Hey everybody,
Ive been super busy finding my organized self! I've been trying new things to make things more smooth which we all hope will equal more knitting time. Oh yeah baby!
The new system is the laundry system. :) With six of us in the house we need to do laundry efficiently and since sorting after we wash is time consuming we are going to a one (or two) person a day system. Daddys clothes and all towels on Mondays, Mommies, and sheets on Tuesdays, etc. We use colorcatchers so we don't sort loads except washing whites in bleach during the summer. I also need to get the kids to using a towel for several days we used to do this but fell out of the habit.
Our daily schedule is weird due to the holidays and their friends and family who are on break, so we will get back to homeschool after all the festivities.
Bryant is now reading small chapter books! YEAH! I am so proud of him. So now that he is off reading it is time to start concentrating on his math.
Our little stinker is doing really well. She still has her days. But following SuperNanny has paid off. I cant believe how much our home has changed in the last few weeks. It's great!
In case you didn't know I am a self help book junkie. A friend recently said "Your the only person I know who constantly wants to better herself." And boy howdy am I on a roll! It started with the book Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit. This book has turned me from a loud mom to a more quiet and gentle mom. It really focused on why I would get so upset and so often I would get upset because I had done something wrong or was asking for trouble from my kids by not planning enough.
So then I read The Dr Laura book The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands. WOW ladies, some of us are really mean! There is such a double standard in our culture. How slanted the culture is, treating women as superior and men like scum. I was shocked at how I was even sending wrong messages (not verbally) to my son. I really thought I respected my husband I was wrong. For a full week after reading it I was still catching myself thinking "Ugh, you are such a man." Which if it had been a girlfriend I was talking to I would have had a lot more patience and respect.
Self Help book #3. Well this one is interesting. Sacred Marriage. Christian book. Subtitle something like "What if marriage is supposed to make us holy instead of happy." WOW! This book is changing the way I handle lots of different relationships.
The fourth is "Preparing Him for the Other Woman", Christian, teaching you to raise a boy into a good father and husband. In other words a man who can identify and love women and children. I just started today Ill let you know if its a keeper. So far its pretty impressive.
Since I don't have any knitting to share, can I tease you with a recipe? This is from my soul sister Sandy. Who was the mom who first told me that raising boys was about raising them to be good daddies.
