tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.comments2023-10-06T01:27:17.716-07:00Amazing Childhood2x2mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340267193044430692noreply@blogger.comBlogger648125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-48919098669116360222014-03-24T07:54:11.859-07:002014-03-24T07:54:11.859-07:00HELLO to my friends out there i am testifying abou...HELLO to my friends out there i am testifying about the good work of a man who help me it has been hell from the day my husband left me i am a woman with two kids my problem stated when the father of my kids travel i never help he was living but as at two weeks i did not set my eye on my husband i try calling but he was not taken my call some week he call me telling me that he has found love some where easy at first i never take to be serous but day after he came to the house to pick his things that was the time i notice that things is going bad i help he will come back but things was going bad day by day i needed to talk to someone about it so i went to his friend but there was no help so i give it up on him month later i met on the the internet a spell caster i never believe on this but i needed my men back so i gave the spell caster my problem at first i never trusted him so i was just doing it for doing sake but after three day my husband called me telling me that he his coming home i still do not believe but as at the six day the father to my kids came to the house asking me to for give him the spell work to said to my self from that day i was happy with my family thanks to the esango priest of (abamieghe)esango priest he his a great man you need to try him you can as well to tell him your problem so that he can be of help to you his content email is this esangopriest@gmail.com indeed you are a priest thank you for making my home a happy home again. remember his email is esangopriest@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464672000107001957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-49989597107167808522010-10-22T21:30:47.293-07:002010-10-22T21:30:47.293-07:00I am like so majorly, royally impressed by you. Ho...I am like so majorly, royally impressed by you. Honestly, blown away!Morgan Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330881167601187548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-82675574335034019472010-10-22T18:32:33.693-07:002010-10-22T18:32:33.693-07:00oh and I love love love LOVE my binder, i started ...oh and I love love love LOVE my binder, i started using it today!Nicole Sue Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665104527617686294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-4195909651708315092010-10-22T18:32:17.041-07:002010-10-22T18:32:17.041-07:00I think it's a great idea. I don't have a...I think it's a great idea. I don't have a poster per se. but i've always been a planner, and Josh and I always talk at breakfast about what we are going to do before naps, and after naps, it might be better to get a little more detailed so he sees what he has time for....Nicole Sue Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665104527617686294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-52836303242295391562010-10-21T00:16:14.855-07:002010-10-21T00:16:14.855-07:00I can't wait for the 10 daily goal post. Than...I can't wait for the 10 daily goal post. Thanks for your awesome posts!Marsh Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331755497069140588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-2800916013711122492010-10-19T17:17:55.815-07:002010-10-19T17:17:55.815-07:00I love this post. My friend Sara and I had this di...I love this post. My friend Sara and I had this discussion once. Her husband told her that she just needed to run the home like a business. Yet we both thought, like you, that with no penalties, no boss, and no external motivation it's easy to just let the day get away from you. Sometimes the understanding of the plan of salvation and my eternal role as mother helps motivate me but I agree that on more days than I care to admit, drumming up the mommy motivation is difficult.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680073058191886149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-38063603047487182852010-10-18T20:51:05.124-07:002010-10-18T20:51:05.124-07:00From an amazing email from my sister in law Charla...From an amazing email from my sister in law Charla-<br />How to keep motivated? yes, tricky. Most people keep motivated at their jobs because if they don't perform they will get fired. Not us. Or in some places/times they keep working hard to produce food and maintain livestock and if they don't produce food - if they slack off, they might have to go without food, their families would suffer and maybe die. No one will die if we decide to read a book instead of mop the floor. Or perhaps a woman in a different time or place would have to face an angry or potentially violent husband if she did not perform their daily work well. Not the case with us. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's difficult to really and honestly believe that housekeeping matters when, nothing major would really happen if we didn't keep up. Also, it just gets undone so easily, it's not like we are building something or are a part of a culminating project which has an end. This work has no end - if you didn't clean your house for two weeks, and then cleaned it, you would be in the same place as if you had spent every day cleaning it. Sometimes, I find myself thinking, I'm above all this mopping and sweeping and dishwashing - surely with my education and work experience I'm not meant to do this work that is so menial and so unrespected in the world. <br />In my Mom's generation there was at least shame from society from other women if you didn't keep up with your housework. People judged you by the state of your house, keeping up with your household brought big time respect. Now, women are so busy, it's pretty normal to hear of someone say how their house is a disaster or read online about women who just hire out, get husbands to help or just accept a messier existance. It's just not as big a deal - women's self worth no longer heavily depends on how clean their house is.2x2mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340267193044430692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-13101960032364584282010-10-17T20:01:53.854-07:002010-10-17T20:01:53.854-07:00Gingerbread houses are great fun with kids, and ma...Gingerbread houses are great fun with kids, and make for treasured memories too. My boys ask me st least every week about making some over christmastime. The key is to not unleash my inner perfectionist and let the kids just explore and enjoy.Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044450455061450338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-67489577727183481502010-10-17T09:28:27.414-07:002010-10-17T09:28:27.414-07:00I'm glad the boys had fun putting the haunted ...I'm glad the boys had fun putting the haunted house together. I should probably send two next time.MamaLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786004864809975672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-6427182451698990142010-10-15T14:09:09.839-07:002010-10-15T14:09:09.839-07:00Thanks for sharing! That story really made me laug...Thanks for sharing! That story really made me laugh.2x2mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340267193044430692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-20071981511409652152010-10-15T03:29:06.668-07:002010-10-15T03:29:06.668-07:00Funnily enough I just had this happen to me yester...Funnily enough I just had this happen to me yesterday. I came into the kitchen to find N. and E. making "snacks" by pouring sugar and honey over pears and poking candles into them. All this was happening in the middle of the kitchen floor, sugar everywhere, globs of honey dripping from the kids' feet, E.'s hand in the sugar jar rooting around like she was playing with sand at the playground, and all the pears I'd just bought that day somehow too sweet to eat! There was nothing to do but take a picture, laugh, and throw everyone into the bath.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111192249449574995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-16530641612153934322010-10-13T09:07:47.141-07:002010-10-13T09:07:47.141-07:00Hey Melissa,
I've found I need to be honest w...Hey Melissa,<br /><br />I've found I need to be honest with myself about my level of patience. There are times when I know I just can't handle the extra mess, and I have to say no, not now, another time. This makes me more willing to say "yes" most of the time to creative "inconveniences" because I know that when my sanity really needs it, I have an out. I can't accommodate my kids every time they want me to, and I think this is an important lesson for my kids to learn as well, since we've all got to function together in our family.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111192249449574995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-14415884662904093062010-10-12T14:05:58.868-07:002010-10-12T14:05:58.868-07:00Thanks for the comment Katie! I need to be better ...Thanks for the comment Katie! I need to be better about resigning myself. My friend Melanie in Sydney emailed me this:<br /><br />Meliss, i love the idea of the caleb cooking box. I'm totally going to try it. in terms of containing mess (and therefore sanity), i have an old double bed sheet that i lay out and tell my girl to contain her activity (painting, cooking, whatever) to that space. That means at the end you can just fold the corners in when he's finished and life can continue. you can shake it outside/stick it in the wash when you have a moment.2x2mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340267193044430692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-76845494545406810132010-10-12T13:40:05.793-07:002010-10-12T13:40:05.793-07:00Melissa,
I think it's great that you got Caleb...Melissa,<br />I think it's great that you got Caleb all his own supplies! Easton likes to 'cook' too and I have just resigned myself to a mess whenever he does it. As long as I know the mess is coming it doesn't seem to bother me as much and Easton knows he has to clean up at least what he can.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045834785142633816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-29845373572687530772010-10-10T06:21:14.548-07:002010-10-10T06:21:14.548-07:00Thanks for the book suggestions! We're going ...Thanks for the book suggestions! We're going to check some out from our library.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975267306851026246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-37143063809516407342010-10-07T15:31:07.599-07:002010-10-07T15:31:07.599-07:00I loved it too. I'm so inspired by your knowle...I loved it too. I'm so inspired by your knowledge and growth and that you're sharing it with us! Also, can I just give a big shout out to your amazing photos. Seriously, they are beautiful! Miss you guys terribly.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458809930169038075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-86588452847730576372010-10-06T13:35:13.614-07:002010-10-06T13:35:13.614-07:00Thanks for this post Melissa. I am going to have ...Thanks for this post Melissa. I am going to have to check out some of those books. It takes a lot of willpower for me to not get irritated after a big project mess too...at least I have easily cleaned up tiled floor!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045834785142633816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-70312005932717442722010-10-03T17:54:05.598-07:002010-10-03T17:54:05.598-07:00I will certainly check this book out, especially n...I will certainly check this book out, especially now that Eliot is entering the age of discipline.Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516462035190492808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-11485301931671232312010-10-02T23:41:57.922-07:002010-10-02T23:41:57.922-07:00Glad you loved it so much. This is the staple in ...Glad you loved it so much. This is the staple in my job...I use it with every family with younger kids.Kristen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671462699506481748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-83528542548856828492010-09-29T13:05:40.757-07:002010-09-29T13:05:40.757-07:00Hey Katie-
I will do a post on coming up with idea...Hey Katie-<br />I will do a post on coming up with ideas over the next day or two2x2mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340267193044430692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-5096976777910547832010-09-29T12:16:00.998-07:002010-09-29T12:16:00.998-07:00seriously, this is brilliant. are you sharing the...seriously, this is brilliant. are you sharing the details of the binder?Amberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764326163129910518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-87109163757022368082010-09-28T21:22:00.727-07:002010-09-28T21:22:00.727-07:00I love that the boys have their bike helmets on wh...I love that the boys have their bike helmets on while they wrestle. Safety first. I would love to know about how you come up with your activities too. I'm slowly easing my way into using a small schedule.ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070598142009662449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-68427382661901022352010-09-28T19:46:14.881-07:002010-09-28T19:46:14.881-07:00Hey Meliss,
Do have a specific book that talks abo...Hey Meliss,<br />Do have a specific book that talks about activities for young kids or are you just coming up with things on your own? I feel lots of time that I just have no good ideas for things to do (I'm so not creative or innovative) that would be considered constructive play time and then there is lots of roaming the house with no real purpose.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045834785142633816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-22712609052258890432010-09-28T19:32:42.949-07:002010-09-28T19:32:42.949-07:00I've been so inspired by your thoughts lately ...I've been so inspired by your thoughts lately and I really feel like it has helped us in our move to Pocatello.<br />We have a schedule now and our days have purpose.<br /><br />AlissaOur Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477701505706266301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25218371.post-15034548264776559592010-09-23T20:49:56.381-07:002010-09-23T20:49:56.381-07:00I can't wait! This binder is just what I need...I can't wait! This binder is just what I need. THANKS!!!!!!C.J. Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505845165741421717noreply@blogger.com