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5 Simple Ways Get Your Picky Child To Eat

October 5, 2017 by Kim Leave a Comment

So there is at least one in every household. The child who refuses to eat more then Peanut Butter and Jelly can drive the mom insane. Don’t worry, I have 5 Simple Ways Get Your Picky Child To Eat.

It seems to be an age-old question: how can I get my children to not be picky eaters? Some children will eat anything they have in front of them and others, well, not so much. 😉

I have a range of picky eaters in my home. Our oldest will eat almost anything I put in front of him, without complaining. Of course, considering he is eating everything in sight and never seems to be full, probably helps with that.

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I have another who picks and picks and picks at their food. Of course to add to the variety, I have a couple who likes some things but not others. It seems to change on the day. Of course.

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What If Three Year Old’s Ruled The World?

October 4, 2015 by Kim Leave a Comment

This is a continuing 31 Days Series. “What if?”…

What if Three Year Old’s Ruled The World?

:: Everyone would run with a smile, arms straight while they watched the airplane overhead and sang a song

:: Broccoli would be banned

::Thomas the Train would have it’s own track at every town. Rides would be free

:: Fruit Snacks would be a food group

:: Siblings would play with them all the time, every time

:: Sharing would be optional

:: Cats would like to have their tails pulled

:: Dogs wouldn’t grow bigger than a teacup poodle

:: Their favorite show would be on a continuous stream on television and it would never stop

:: Moms reading books to them would be a mandatory 6 hours a day

:: Clifford would be real

:: Toothpaste would be allowed to be swallowed

:: Bathtime would last all night

:: Bedtime would be banned

:: There would be enough swings at the park for every child in the town

:: Dessert can be eaten first

:: No child at any time would have to be woken up from their nap to get their sibling from school

:: Cows would moo on command

:: Squirrels would stop so they could be petted

:: Dad wouldn’t have to go to work

:: Clothes would be optional

What do you think? What would happen if 3 year old’s ruled the world?

My Children Are Driving Me Insane (And 30 Other Mom Confessions)

July 9, 2015 by Kim 2 Comments

My children are driving me insane {and 30 other mom confessions}

:: Disclaimer: I love my children. They are complete joy to me. That said, it was 60* in July and pouring down rain when I wrote this. We were all cold and missing the sunshine and warm weather. It would drive any mom a little loopy.

1. I hear “Hey Mom” 6534 times a day. Once while writing this sentence. Really.

2. I’m regretting the beans I fed them for supper.

3. A small football being used as a volleyball just flew through the air, bounced off Cora’s arms, went in a laundry basket and bounced out. (See #4)

4. Our oldest son has literally no coordination.

5. His sister does.

6. On my 6th “go to bed warning”, child #3 was just threatened 5 minutes early bedtime for each time I had to tell him to go to bed. He now doesn’t like me.

7. I used 15 plastic cups today for 15 sips of water. For 4 children.

8. The cat is standing outside in the pouring rain meowing, refusing for some reason to go inside the garage. It is really annoying.

9. The three year old, in a fit of temper, told me he was going to throw away his Thomas the Trains. Apparently when he was bluffing because when I proceeded to help him gather them up to throw them away, the fit of temper became a hysterical rage. He is now sleeping in his Thomas the Train sleeping bag next to his Thomas the Train track and trains by his Thomas the Train pillow. There probably is no danger of him throwing the trains away.

10. When the children weren’t looking, I ate the last S’mores brownie. Before lunch.

11. I also ate a few Golden Oreos from my son’s stash of treats too.

12. We buy ice cream and hide it from our children.

13. I tell my children I am going to move to Hawaii if they don’t stop arguing. They don’t believe me.

14. Cade hid his green beans in his napkin and tried to throw them away. First time for that. Or is it?

15. Our 13 year old had to walk past his pile of clean clothes twice and still forgot to take them downstairs.

16. Farmer Jed is staring at me across the room.

17. Sarah Lynn is too.

18. I just tripped on a toy grill.

19. The toy ketchup bottle is in a dangerous location as well.

20. I am in charge of VBS crafts and I am pleased to say I didn’t get any paint on my clothes. The same cannot be said of some of the children or the church carpeting. Sorry.

21. We just watched Little House On The Prairie and I had to explain why a hot air balloon would be considered new and dangerous.

22. They get a kick out of seeing an outhouse.

23. 2000 sq feet on the main floor of my house and my children are in the same 10 sq ft that I am in.

24. I enjoy showers for the “me” time I get. I kid, I kid.

25. “Mommy, I missed you so much” followed by a big hug. That is what takes place after a 15 minute shower.

26. My husband and I have gotten used to repeating ourselves up to four times per sentence because at least one child didn’t hear the conversation and feels like they were left out. We have taken to just automatically repeating ourselves instead of waiting for the “what did you say?”.

27. Would you like a snack? Would you like a snack? Would you like a snack? Would you like a snack?

28. My washing machine broke and I was without one for 4 days. Diamonds are not a girl’s best friend. Washing machines are. And we cry when they don’t work.

29. I went downstairs to the boys’ room and I got scared. I came back up stairs. It is now clean. I don’t have to be scared.

30. School will be starting before I know it and I will miss this crazy bunch.

How To Feed Your Teenager Without Going Broke

November 10, 2014 by Kim Leave a Comment

How to feed your teenager without going broke is a question a lot parents have asked throughout the ages. Is it possible? Sure. Just with careful planning.

I had heard all the stories about feeding a teenager. I wanted to deny it. I wanted to believe it wasn’t possible. After all, the crock pot of soup I would make for my family would last three days with the young children I had. We could eat on a three pound roast for a week. I knew from the time my children were young, that someday all I had ever heard about feeding a teenager would come true. Those days I could just hand him a bowl of cereal in his little blue bowl and half a banana would be over. He would need more substance.

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Proverbs 31: It’s Not All Work And No Play

October 19, 2014 by Kim Leave a Comment

I didn’t write a 31 post yesterday. This is why:

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Being a Proverbs 31 woman isn’t all about work. It is also about being there for your family, tending to their needs and loving them. What better way to be Proverbs 31 woman than to play with my precious children in a pile of leaves. While we were tossing leaves at each other, laughing and having fun, I thought about needing to write the post. Then I said, nah, I will do it later. 🙂

This is being a Proverbs 31 woman.

Why I Ditched The Peaches (And Why I Am Trying Not To Care)

August 14, 2014 by Kim Leave a Comment

I told someone today: If there were 86 hours in a day, I still wouldn’t get everything done today.

I have 2 1/2 bushels of peaches sitting in my laundry room, just waiting to be froze, canned or made into SOMETHING. That isn’t a lot, I know many of you put away much more than that. For me, at this stage in my life, it might as well be a mountain of peaches. When I got them on Saturday, I knew I had to take care of them. They are an investment, in which we put a lot of money into. However, I also have children who are going back to school, a husband who needs assistance with his ministries at church, my own ministries to care for, my home to keep clean and a two year old who is a busy guy and tries to put his hat in the microwave. More than once. (I got it before it erupted into flames.)

I know, he looks tame. 😉

As I was trying to plan my week with blogging, parenting and homemaking, I realized this summer FLEW by. I didn’t get the chance to do as many of the things with my children as I would have liked. This day, I only had a small window of time between appointments and cross country practice, but let’s do SOMETHING.

I ditched the peaches, forgot about the unmopped floors and took my children to a local Farm Park.

It was a lot of fun.

one room school house The result of this spur of the moment fun day? Memories, fun and a very sleepy (aka well-napping) two year old. I have twice as much work to make up today but the “thank you’s” and “mom, that was fun” is well worth the tired mom.

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Does it bother me there is a pile of peaches not done? Yes. Does it bother me I have a home to clean and blog work to finish? Of course. However, I want my children to remember their last day off of school having fun with me, not remembering me peel peaches. Go to the park, go the pool, go to a zoo. Enjoy your day!