Basic Mom Week in Review - 10/23/16

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

1. I cleaned out my 7-year-old's "special box" - you know the one that holds all the sacred stuff your kid made that you can't bear parting with (or that you tried parting with, but then your kid found it in the garbage, which meant you had to feign shock and horror until they watched you put it in the box). Here are a few of the gems I found:

Lesson: At some point in my firstborn's life, I thought a scribble on a tiny piece of lined paper and evidence that she, in fact, did not "practice cutting today" were precious enough to hold on to.

2. This conversation with my 3-year-old:

3-Year-Old [holding up a tomato]: What's this made out of?

Me: It's just a tomato. It's a whole food, so it's only made of itself.

3-Year-Old: No. It's made out of ketchup.

Lesson: Sometimes I think I feel a little of Hillary's pain.

3. My 3-year-old dressed herself for my cousin's baby shower (it was about 50 degrees outside):

Lesson: Don't let your 3-year-old dress herself for a baby shower in October (or . . . ever).

4. I overheard this snippet from my 3-year-old's conversation with herself (and her imaginary friends) while she was supposed to be going to sleep:

"I can't go on a date with you because . . . because I have to work on my Star Wars bucket."

Lesson: May my daughter's priorities hold strong through her teenage years.

5. My family debuted our Halloween costumes at the elementary school Boo Bash: