By megret | September 28, 2010 at 7:02 am | 2 comments
It hit me again the other day, as it's hit me several times in the past year: How do my children view my being a "Blogger Mom?"
(Although, I must say, that title makes me shudder. I'd rather be thought of as just "a mom who blogs.")
It's got to be a bit skewed for them,...
Posted in: Motherhood, Muses
By megret | September 21, 2010 at 7:02 am | 2 comments
...a cloudy, fall-ish Tuesday...six short years ago.
(Taken last night, your last night being a 5-year-old)
In these six years I've loved watching you grow and grow....physically as you learned to crawl and walk, run and talk....but also in other ways. ...
Posted in: Gardner, Motherhood
By megret | May 11, 2010 at 3:02 pm | One comment
Last week, our children were infants.
(Well, not really. But it seems like it.)
Now we have two children who are out of diapers and talking in full sentences. The full realization of how old they're growing doesn't hit us every day. Sometimes we are reminded as we...
Posted in: Gardner, Motherhood
By megret | May 6, 2010 at 7:41 am | 3 comments
A few weeks ago, my husband reminded our kids that Mother's Day was drawing close. He began to ask them what they'd like to get for me as a gift. The answers were so endearing (and so random), he quickly grabbed something to write them down:
My daughter wants to buy...
Posted in: Motherhood
By megret | January 26, 2010 at 3:23 pm | No comments
...over at Heart of the Matter Online, I wrote about how we're trying to teach the attitude of gratitude to our kids. Check it out if you'd...
Posted in: Links, Motherhood