Auntie M loves her bball (basketball, not baseball) .... and C loves learning to play, so he's in basketball camp this week. It's been fun for him so far, I think. He hit the magic number 10 last month, and maybe that's given him a little extra push to behave like the young man he is. Which is great. :)
He loves Lil M. He wants to get to know T. He's in the middle... and I think this is a good spot for him for now. :) Big brother, Little brother... (ok, cousins... but you get my point, i hope).
They got here Sunday, and we got set up for Mon morning routine. C was sweet and he got himself up and Lil M up and showered and dressed to give me a few more minutes to rest (i was awake and thought it was very cute!!) Got him to his camp and her to her school. All was well. Then dance class for her last night...
Today, similar routine... 'cept Mommy got up and showered, then let him shower and all. Gotten his lunch packed each night before. they eat a small breakfast/snack before we leave. When I picked them up today, T had just called and asked if we could go to our fave Mexican restaurant ...sure, why not? So, off we went. C got 3 enchiladas - chicken (he said he couldn't find chicken in it, but there was a lot)... i got the chicken burrito that i love, Lil M got cheese quesadilla and T got a salad bowl with chicken where you eat the chips/bread off of it.. it was all good. :)
Then we went to the library. Got C 4 or 5 books (couple to read to Lil M, and 3 for himself)... we also picked some movies for T and I and one even for Lil M. We like the library... I bet we'll go back by Thurs or Friday.
It's an adventure having a 3rd kiddo in the house, have I mentioned that? Something T said to him today was - "You know, C, if you follow the rules, she doesn't yell". It's when you don't follow the rules she gets upset. She meant, I (Mommy) doesn't get upset often unless someone is breaking the rules. Or being hateful over something they should be being kind.
Here's the thing... as a sort of an aside,
Something I'm learning and have been learning these past few months and years is that I can't expect someone else to remain calm or patient, if I can't remain calm or patient.
I expect that my child will model the behavior seen in me first. If I expect calm and verbal communicative behavior, then I had better be showing them by example what that means.
So, we had one minor upset tonight... over me telling C he cannot take a book to basketball camp (due to getting it wet or ripped). He got upset. I sat with him calmly and explained WHY i didn't think it was a good idea (these are library books, after all)... then he said - i bet you don't even have a basketball here! to which i responded... of course i do. :) well, can i take that? ...sure. then we had to have a wager going to see if the bball would fit in the bookbag or not... Auntie M lost and graciously gave over the $.50. ...all in good fun and learning experience.
I've gotten the impression C would like to participate in some athletic stuff, but don't know what that means, other than maybe football... but not sure if it is too late for this season and what not. i had to explain that Lil M's dance class is like when C got to do soccer when he was 3 or 4 years old (might need Sis to clarify the dates there).
Then there's T. She's wanting to talk about this baby. We haven't talked to C or Lil M about it yet... soon, though, very soon. And she's getting excited... i hope it scares the holy crap out of her... but that's different. lol. seems like she wants me to be a part of it, and i hope that means she'll stay that long at least... pray, pray, pray.
Lil M is fantastic. She loves hanging with C. She tells me every morning... you go get C first Mommy... then come get me!! :)
Peace.
PS. I still need to find out when they do the littler kids again this year. :)
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Well, young apprentice, it seems the trip to Arumba has instilled with great wisdom. I'm sure King Tom would be proud of you if he read the things you wrote about remaining calm and not letting your temper get the best of you. He may indeed be so impressed with you that he may assign you to head-up the committee on Mel Gibson Nuclear Containment. PRAY his majesty spares you this assignment.
It really can be difficult to keep your temper in line sometimes. I, too, let it get the best of me on occasions. When I see me getting upset, however, I just take a deep breath and say to myself, "It's not worth it." Then I move on to something else.
It's so nice to see the kids are getting along well. Because I'm a baaaaad boy, if I was there I'd be encouraging food fights (KIDDING!). It makes me especially joyous to hear you describe M's and C's mutual affection. I breath a sigh of relief to know that C's dad hasn't ruin the loving facet of his character. I also hope T stays with you for the long haul. Having you as moral support can be invaluable to anyone in her situation. Again, if there is anything I can do for either one of you, let me know.
So you like to bet, hu? Well, why don't we become ambassadors of our respective states, and you can come here to Vegas to show us what the good folks of your state are like, and I'll go over to Kentucky or Ohio or who knows where and I'll let the folks of your neck of the woods know what folks from Nevada are like. Here you'll be able to gamble more than $50. You can win more than fifty and just as fast lose it all. But really, Nevada needs you. I'm afraid we've lost our sense of the wild west and are at risk of completely losing our country/ western identity (thank God) :0)
Have to go. It's late. Went out with friends. Should have waited until weekend. Work tomorrow. See ya. WNBA no good (Again, I kid!!).
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