Basic Mom Month in Review - 12/18/17

So, it's been a bit crazy with the holidays and traveling and starting a new job (aka going back to work for the first time in over 4 years!), so I have been slacking when it comes to my blog, but I am going to try to get back into more regular posting in the new year. For now, here are . . .

8 Things That Actually Happened This Past Month and the Lessons I Learned

1. This conversation with my 4-year-old:

Me: I have to turn in this paper to say you aren't doing a makeup day this week.

4-Year-Old: What?

Me: Because you are usually at school on Thursday, but this Thursday is Thanksgiving, so they offered for you to come in Tuesday as a makeup day, but we are going to be leaving for Atlanta, so you can't.

4-Year-Old: Oh. Daddy says I'm too young for makeup.

Lesson: Our language is too (to? two?) confusing.

2. I stepped on and totally destroyed the shoe rack at my husband's cousin's house after Thanksgiving dinner.

My 4-year-old looked at it and said, "Maybe they can hot glue it."

Lesson: Never underestimate the optimism of a child.

3. My 8-year-old made it about 90 seconds in to s'mores-making before her shoe was covered in melted marshmallow and outdoor debris.

Lesson: Marshmallows are possibly the stickiest substance in all the world. (Perhaps I should have tried putting the shoe rack back together with melted marshmallows?).

4. While my husband was reading books to the girls before bedtime, my 4-year-old reached over, rubbed his belly, and said:

“It looks like you’re going to have a baby.”

Lesson: I'm very glad it was not my turn to do the bedtime reading.

5. This conversation between my mom and my nephew:

Nephew: For a science experiment, I like to pour a whole thing of baking soda down the sink and then a whole thing of vinegar.

My Mom: Then you should pour boiling water down there. It's great for cleaning your sink!

Nephew: I'm not looking to clean the sink.

Lesson: Well, at least he's honest.

6. This conversation with my 4-year-old:

4-Year-Old: I like the name Aldi.

Me: Aldi?

4-Year-Old: Yeah, Aldi is a cute name for a baby.

Lesson: I think my daughter may already be planning to squeeze some sponsorship money out of her future offspring.

7. This interaction after my husband told a story about his old neighbor, but couldn't remember her name:

4-Year-Old: Was it Laura?

Husband: No

4-Year-Old: Mary? Carrie?

8-Year-Old: Marie Curie?

Me: Yeah, Mariah Carey. Did she sing "All I Want For Christmas Is You?"

8-Year-Old: I said Marie Curie.

Me: Oh

Lesson: That moment when you realize your 8-year-old has surpassed you as a valuable human being.