Basic Mom Week in Review - 07/02/17

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

1. The school calendar for the next two years was released, and this conversation followed:

Me: If you start kindergarten next year, do you know what day your first day of school will be?

3-Year-Old: What?

Me: Your birthday!

3-Year-Old: Eh, maybe I'll skip that day.

Lesson: Apparently I'm raising the type of person who is going to call in sick on her birthday every year.

2. I told my 8-year-old and my nephews to clean up their craft-making mess in the kitchen before going outside to play. About 90 seconds later, I heard the door slide open, and I walked into the kitchen to find this mess and no children:

When I went outside to ask when they were planning to finish cleaning up, they responded in unison:

"We did clean up!"

Lesson: Here's a clip of my reaction:

3. This conversation I overheard while my daughters were playing:

8-Year-Old: You're in France, and you have to get to Texas.

3-Year-Old: It's gonna be a long drive.

8-Year-Old: You can't drive! You have to fly . . . Or you could take a train.

Lesson: Sometimes you feel proud that your daughter knows geography, only to discover that maybe she doesn't know how trains work.

4. I took this photo of my 3-year-old and my nephews at the park and sent it to my nephews' dad. Only after my brother-in-law pointed it out did I realize it looks like my nephew is flipping off the camera (he's actually holding up a wood chip).

Lesson: I guess I won't be sending copies of this one to the great grandparents.

5. My mother-in-law let my 3-year-old tag along on her grocery shopping trip. She reported back that soon after they entered the store, my 3-year-old shouted:

"Mommy needs wine! Let's get wine!"

Lesson: I now have a favorite child.

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