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.
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
How lucky am I?
I know everyone thinks they are the luckiest people in the world when you are talking about children, but I truely am lucky when it comes to having the best daughters a woman could ask for.
I have 3 wonderful daughters. Chante 17, Yolanda 14, and Monica 10. Of course they give me the same struggles that every child gives their mother, but when you look at each child individually and really see them for who they are, you can't help but see what awesome people they are turning out to be.
Chante is funny. Not just funny, but hilarious! She has such a wonderful personality. She can keep you laughing for days. The most random things come out of her mouth and when you find yourself in a very serious mood or situation, she will spout out something so flippen funny you can't help but bust out in laughter, no matter where you happen to be. She is smart. When she applies herself, there is nothing she can't do. She is a natural when it comes to spelling. I call her my dictionary, and trust me I use her all the time for correcting my spelling errors. Amazing artist! Wow, what a talent. I can't even draw a stick man, but she loves to draw. Mostly I have seen cartoon figures or sceanery type things, not so much real people, but when she does do them, I think she does an amazing job. She is also very good at technology. I come to her for everything. I can't even use the universal remote. She is giving and selfless and just an amazing person.
Yolanda is also very humorous. Always coming up with some kind of off the wall remark. She loves to talk, at home at least. I am always told how quiet she is at school, but around her friends and family she has the gift of gab, just ask her Grandpa Dennis! He calls her a motor mouth. She too loves to draw! How did I get such great artists? She is every bit as good as Chante in the art department. Creative, boy does that girl have an imagination! The things she comes up with, I tell you. Maybe she will be an author someday....whatch out J.K. Rowlings. Yoli is also very smart, she has almost all A's her first year in high school! I am so proud of her. She is always ahead in her school work and is very responisble. Another one of her traits I admire is her loving kindness. She will do just about anything you ask her to (on a good day....jk). She really does work hard.
Monica is my spit fire. I like to tease her and tell her if she was my first child, she would have been my last. She is stubborn and hard headed and one tough cookie, but all that is a good thing if you think about it. She is a girl that knows what she wants and sticks to her guns. I am so thankful that she has accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ and lives it to the fullest. She motivates me. I don't have any worries about her being able to live up to her covenants. She is smart and kind and loves to laugh. She has picked up on the family humor too. She is quite entertaining. She also loves to draw...where do they get it from? She is developing into an amazing young lady. She does well in school and loves to try different things. Right now she is trying to learn to play the trombone and wants to try the violin and guitar. She is a school safety guard and loves it.
Caleb isn't my own child but he lives with us and I raise him as if he was my very own. He is Sheri's little boy, my nephew. He is HILARIOUS. He makes the funniest faces and says the most crazy things. The girls have helped him develope the most awesome sense of humor. Everyday is an adventure. He LOVES Star Wars. Everything is Star Wars. He knows the movies, the cartoon, the characters, who is who and what is what. He has a Darth Vader costume and a Storm Trooper one as well, that he wears all the time. He uses the force and uses his light sabers on a daily basis. At 4 years old, this boy is one smart guy. He can play his Nintendo DS better than I can (Star Wars Lego~of course). Caleb loves to say the blessing over our meals too. If he doesn't get to say it, he will throw a fit. Sometimes we have to have 2 prayers over our meals. He knows who Heavenly Father is and he knows that God loves him very much.
Yes, I am truely blessed.
I have 3 wonderful daughters. Chante 17, Yolanda 14, and Monica 10. Of course they give me the same struggles that every child gives their mother, but when you look at each child individually and really see them for who they are, you can't help but see what awesome people they are turning out to be.
Chante is funny. Not just funny, but hilarious! She has such a wonderful personality. She can keep you laughing for days. The most random things come out of her mouth and when you find yourself in a very serious mood or situation, she will spout out something so flippen funny you can't help but bust out in laughter, no matter where you happen to be. She is smart. When she applies herself, there is nothing she can't do. She is a natural when it comes to spelling. I call her my dictionary, and trust me I use her all the time for correcting my spelling errors. Amazing artist! Wow, what a talent. I can't even draw a stick man, but she loves to draw. Mostly I have seen cartoon figures or sceanery type things, not so much real people, but when she does do them, I think she does an amazing job. She is also very good at technology. I come to her for everything. I can't even use the universal remote. She is giving and selfless and just an amazing person.
Yolanda is also very humorous. Always coming up with some kind of off the wall remark. She loves to talk, at home at least. I am always told how quiet she is at school, but around her friends and family she has the gift of gab, just ask her Grandpa Dennis! He calls her a motor mouth. She too loves to draw! How did I get such great artists? She is every bit as good as Chante in the art department. Creative, boy does that girl have an imagination! The things she comes up with, I tell you. Maybe she will be an author someday....whatch out J.K. Rowlings. Yoli is also very smart, she has almost all A's her first year in high school! I am so proud of her. She is always ahead in her school work and is very responisble. Another one of her traits I admire is her loving kindness. She will do just about anything you ask her to (on a good day....jk). She really does work hard.
Monica is my spit fire. I like to tease her and tell her if she was my first child, she would have been my last. She is stubborn and hard headed and one tough cookie, but all that is a good thing if you think about it. She is a girl that knows what she wants and sticks to her guns. I am so thankful that she has accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ and lives it to the fullest. She motivates me. I don't have any worries about her being able to live up to her covenants. She is smart and kind and loves to laugh. She has picked up on the family humor too. She is quite entertaining. She also loves to draw...where do they get it from? She is developing into an amazing young lady. She does well in school and loves to try different things. Right now she is trying to learn to play the trombone and wants to try the violin and guitar. She is a school safety guard and loves it.
Caleb isn't my own child but he lives with us and I raise him as if he was my very own. He is Sheri's little boy, my nephew. He is HILARIOUS. He makes the funniest faces and says the most crazy things. The girls have helped him develope the most awesome sense of humor. Everyday is an adventure. He LOVES Star Wars. Everything is Star Wars. He knows the movies, the cartoon, the characters, who is who and what is what. He has a Darth Vader costume and a Storm Trooper one as well, that he wears all the time. He uses the force and uses his light sabers on a daily basis. At 4 years old, this boy is one smart guy. He can play his Nintendo DS better than I can (Star Wars Lego~of course). Caleb loves to say the blessing over our meals too. If he doesn't get to say it, he will throw a fit. Sometimes we have to have 2 prayers over our meals. He knows who Heavenly Father is and he knows that God loves him very much.
Yes, I am truely blessed.
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