The Everlasting Comforter

When my sister and I were growing up we used to share a room until I was about 14 years old. It was then that my parents finished the addition to our child hood home, and all of us siblings had our own rooms. I remember going shopping for our decorations and furniture and it was an exciting time. My sister was about 10 then, and our Mom picked out her comforter as I recall, and I thought it was ugly. I think Vikki may have thought so too, but that is blurry in my memory.

This comforter ended up being the softest most yummiest comforter ever. It was white with squares in it, the sides of the squares were all different colors. This comforter went with us on the couch to cuddle for movies, on road trips, and all other sorts of adventures. Somehow this blanket lives here with me today. I think Vikki may have left it here when she moved in with John and I when she graduated high school.

I love this thing! I still use it on the couch for TV time, and it is still as delicious to this day..actually it's better. We use this comforter to make forts, to sit on when we do something on the floor, the kids even love this thing. Every once in a while, it makes me smile to see them on this almost 24 year old blanket. They are growing up with this comforter that their Mom and Aunt loved as children, and they are using it the same way they did. Pretty neat.

Today this comforter was a star.l I picked Tyler up from school because his teacher called to let me know he was sick. First thing he did when we walked in the door is grab that comforter and head for the couch, Same thing we would have done as children. At dinner time he was cold so he and his sister used it to lay over their laps as they ate. This thing was new back then so Mom would never have let us do that, but still, the point is the blanket makes us feel good.

At bed time, Genesis was in her jammies and Bells wanted to play with her....she runs to get her attention, I am down the hall just watching them. The best part of my day was to hear Gensesis say "Bella, do want a blanket ride?" I didn't quite know what she meant, but Bella said yes. Bella runs to the tiled kitchen and waits, then Gen comes along pulling this long colorful, hideous comforter behind her and lays it on the floor. Bella proceeds to sit in the middle of it with her big sisters help. Gen then simply pulls her around the kitchen! Bella is cracking up and holding on! I know this can lead to big trouble, but I let them have their fun for a minute as I watched in the background. It looked like great fun!

This comforter still gets washed and used and is going to be with us a lot longer I think! It has proved over and over that it still has some life in it, great buy Mom!! My only wish is that Vikki and I would have thought of the grand blanket ride idea!

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!!

This St. Patricks Day I realized that............

• My daughters do not own much green clothes at all. Genesis has some shorts, but it was still too chilly for that, so jeans it was. As for her top, that was rough, but we dug something up. Hair bows were an even bigger challenge! I don't think green would be a good addition to Gen's wardrobe with her skin tone, but Bella would look cute in green I think, so I will have to get some! Gen went with clear sparkly nails with tiny green gems on them, she was adorable.
• Daddy and Gen worked on her project for school that was due today last night. She was to design and build a trap to catch Lenny the Leprechaun that has escaped in her classroom. They put together a rainbow made out of cardboard with a pot of gold at the end. When Lenny opens the treasure he will see that it is fake and the door comes down and traps him! Or so we hope, we will have to see how it goes, it was definitely the cutest project ever though. She was so proud to take it to school today.
• Isabella was conceived exactly three years ago today! Sorry if that is "TMI" , but it was much too memorable to forget the exact date. It was a good night! I really didn't care much about St. Patty's Day until 2007. From then on, we will CELEBRATE! Haha......
• There are only 3 more days til Spring 2010. I cant wait for some blue skies and warm sunshine. The kids are excited to play outside more, and we are looking forward to nice walks with Koda Brown and the kids.

Anyone having some green beer tonight? I am not sure I will get to enjoy one myself, but the kids and I are making Shamrock Smoothies :0). Just mix some skim milk, sugar free lime sherbert, vanilla extract and two ripe bananas (or yogurt) in the blender and enjoy!! I hope my little Leprochauns like them! I will call these "shakes" so they think they are terrible for them and love them! Works every time!

Dark Confessions of a Good Mom ----- INTRO

Sometimes when I go through and read some of my old blog posts I realize how great everything sounds--most of the time. Especially, when the kids are involved. Motherhood, or parenting, is the single most difficult thing I have committed too. I am responsible for their health, happiness, enrichment, manners, morals, and the list goes on, basically, I am responsible for my children's lives. With so much responsibility as a Mother or parent, I think it is almost inevitable to make mistakes along the way. It comes with the territory.

Why are us Moms so embarrassed to talk about our mistakes? We are open to giving advice about breast feeding, making your own baby food, how to wean your child, or break them from a biting habit, but when we screw up, not many Mom's are willing to publicize it.

I get the fact that these mistakes aren't the ones that you usually want to talk about. Especially not on a public blog, but I have been thinking of my short comings as a Mom, and what I can do to be a better Mother. For a while I have been thinking about starting a new blog, along with this one, but then realized I can barely keep up with one. Two blogs would be just way too much pressure. So I just never did it.

Then I got Site Meter. It tells me who visits my blog, how long they were on, what pages they read, where they were from, how they found me etc. I was really just curious at the stats. What I found is that a lot of folks find me by mistake Googling parenting or children related subjects. Now I am taking a leap and writing about my freak out Mom moments as well. I have accepted that it is normal, and want others to feel at ease when they mess up as well. Hopefully some words some where will enlighten someone, even when I am not singing my children's praises, and let them know it is OK.

As a loving Mother-- I screw up. I want to scream. I want to start over. I want to cry. I make wrong decisions. Funny thing is, we all do, whether we admit it or not. As of late I am trying to find the beauty in my parenting woes. Its easy most of the time. It is easy because I love my kids, I want the very best for them, I want them to have the best Mom they can possibly have. So when I screw it up, I take a mental note, I move forward, I find the beauty in my mistake and learn from it, now I will blog about it too. I feel like writing it makes me more accountable. It feels good to know you are not alone, and messing up isn't an option, it is a fact.

The key for me when I do falter is find the beauty in it, the laughter it can bring us, and most importantly the fact that when I have really slipped, I care enough to take it with me and grow from it. I will share it here with you, and one day with my own children. No matter how small or big it is, I am a good mother, (and it took me some convincing to realize that I was because I take it so seriously that I felt this huge burden to be perfect and I definitely am not)I am learning to be a better Mom everyday, I confess, find the goodness in the mistake and move on. Hope you will follow me. This is my Intro to True Confessions of a Good Mom, Volume 1 coming soon.

xoxo
Veronica