Saturday.....Girls day!

Ever since the girls were just little, I have always had a "Special Day" with them. I have heard of people that make a special date with one child just to get some one on one time in, but that never worked out for us. We tried it a few times but the other 2 girls could never wait a whole week before they got their "turn" and they were extremely jealous of the one that did get to go, so we just do a Saturday Girls Day. Sometimes we do it big by going shopping and out to eat, other times we just drive around and look at houses that we wish we could afford. We don't always have to spend money or have an agenda. I have even learned to share my scrapbooking supplies with them! (yes, that was hard for me to do!)

I love spending Saturdays with my girls. Sometimes one or more of us will have a "bad attitude" in the beginning, but by the end of the day we are united and having fun. I have learned so much about my girls just by spending time with them. As they grow to be teenagers they don't always want to share their feelings as much. I think by spending time together away from the house, away from chores, away from homework, we are able to come together, share our thoughts, share our feelings and enjoy being together.

I guess the motivation for me was that I don't remember doing things like that with my mom. She usually was working. (She was a Nursing Assistant and they don't get the same days off each week, which meant she worked most weekends) I hope my girls look back at our time spent together and cherish the moments. I hope they will remember what fun I had with them and how much I love them and love being with them.

I challenge anyone that reads this, to find a way to let your child/children know that you love them and appreciate them. It could mean more to them than you know.