The Story About Picking Halloween Costume for 2013

Well everyone, I know last week it was all about not having enough hours in a day and now it’s almost that time that we start getting are kids ready for Halloween. I know it’s a lot to manage but I love the holidays.  I sometimes even wonder if I get more excited than my kids do when it comes to holidays. Just yesterday I took my kids to go costume shopping and boy was I in for a treat. First off trying to explain the costume thing to a toddler is quit a task. Every single costume he saw he had a priceless look on his face. I asked him “do you want to be Elmo” he said “NO I am Pierre!” I couldn't help but to laugh. After about 1 hour of this back and forth conversation of customs and Halloween we finally decided to go with a monkey costume (Not by his choice) that was really cute. Then it was my 8 year olds turn to pick out his custom.  I was so excited to pick out his at the Spirit Store because I was hoping to browse for me as well. To my surprise my son had a break down in front of the store and would not step foot in side. I could not believe that he was so scared that he would not go in. I tried everything.  I even got desperate and offered to pay him! He was not having it. I was kind of disappointed being the big kid that I am. So we turned around and got into the car costume less. We are going to try a more kid friendly store like Toy R Us. Although this is a fun and excited time for our families we still must remember safety. There are a lot of families out enjoying this time of year so remember to keep the little ones in your sight, don’t forget the flashlight, and a map of your area. I found this really great web site http://www.cdc.gov/family/halloween/. It gives really cool safety tips and a lot of other real neat stuff. If you guys have some other really cool safety tips that you don’t see at this web site please share them with us.

Tick Tock

"We're late, we're late, we can't be late!" I think the white rabbit from "Alice in Wonderland" couldn't have said it any better. I often have that one line running through my head it feels like every day. There is so much to do in one day and fighting the clock is one of them. From the time I get up I am yelling "Come on we're running late,' to my 8 and now 3 year old. For example, just this week I woke up ten minutes late and it snowballed from there. First I was rushing around to try to get the kids dressed for school. Then I had to take a 5 min shower and get ready at the speed of light. Next, I look at the clock and realize we have to be out the house in 30 minutes, with still having to feed them, making sure they brush their teeth, and make their school lunches. Finally, I give one last "Hurry up we're going to be late," as were running down the stairs 40 minutes later to realize I forgot to rinse the conditioner out of my hair. I just could not believe my luck. I literately sat back and took a minute and laughed because if I didn't laugh I was going to cry. I had lost the battle that day in time management however, I haven't lost the war. I figure it’s always going to be battle so I have to try to be smarter than the time. So know I set my clock 15 minute a head and that has seemed to be working so far. What do you guys do to stay on schedule?

Staying in the Now

As opposed to having eight arms i think staying in the now is one of the hardest things for me. I wish that i could concentrate on what is going on in the now and not so focused on what is planned for the upcoming week. I would love to sit back and push all the deadlines and appointments to the side and be mentally present with my kids. How refreshing that would be!
If anyone masters this task please let me know?