A Bit of This and That

My ten year old daughter is a very special little girl. Yes, she can get on my last nerves sometimes, but then she goes and does something like she did over the weekend which reminds me once again what a special little girl she is.

On Saturday she went to get a hair cut. I was at work and just assumed that she was getting her bangs trimmed. Well you can imagine my surprise when I got home and discovered that she got her hair cut short. And the reason for this drastic hair cut?? She wanted to donate her hair for kids for cancer. When she walked out the door to go to the hair dressers she had 20 inches of hair on her head. She now has eight inches. They cut off twelve inches of hair. Enough to make two wigs!

Yes, I was a little sad that she to her beautiful hair cut, but it was something she wanted to do but she would only do it if she could donate hers. So…this is why I am extremely proud of her. She is always thinking of others!

I really need to tell you all about a pretty funny conversation that I had with my 10 year old daughter on Monday.  Sunday and Monday she was really sick, so I kept her home from school.  Well I started to feel sick on Monday myself, so I went back to lay down in my bed after I got my son off to school.

Well at 9:00 in the morning my daughter comes into my room and wakes me up.  She then asks me if I shouldn’t get on the computer and do my work.  Well I thought this was so funny.  So I explained to her that I could do my work on the computer whenever I wanted to so I didn’t have to get up right away.

Well I guess you know your addicted to the Internet and your computer when your children think you should be on the computer even when your sick.

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Well tonight’s the night! When all the ghosts and goblins come out to play. I have a couple of very excited children at my house today. My daughter (who is ten) will be going out as the devil and my son (who is eight) will be going out as an army man. They have a lot of plans about how they are going to get the most candy possible and I’m pretty sure that a pillow case will be involved.

As for myself, I plan on staying in my nice warm house and getting a peak at all the little ghosts and goblins that come to my door. My poor husband on the other hand will be the one who has to run around with the kids (and yes, my son plans on running) and standing out in the cold while they collect their loot.

So here’s to a happy Halloween to you all.

All you mothers who have little girls know exactly where I’m going with in this post now don’t you??

Well most of you know that I am a mother of three children. Two boys and a girl. Well it’s my daughter and what lies ahead for her that has gotten me to thinking these days. Although she is only 10, I can see the signs of puberty hitting her so I am fully aware of what is next. Next will come her first period and because I am the mother, it’s my job to prepare her for this. I can tell you this is one job that I’m not looking forward to and I can also admit that I have been putting it off. I really was unsure how I was going to broach this discussion with her so until I could find a way that I would be comfortable with and knew she would be comfortable with it I wasn’t prepared to tell her about.

Well I have found a perfect way to have this little talk that absolutely needs to take place. I have found a brand new innovative product that is going to help me to broach the subject with her, explain every detail to her, and enable me to answer any and all questions that she may have. This product can be found over at Her Changes. And the product is called Changes. Two mother’s that have five teen aged daughters between them came up with this very innovative and valuable product to help mother and child discuss all the changes that are occurring in their lives due to puberty.

This product contains a guide to help you discuss all aspects of puberty and their first period in detail, mood pens, journal, calendar and perfume. The mood pens and journal are for the child to keep track of her moods during this traumatic period of her life, a calendar so she can keep track of her monthly cycles and the perfumes so she can wear them with whatever mood she is experiencing that day.

I think this product is such a great idea because it will not only help the child discover why they are feeling they way they are feeling, but it was also help mother and child get ready for the day when her first period arises. Although my daughter is only 10, I can see the signs of her entering puberty already. She is quite moody, I have seen a change in the way her clothing fits and she is starting to get acne. So I know the time is coming shortly. And with this product I feel that my daughter and I both will have a better handle on what’s going to take place in the near future.

So if you have a daughter who is entering puberty and you were looking for a way to help you have “the talk” then I highly encourage you to check out Her Changes. You will be amazed at how well this product will help you and your daughter get through a very difficult time.

Yes, you read that right.  Finally have two weeks I am alone in my house once again.  But…I’m certainly not lonely.  It’s so nice to have the house and this time to myself once again.  When the kids were in school I got so spoiled.  I had every day until two o’clock in the afternoon too myself.  And then summer vacation hit and I had no alone time at all.

Well I’m happy to report that the kids are in a summer day camp for the next three weeks.  So from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm from Monday to Friday for the next three weeks I will be all alone.  I will be able to get some things done that I need to and will also just get to enjoy the quiet.

Now don’t get me wrong.  I love my family to death and love being around them.  But I do enjoy the break every now and then as well.