Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Things I Learned Today

From Ruby: The guy on the front of the penny is not Abraham Lincoln. No. He's Heavenly Father.

From Grace: If the short hand is anywhere near the 8, it's 8 o'clock. No arguing, no questioning, that's the way it is.

From Lillie: If someone has not pooed in 5 days, don't expect that person (or baby) to sleep, don't set her down, and don't answer anyone that asks you what you did all day.

From Jake: The pattern is perserverence during the day, relaxation at night (and when does he do his household chores, may I ask?).

Also: My children seem to think the bedtime ritual is a farce. I would like some help with this.

11 comments:

Laura Ayers said...

I love this- so cute! I need to write down more things I "learn" from my kids.
I have decided that our kids gets used to one person doing the bedtime ritual & start rebelling, so every now & then when it gets impossible I make Len do it. He gets all puffed up thinking that it was so easy & they respect him better than me. Then, after awhile they turn on him too & it's my turn to take over again.

Kristie said...

Love it, got nothing for you with regards to bedtime. It's taken me 4 1/2 years to get my boys to understand that bed means sleeping. Not getting up once mum has turned her back, turn on the lights and play; not reading books in the doorway; not sneaking into your sisters room and annoying her; not seeing how far we can get into the family room without mum seeing us...JUST GO TO SLEEP!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Sarie. I'm a blog stalker from Lillie B's blog. I love your blog, especially your writing style and photos. Your girls are beautiful! We had a ritual with our boys - snack, bath, book and then bed (which we haven't been doing lately because it's summer), but it wasn't working and my youngest insisted on staying up until I went to bed. I even tried the "Sleep Sense Program" you can buy online. No luck. Then I stumbled across the "sleep fairy." During the school year the "sleep fairy" visits in the middle of the night. The rule is, if you go to bed when you are asked and you stay in bed, then the sleep fairy will visit and put a treat under your pillow. We used quarters for awhile and then switched to nickels (started getting expensive). I know, I know... another reward system, but sleep is important - FOR ALL OF US. :) She works for us and school will be starting soon so I hope it will work this year. Good luck!

Anonymous said...

i have learned that connor is his mother's son and would rather fall asleep on our new really comfy couch with the tv on rather than in his bed.

sorry. i got nothin'.

Anonymous said...

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From tragedy has come the beauty of love, inpsiration and compassion ...I really wish I was brought up in an lds world.

Lillie said...

Bed-time ritual. I curse your name. If you have a name. You pose as a sweet, nostalgic phase of the night, but you are awful, and long, and getting longer by the day, and it's late, so I'm all out of patience and tired. I'm so tired. And my daughter (who during other times of the day when I'm not so tired can be pretty darn cute), is also tired. But she's determined to suck as much time as possible out of you and cut as much time out of our peaceful, childless time as possible.

The blasted bed-time ritual. I have feelings about that.

best mom ever said...

Yes, I have advice for the bedtime ritual. I have always used the "slam dunk" method, as you may remember. This means Mom is in charge and it is PJs on, brush teeth, say prayers and go to bed. Very simple, clear and easy to remember. I read to you and talked with you all day because we had no TV so no need to extend the evening with more of it, winding up everyone with hopes of further extending (you know the tricks very well, Sarah). Now protecting this routine was another story. Let Dad help and it was PJs on, play a game of Sorry, have a snack, read a book, brush teeth, have another snack, read two more books, get the dolls out, go potty again, doing it all quitely because Dad fell asleep during the first book! So I am left, usually upon my arrival home from somewhere, to employ the "slam dunk" and somehow get a sleeping Dad upstairs into bed. Good luck, Sarah.

Jennifer said...

I hope Lillie feels better soon! As for bedtime routines/rituals, I'm still new at this and don't really have advice. I can still put mine in a crib and she can't leave it. We do have a routine though...bath, milk, story, and bed. Sometimes I actually remember to brush the almost 4 teeth. :)

LuCDay said...

Uh What? Alex better not be holding hands with any boys at school. Right now if she likes a boy she usually picks on him so I think I'm safe. Cute story though and Grace looks so grown up in the last picture...hmmm.

Missy said...

We must not have hit this phase yet because besides some running around instead of getting in the bath, I can still lift her up and PUT her in the bath for the beginning of the ritual.

I love checking on your blog to see what life will be like in a year or two for me. It's exciting:)

Anonymous said...

i love your mum!