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Joy In A Number Pad

March 7, 2012 By Jendi 3 Comments

She loves her cocoa. She gets her own mug from the dishwasher, but still needs help with reaching the faucet for water. She can operate the microwave with no problem. It’s joy to her. That small number pad represents so many choices and changes that she can make. All by herself.

For a while she always pushed the same numbers 1. 3. 0. Start. Then one morning she asked, “Can I push some different numbers?” I was unaware that it had gotten boring for her. For me the numbers are comfortingly the same every day. Oh, I might break out into my wild side and do 1:35 or 1:40; but I prefer to not think about it. I quickly answered, “You can push 1. 3. 5.” “Okay!” She smiled as she did.

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Playing Xbox Video Game

February 15, 2012 By Jendi 2 Comments

Game of choice at this time is Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures [aff link].

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Mega Blok Squad Police Force Pursuit | Review

February 13, 2012 By Jendi Leave a Comment

We received a Police Force Pursuit from the Mega Blok Squad sets for review, and decided to use it instead of a game for family time. Our kids were excited to start because it is vehicles and men – their favorite parts of any play set. They had a bit of trouble deciding who would build each vehicle. It was settled when our 7 year old daughter decided she could just pretend that the ambulance is an RV camper for a girl doll.

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Mothers Of Many Must Be…

January 31, 2012 By Jendi 1 Comment

Crazy wasn’t actually the first word that came to mind. The first word I would say is…

Unselfish.

This past summer I had the privilege of watching 3 nephews & 1 niece at my house. I survived 7 kids for a whole week; and I’m still thinking of putting it on a Tshirt. During that time it occurred to me how unselfish a mother of many needs to be. There just isn’t time – or the energy – to do your own hobbies. Just the work required to keep the kids clothed and fed, and the house semi-clean takes up the majority of the time. You have to love being a mother; it’s so much more than just having a baby.