Basic Mom Week in Review - 02/12/17

5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned

1. My 3-year-old announced proudly that she got a new toilet paper roll all by herself. The next time I went to the bathroom, I found this not-entirely-used roll sitting on the top of the bathroom trash.

Lesson: I was prouder of my daughter's initiative before I learned that she tried to throw away a good 15-cents-worth of toilet paper. What does she think we live in a hotel or something?

2. Somehow the latch on my water bottle failed, resulting in a full water bottle spilling in my purse. This photo was taken after I removed a fully saturated wallet and coin purse, as well as a couple sopping notepads.

Lesson: Sometimes life forces you to clean out your purse.

3. A couple hours after the purse water bottle fiasco, I dropped my daughter's water bottle on the kitchen floor.

Lesson: Sometimes life forces you to question whether you and your family really need water.

4. My 3-year-old spent the better part of an afternoon telling me about how she was going to be a mommy when she gets bigger. Here are a few snippets from our conversation:

3-Year-Old: When I'm a mommy, I can buy stuff at the store.

Me: True. What are you going to buy?

3-Year-Old: Umm . . . Probably Cheez-Its.

. . .

Me: Are you going to work? What is your job going to be?

3-Year-Old: I'm going to work upstairs on the computer.

Me: What are you going to do on the computer?

3-Year-Old: Make stuff for [Big Sister's] school.

Me: Anything else?

3-Year-Old: Check if the library is open.

. . .

Me: Where are you going to live?

3-Year-Old: I'm going to live here.

Me: Well then where are me and Daddy going to live?

3-Year-Old: I don't know. A hotel or something?

Lesson: Apparently my 3-year-old thinks being a mom boils down to checking when the free entertainment is open and purchasing snack crackers. She's not too far off.

5. My 3-year-old drew this picture. When I asked her to tell me about it, she said, "It's about me having a baby."