9/02/2004

 

Mommy lessons, dancing, and dead fish

Lessons learned from the weekend's "mommy practice":

1. It is, in fact, possible to take a long car trip with a carful of preschoolers. Just get 'em up early enough that they sleep most of the way.

2. 1 broken bathroom lock + 4 small children = 0 privacy!

3. Can't soothe the sobbing 2-year-old? Pop M&M's into her mouth.

4. Even if there are 6 other adults watching the little ones in the pool, they can still slip underwater unnoticed. No amount of vigilance is too much.

5. Asking 3 times "Are you SURE you don't need to pee before we get back in the car" is not enough. You must also ask "Do you need to poop?"

6. A 110-lb woman is capable of carrying a 3-year-old on one hip and a 2-year-old on the other.

7. It is possible to play pool with air hockey pucks.

8. Eat the pancakes in your pajamas. Then you and the two-year-old won't have to wash your good clothes immediately after breakfast.

9. There is nothing quite like morning snuggles from a little girl!

The preceding lessons came from last weekend's trip to Maggie Valley, taking our dance group to see a clogging show. About 20 folks from the group went including 4 little girls 5 and under. We stayed overnight in a tiny cabin at a campground. Everyone loved the show, and loved getting up to dance during it (about half the time the audience was invited to join in). Everyone had a good time, it looks like this might become an annual event. The four little ones all seem to adore me so more often than not I had at least one of them on my lap or in my arms. I got in some mommy practice and also a good reminder of why we are going through this long adoption process!

On a sad note, our Betta, Sushi, died on Friday. Phooey.

Other than my trip, life for both me and Brian lately has pretty much consisted of work, work, and a little more work. Oh how we love the start of the semester.

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