!". I was SO excited to know that she knew what one sounded like!!!! I must clean more often than I think.
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You are a tough mama! Good idea, though...
Lucy was playing with her cousin's play kitchen and she picked up the iron and said "What's this?" When she cooks anything in her own kitchen, she only uses the microwave. I guess that makes a similar (much less flattering statement) about me :-)
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