Don't Wake The Kids

And Other Rules for Motherhood

Don’t Talk to Your Kid

…while he’s wearing headphones.

At Thanksgiving I took a lovely portrait of my oldest brother and his family. I FINALLY got around to creating a layout to go with it. My plan was to frame it and give it to him as a present.

Saturday, I planned a trip to the scrapbook store and Wack Mart with the kids. (I don’t know what got in to me! WM is my least favorite place.) I also took the layout with us in case I found the frame at WM. (Again I don’t know what I was thinking. I had high hopes of being productive.)

We got down at the scrapbook store. (That’s the way I say we got out of the car. Go ahead, make fun. My husband does.)

I left the layout facedown on Jumpshot’s seat. I made a mental note to tell him about when we got back to the car before he opened the door.

When we got back to the car, I put my purchase in the truck and yelled to him not to sit on my layout. See? I remembered to tell him. I thought all was well.

I got in my seat and turned to him to see where he placed the layout.

He didn’t have it.

Agh! You sat on it?!

That’s when I noticed he was wearing his headphones. He lifted his leg. Yep, there it was, crunched. Sigh!

Well, here it is, pre-crunch.

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Well it was the thought, right?

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I’m a mom to three fantastic kids, wife of an awesome husband, and work my tail off full-time outside the home as a research analyst. Here I share my experiences and lessons I’ve learned along the way. You can follow me by subscribing to my feed or elect to receive my posts via email. You can also follow me on Twitter via @dwtkmom and like my page on Facebook. Thank you!

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Get in Front of the Camera

A few days ago, we took the kids around the city to take some pictures. It occurred to me that I don’t have a lot of pictures of myself with my children. Most often I’m the one taking pictures, and it doesn’t cross my mind to get in the picture.

Mostly because I don’t like the way I look in pictures. I think most people feel that way.

Well guess who like pictures of you?

Your children!

Children love looking at pictures of themselves and their family. You are one of your child’s favorite people, maybe even favorite.

This topic is a little close to my heart. Pictures are priceless. I lost my mother over eight years ago, and I like looking at pictures of her. That’s why I get in front of the camera every once in a while. Even though I’d prefer to stay behind it.

I may not like looking at my picture, but I love looking at me with them.

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I’m a mom to three fantastic kids, wife of an awesome husband, and work my tail off full-time outside the home as a research analyst. Here I share my experiences and lessons I’ve learned along the way. You can follow me by subscribing to my feed or elect to receive my posts via email. You can also follow me on Twitter via @dwtkmom and like my page on Facebook. Thank you!

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