Valentine's What?
Happy Friday the 13th. Grandma Nonie used to be pretty superstitious - I'm not even sure she left the house on any Friday the 13th. I think she was onto something there. :) Sometimes I feel like Mondays (or any day that starts with a hectic pace) are just an extension of a Friday the 13th nightmare...ours have been fun with an uncooperative toddler. Or those days when you've run out of milk, or forgotten your jacket before realizing that it's -2 outside, or realizing that it's almost valentine's day and I haven't even sent out holiday cards. Oops. And seriously, most mornings leave me feeling like I'm forgetting something...like "did I feed Pickle breakfast/brush her teeth/pack enough in her lunch/give her enough kisses/etc...".
I was reading this little gem this morning - Lies Moms Tell Each Other - on Babble. I was struck again with the "why the foxtrot do we need to compete" thought...we're all doing the best we can, like we need added pressure. Pre-child, I used to try really hard with the "I can do it all" one...then we were placed with Pickle and I realized that I had no idea what I was doing!
Speaking of pressure...I thought I would be a good mom and make up valentine's cards for Pickle's class at school. I thought ahead and bought these adorable cereal containers from Costco - I had a plan. They would be placed in these cutesy bags with a label...then el husbando discovered them - I even bought two boxes to counter-act it. But I was foiled again...he ate all of the fruit loops and apple jacks...and left the unappetizing multi-grain rice krispies (what is the point of that??). I made up the bags anyway and figured some poor kid wouldn't know the difference if they received the icky ones. Then I second-guessed myself and didn't want to look like that mom that tried too hard. So, I bought some store-bought skittles-sticker-valentine's dealios. El husbando was watching me label them last night and asked if skittles were really toddler friendly. Shit...he was right. Of course, the Pickle ended up going to school this morning with ZERO valentine's for her friends...so, now I'm "that mom". You know, the one who didn't even try. All I can do is laugh about it - we'll call it another fail on mom's part. :) The good news is that we are having a "Valentine's with Kiddos" festivus tomorrow night - what a perfect opportunity to get rid of the cereal, skittles, and a little bit o' guilt over not taking care of everything.
Which reminds me...I guess I should find a V-day card for the el husbando - or I could just give him a bag of mini skittles?
I hope you have a successful, anti-guilt-ridden, happy valentine's day - you deserve it! ;)
xo
I was reading this little gem this morning - Lies Moms Tell Each Other - on Babble. I was struck again with the "why the foxtrot do we need to compete" thought...we're all doing the best we can, like we need added pressure. Pre-child, I used to try really hard with the "I can do it all" one...then we were placed with Pickle and I realized that I had no idea what I was doing!
Speaking of pressure...I thought I would be a good mom and make up valentine's cards for Pickle's class at school. I thought ahead and bought these adorable cereal containers from Costco - I had a plan. They would be placed in these cutesy bags with a label...then el husbando discovered them - I even bought two boxes to counter-act it. But I was foiled again...he ate all of the fruit loops and apple jacks...and left the unappetizing multi-grain rice krispies (what is the point of that??). I made up the bags anyway and figured some poor kid wouldn't know the difference if they received the icky ones. Then I second-guessed myself and didn't want to look like that mom that tried too hard. So, I bought some store-bought skittles-sticker-valentine's dealios. El husbando was watching me label them last night and asked if skittles were really toddler friendly. Shit...he was right. Of course, the Pickle ended up going to school this morning with ZERO valentine's for her friends...so, now I'm "that mom". You know, the one who didn't even try. All I can do is laugh about it - we'll call it another fail on mom's part. :) The good news is that we are having a "Valentine's with Kiddos" festivus tomorrow night - what a perfect opportunity to get rid of the cereal, skittles, and a little bit o' guilt over not taking care of everything.
Which reminds me...I guess I should find a V-day card for the el husbando - or I could just give him a bag of mini skittles?
I hope you have a successful, anti-guilt-ridden, happy valentine's day - you deserve it! ;)
xo
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