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Christmas is over, and now it’s time to reflect on the holiday lessons that we may have been given. As I’ve stated before, the Reeds are very casual about the holidays. We get together, cook, and eat good food! That is our usual and it works out quite well. Now I do usually get carried away with gift buying. I get excited shopping for the kids, knowing there will be a great shock upon their face if I get them that perfect gift.
This year the Reed family kept it very frugal. Sometimes you have it and sometimes you just dont. My kids are used to the “maybes” on birthdays, but on Christmas they usually know there will be tons of presents. I was heartbroken knowing I cant do for them our usual. I just knew when they seen only one or two presents each under the tree they’d be saddened.
Robyn and Yissie
I was completely wrong, I did something right in raising them I suppose. They told me all was okay once they realized that there wasn’t much under the tree. Then after opening their presents, they were playing with their present as if they had many. The teens were quiet all day with their new mp3 player attached to their heads. The boys played all day with their lil’ bug looking remote control helicopters, don’t know who liked them more, their uncle or them. The younger girls played with their toys together. They didn’t complain once.
The holiday lesson here is that we put too much and hold too much weight on what we think is right. What has been right to me, going broke over Christmas, wasn’t what mattered to my children. Going forward I could probably save money on the holidays, and I now realize the kids will be just as happy with a few presents a piece or with a ship load of presents. Christmas was no different with less gifts, and I truly underestimated how much my children appreciate things for what they are. I’m thankful and blessed to have the family that I have.
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Six kids and two adults… Clothes, Clothes, and more Clothes! How does it all get done? Washing, folding, and putting away so many clothes when there is so much to do during our days that seem hours too short. When I worked all day while being a full time student I didn’t even try to get it done. My family lived out of clothes’ stacks. I would sort out the clothes; boys, girls, baby, and ours, and that’s about all that got done!
My husband spends lots of time in the garage unwinding: smokes, has a few beers, chats with friends. While he is in the garage he washes laundry. I’m lucky for that. I hate to wash clothes. My main task is getting them to where they belong. We moved recently and there is more room, more room means more things have a space. I set to fold every one’s clothes, since I’m home during the day. I realized that the only one, out of the eight of us, kept my neat stacks put up was the baby.
My husband would toss his stack in the closet on the floor, partly because he refuses to bring our old dresser in the house. He wants a new one, his thinking is if he doesn’t bring the old one in then he will conquer all and get a new one. That never works, the dresser will be in the house in a few weeks (mark my words)! Sinya, the 8 year old, was neat enough to put her clothes on top of her dresser. First thing in the morning when it’s time to find something to wear, the clothes would be thrown about. The older girls opted themselves out of a dresser. All the years they’ve had a dresser, the only thing I found in their drawers was lost papers and doll clothes. The older girls now hang up all their clothes. The boys end up throwing all things in their closet. They don’t care about the time it took me to fold at all.
With all that said, I refuse to fold every one’s clothes once again. They are all old enough and capable of handing their own clothes’ stack. If it’s thrown about they know the drill! Don’t ask me to play on the computer, it won’t happen! I only sort the clothes out: the teen girls, the boys, the younger girls, the adults! I fold the babies and the adult clothes only once again!
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I sit in the doctor’s waiting room so that my two year old, who we call Yissie, can get her shots updated all the while two young boys sit still with their faces strapped to a flu mask. “Oh NO,” I thought, H1N1 here we come. The poor boys sit there looking shamed due to them being the only ones partaking in this flu mask escapade. Then a little girl points them out in disbelief blurting out, “They’re SICK!” She says this over and over again embarrassing these poor boys. I truly wanted to hug them, but feared H1N1 would be knocking at our door all too soon.
We get called back past the waiting room and I’m very relieved. Then my poor lil’ Yissie has to go to the potty. GERMS, GERMS, and more GERMS is all that is on my mind as I sit her portable potty on the seat of the doctor offices toilet. Stacked high in the waste bin is tissue. This mountain of tissue made me more nervous then the two boys that may have had H1N1! What’s a mother to do? I hold Yissie’s hands high in the air and snap at her every time she gets close to touching anything.
After all these fears of my poor baby getting H1N1 within a thirty minutes span, the doctor tells me he can give her the H1N1 vaccine via nasal spray well after their recording told me they didn’t have any vaccines available.
Great, I’ve been at odds with the choices we have as parents… Too vaccinate or to not vaccinate? My husband texted me having an outright fit, he sternly told me she can and will not get the H1N1 vaccine the same day she receives the seasonal flu vaccine. He feels this would stress her lil’ body out if we gave her both vaccines. He tells me to wait a few weeks! Okay I’m darned if I do, and darned if I don’t.
Are you vaccinating your children with the H1N1 vaccine? I decided I will vaccinate my children with the H1N1 vaccine. I haven’t yet due to overcrowded clinics and because I just barely decided I was going to let my children get the vaccine but a few weeks ago. Please share by commenting if your family has been vaccinated or what your stance on the H1N1 vaccine is. I’m very interested in your experience and opinions. Please share by commenting below.
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Overwhelmed and Overweight, how many of you came here because you feel the same way? I was browsing iMommyTalk.com and came across, How concerned are you with your children’s weight?, and even put in a lengthy reply. My son, Jamarae, at age 10 is overweight, and my daughter, Renae, at age 14 is underweight with the other four children being the right weight for their height. It’s not just the two kids with the “weight watch” issue, the husband and I have gained our fair share of pounds these last five years or so.
So now that I’ve told you that there are three size groups in my family… Too big, too small, and just right (I’m sure I sound like Goldilocks examining the three bears beds)… what to do? I just graduated to 2% milk! I’ve been having the family drink whole milk all this time because my dear Renae, being underweight, and their being a baby in the house. We all agree it’s time to leave whole milk on the shelf. Besides the milk factor, we watch our serving portions (excluding Holidays), and we aren’t lazy (well I can be at times, but shhh). We move about a lot, getting our task done and such.
My big concern is this, being of three size groups we do have our separate needs for what we eat and don’t eat, all the while getting our basic food group portions! We all should exercise more, no doubt about that! How do we do this on a budget and having different schedules at times? I’ve been Google searching away and found, Family-Health-and-Nutrition.com. Brilliant, articles and more articles about my trials, Oh boy! Kids Nutrition Blog!, Healthy Grocery Tips On A Budget, Food Pyramid Guide For Busy Moms!, Free exercise tips for the whole family!… The list goes on and on! I’m very excited to say the least.
I’ve been paying attention to the little things when it comes to health, I’m setting a goal to step things up a notch! I’m taking a lead and making things happen one step at a time! Time for better food and more exercise, isn’t it about time? Who is in on the plan with me? Does anyone want to work as support for each other with me? Please comment below and share any tips you may have for the busy family.
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Okay, I know! Family! Family! Family! This is a family website. I get it! Well, I can’t get enough of reality TV. I believe there are others out there with families that feel the same way!
So let’s talk, type, or whatever… about Reality TV for Monday! ‘Maniac Monday’ we can call it, because it gets pretty crazy, doesn’t it?
For the Love of Ray J 2 is on tonight, VH1 and MTV are both showing this madness. And of course, I will be right there watching it with the rest of my “Reality TV Buffs” (is that what people call it, I don’t know!)
I turned the DVR off with Comcast so I will watch it tonight when the kids are in bed. I used to DVR my drama shows and catch up when the kids were at school, but can’t anymore! (Parent’s don’t let your kids watch these shows! They do truly rot the brain!!!)
Okay back to the reason for my silliness… at VH1’s super trailer of For the Love of Ray J 2 shows Danger, a contestant from season one, stating that Ray J and her are having a baby! I though it was Nick Cannon’s brothers baby! I’m confused. I read further that Ray J is only stepping up to the plate since Nick Cannon’s brother disappeared from the job of “daddy duty!” Great job Ray J! Shame on you Danger’s baby’s father! I’m still so confused. What if it is Ray J’s baby and they only kept it secret until now. Geez!
Well, time will tell. Who else loves this drama mess? Please let me know if you do and what shows you tune into by commenting below (Your comments will validate that I’m still normal)!
Am I just a little immature to watch this stuff? Oh well! I like Hell’s Kitchen and the Housewives of Atlanta and New Jersey too, now what!
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I hear my 14 year old, Renae, screaming, what on earth could have happened? It’s the baby again… The baby woke up and Renae decides to help her down the stairs. I suppose Yissie didn’t want her help. Yissie violently grabs Renae’s neck and scratched her up!
Where does this violence come from? How to we stop the violence in these young ones?
According to Baby Zone’s website there are 4 tips to prevent this violent behavior
These are great tips; however, I should be able to send a 14 year old to help a 2 year old without worrying about outright warfare. My Yissie can’t always be in control either. Punishment is in order. I talked to Yissie about her behavior and she apologizes to her big sister.
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