Staying Up All Night To Prepare for the Next Day is Not a Good Idea

As I was going about my evening duties, enjoying the peace and quiet since the children all went to sleep, I began thinking about how I was going to be a better mother. One of my goals is to someday get on top of the laundry problem ( or to the bottom of it at least). So I sorted and got the laundry going. The living room and entry should be clean and presentable just in case company pops in unexpectedly. So I took a few minutes and straightened everything up and vacuumed. After a few other miscellaneous task that I thought were necessary to start the next day right, I noticed that the time was 1:00 a.m.

Today had been useless. Not only did I sleep in two hours late, I've had no energy, a terrible headache, and I got nothing done. Tonight I'm going to bed early. The best preparation I can do for tomorrow is get a good night's sleep so I can have energy to get up and get going early.

Dislexia? Is That My Child's Problem?

I came across this article today. As I was reading through it, I seemed to be reading about my daughter. I've been struggling through all her school years to get her to do her school work. Some days are good, but most days she says she's sick. Her head hurts, she's dizzy, or her eyes hurt. Could a simple piece of colored plastic do the trick?

Reading Rulers Helping Children With Dyslexia
By Sue Kerrigan

Dyslexia is a multi-faceted learning disability affecting reading, writing, handwriting, memory, and/or organisational skills. Many children with the correct instruction from experienced teachers and tutors can be helped to either overcome their dyslexia or develop coping mechanisms to be able to work around their dyslexia.

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Homeschooling ABC's

I found this wonderful resource for homeschoolers the other day. Even though I have been homeschooling for three years, the information in this 26 week e-class has helped me. I've found that through trial and error I have acually done some things right. If this is your first year, you don't have to learn it all the hard way like I did. Try Homeschooling ABC's . It will save a lot of headache and expense.

Don't wait until everyone is crying to start making dinnner

It's Sunday so I should be able to relax, right? Not if your a mother. Every one still has to eat. So here I am, Sunday afternoon, relaxing, typing on my computer ( as the children say) not really in any big hurry to get anything done. Then it hits. One starts crying because she bumped her chin. I pick her up and talk to her. She still keeps crying. Then I realize brother's crying because sister won't pump up his bike tire. I put the baby that I was nursing down to help the other two. Now I have three children balling at the top of their lungs. Nothing seems to passify them.

Okay, they probably just need something to eat and then pop into bed with a good night kiss from mother. I start scrubbing potatoes. I try to help the two-year-old that bonked her chin but nothing helps. Help! Dinner won't be ready for at least half an hour. Now someone pounded someone else. So now I have her sitting on the time out chair wailing her woe. Then I get the hicups. Here I am with...hic...four boobing babies and I'm...hic....trying to get them...hic...something to .....hic.....eat. Then I ....hic..... trip over a ...hic... can on the floor. Finally ...hic... the potatoes are....hic.... on. The gravy ....hic... is started ..hic.... Just keep a .....hic... steady nerve ....hic... and every thing will be....hic... fine in a minute.

Then my ...hic.... husband ...hic.... comes in. "Why is every one crying?" What a sweet heart. He takes all four of them for a ride. Ah! peace and quiet. I get me a drink and the hicups leave. I finish making supper. All is well again.

What can I learn from this? Don't wait until all the babies are crying before you start to make dinner. Plan Ahead, even on Sundays.