So my blogging has slowed recently and I apologize to those of you who check back regularly. For some who have that nifty little "reader" deal that tells you when I've updated, well, you can now exhale...
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. Beck is back to work now, and our "new" schedule has been challenging to get used to. At least for me. It's just amazing how even when you have a real solid routine, your day is just swallowed up in no time. Maybe it's just me having so many things going on these days, but I feel like when the kids go down at night, it's only THEN that my day starts, and of course, that's the exact time when I need a nap! :-)
It's been a month. I remember when Charlie and I began our "Daddy/Daughter Days" after Mommy went back to work almost two years ago. I was sooo afraid to go out of the house, AT ALL. Things are much different now for me, but it's still all about the routine: Feedings, Meals, Naps, and of course Activity Time.
Charlie is into her Play-Do now. She loves it, and always pats the bench seat next to her at the table and says, "Daddy". I think I've made about 1,000 Play-Do snakes in the last two weeks.
I have to say, we are SOOOO lucky to have such a great friend in "Auntie Ann". She has really helped us out incredibly. You probably are aware how skittish we are about having ANYONE watch our kids. Yes, even people we love and trust, we just have a hard time leaving the kids. Period. But Anne's visits have become such a great time for Charlie, that she will dance around the kitchen on the mornings that she comes saying, "Ya-Ya, Ya-Ya" (that what she calls Anne).
Charlie has had a great time with her on Tuesdays the last few weeks, and while Beck and I are always anxious when we leave, knowing Charlie is in such great care is comforting. Will of course, doesn't really have a care in the world yet, as long as he's fed on time!! I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Will has really taken to Anne as well.
The point is, that Beck and I have made certain sacrifices to try and keep our kids home during the first few years. We would never be able to do it without Anne's help right now and we are sooo lucky and appreciative!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Okay... What's wrong with people?
So last week Beck and I took the kids to some place called "My Kids 1st Swim" or something like that. We walk in the place, and the 4 people at the counter don't acknowledge us. When we're finally asked if we needed help, we were basically just blown off. Now this place wants people to bring their YOUNG children in for swimming lessons. Are you serious? You want me to feel comfortable letting you teach my child when you can't even welcome someone politely? Oh yeah, when they sent us into the "observation room", the first thing we noticed was FILTHY carpet, and plastic chairs that were as cheap as can get. Not a very smart business plan if you ask me... If can't spend more than $2 for a chair for prospective customers to be comfortable, how much are you paying your "instructors" to teach my child?
To add salt to my wound, we then went to Damon's to grab a quick bite before Charlie's nap. We walk to the front door, with me carrying Will in his car seat, Beck carrying Charlie, and a bag of assorted stuff (coloring books, cleaning wipes, etc.). There are TWO sets of doors, and as we struggle to get all of us through into the waiting area, the 3 people at the hostess stand doing nothing say, "Can we help you?" Of course, you know after our previous stop, I wanted to lecture them about their service, but I've heard too many stories about what happens to the food of customers who complain at restaurants.
You know, I realize that this rant strays just a little from most posts on this blog. But the point in telling these stories is that I really worry about what kind of world Charlie and Will are growing up in. Is it really a place in which people are only worried about themselves? Has courtesy just gone the way of the VCR? Really?
I talk a lot about how much Charlie is watching EVERYTHING we do these days. About how she mimics everything. And I know it will continue at least until she's a teen. It makes me wonder though: How do some of these kids' parents behave in front of them that they can't even be bothered to budge to open a door for a family with 2 young children that are both being carried into their place? I wonder if there was even an inkling of a thought inside theirs heads that they should open the door?
What a huge responsibility it is, right?
To add salt to my wound, we then went to Damon's to grab a quick bite before Charlie's nap. We walk to the front door, with me carrying Will in his car seat, Beck carrying Charlie, and a bag of assorted stuff (coloring books, cleaning wipes, etc.). There are TWO sets of doors, and as we struggle to get all of us through into the waiting area, the 3 people at the hostess stand doing nothing say, "Can we help you?" Of course, you know after our previous stop, I wanted to lecture them about their service, but I've heard too many stories about what happens to the food of customers who complain at restaurants.
You know, I realize that this rant strays just a little from most posts on this blog. But the point in telling these stories is that I really worry about what kind of world Charlie and Will are growing up in. Is it really a place in which people are only worried about themselves? Has courtesy just gone the way of the VCR? Really?
I talk a lot about how much Charlie is watching EVERYTHING we do these days. About how she mimics everything. And I know it will continue at least until she's a teen. It makes me wonder though: How do some of these kids' parents behave in front of them that they can't even be bothered to budge to open a door for a family with 2 young children that are both being carried into their place? I wonder if there was even an inkling of a thought inside theirs heads that they should open the door?
What a huge responsibility it is, right?
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