I have had a few questions floating around in my mind lately and figured, what better way to get some good answers than by asking my fellow blogging buddies. I guess I'll just make a list.
1. I was recently put in as primary chorister and was hoping to find some helpful websites or materials to use for singing time. If you have had this calling before or know of any good materials, please let me know.
2. I want to start scrapbooking online. I know, I'm about a year behind everyone else and just feel like I spend a fortune on tangible supplies and would love to just do it all on the computer. Anyone want to guide me to the right place? I don't even know where to begin.
3. Our family recently became vegetarians and we're doing well with the transition but I don't want to just keep making the same things over and over again. The girls have been fine with the change because they both love fruits and vegis so if anyone has any good vegetarian recipes, please send them my way.
4. I hate to ask this one the most, because I don't like admitting when my parenting skills just aren't cutting it, but my oldest (June, 4 years old) is a bit of a bully lately - yep all 28 pounds of her. Her most common victim is her little sister, but lately she's been spitting at people, disrupting primary to tell off another child, throwing mud in her little cousin's mouth, just to name a few. She has a short fuse and I know that in most situations, she is provoked but I am not going to let her retaliate. I feel like she's always in time-out and I've taken just about every toy away, I've even made her write apologies and suffer the embarrassment of delivering them to the victim. I'm not giving up though and would love to hear from anyone who's dealt with a child bully! I've gotta nip this one in the bud before she's wearing brass knuckles and chasing kids around the playground.
Well, I'll wrap up my questionnaire. I would love some feedback on any of the above topics so feel free to send your advise my way. Thanks for all your help and I promise my next post will be more entertaining and not quite so needy!
11 comments:
Ya, about the little jeep thing, our kids are so spoiled. We never had anything that cool growing up because we were too poor also. But, those things are standard now, are children have the good life. Anyways, my advice for you..
1-Sugardoodle.net
you can also access it from my blog. It is the best. I am the nursery choister so I get lots of ideas from it. Maybe we can share ideas later.
2-Go to my sister-in law Annalee (Randall's wife) She has a digi scrapbooking post that will help you. You might have to scrool down because she posted it a little bit back.
3-You're on your own. We are meat eaters.
4-My kids fight all the time too. It is so hard but one thing that has been helping a ton lately is we talk about Jesus and what he would do so when I catch Reese in the act of beating Paige, I ask her what Jesus would do. It ususally stops her in her tracks.
Good Luck- sorry this is a novel:)
My advice for you:
1. 1-2-3 Magic is a book that is good for stopping obnoxious behavior.
2. I am sure that you are not the kind of vegetarian that allows her kids to eat sugar, but just be careful. I think an egg a day can do wonders for kids behavior.
3. Make sure your kids are spending tons of time outdoors, this also helps behavior, and gives them space away from each other.
4. Supervise supervise supervise. Make sure YOU are the one to stick up for her before she tries to handle the situation herself. It doesn't sounds like she is ready to work things out without help yet.
5. My sister is pretty much vegan: this is "our" recipe web site. http://sillywitchrecipes.blogspot.com
On our website we link to Neen's bean and magical fruit. She is also practically a vegan and a really good cook.
6. Don't think that I'm this great mom--my kids misbehave all the time too. We've had to ban sidewalk chalk from our house because our kids vandalize our interior walls with it. And Pippi, well, she yells at the dog all the time. But she learned that from her father.
I have noticed you comment on a lot of blogs that I do so I jumped on to peek at yours. I hope you don't mind.
1. I second sugar doodle it's so much fun.
2. Shabby princess, two peas in a bucket, digi shop talk (this one helps understand it all!)
3. all recipes.com should have great recipes and most have reviews which I have found helps.(I haven't tried thier vegg. menu. we eat meat, but it should still be helpful)
4. The book positive parenting a-z is good, also the child wise is REALLY helpful. If you just read one, let it be child wise!
I know it is really random to comment since I don't know who you are. But, as a mom is was too tempting, when you see someone in need you have to try and help!
tiffany
Here is a great vegetarian cookbook:
Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet
You can get it on amazon for about $12. My sister has it, and its great! Very simple stuff, and its very good.
Hello miss jessica...I have been vegetarian for 2 years now and LOVE it!! I do cook a lot of veggies, but I have venntured out trying new vegetables like baking acorn squash YUMMY!! The best way to do it is go to the book store and read a few to find the ones that work best for you. I work out a lot so I have to make sure I find protein in creative ways (beans, certain veggies, and egg whites) I am not a vegan yet due to my egg consumption but everyting else I stay away from. my kids LOVE "green" smoothies (green for life book) and will eat almost any veggie. What I realized is that I don't miss meat at all but I like the sauces used with meat so I make fajitas with every color of peppers with the fajita sauce or bbq "chicken" salad minus the meat. I do a lot of fantastic soups and almost all our meals consist of 4 side dishes like veggies and fruits to make it an entire meal and it works for us. p.s. have you tried quinoa (fantastic!) ok I just wrote a novel, but you will not be sorry you went veggie, I absolutely LOVE it and have never craved meat once.
p.p.s what made you go vegetarian?? I did because I read a book called "THE CHINA STUDY" a def eye opener!
hope this helped!
cort
ok I just read my novel and what I meant by the read part was read a few vegetarian cook books....sorry I got a little excited!!
1. Make Candice send you some of Willie’s mom’s primary books. I used those almost every week when I was the chorister.
2. Just keep taking pictures and leaving them on your computer, so when your kids grow up they have no tangible evidence of their childhood. At least that way they have no visual proof that you were a crappy parent. That’s my plan, and so far it’s working great.
3. This weekend I ate a whole pan of brownies, 1/2 a better than sex cake, approximately 2 3/4 gallons of homemade ice cream, and a cup of lemon juice with about a tablespoon of salt in it. I’m not joking. You don’t want any of my cooking advice.
4. Caulder likes to pick on me. When he repeatedly hits and kicks me, I drag him into time out, tell him I’m going to break his arm if he doesn’t stop hitting, then slam the door, stomp down the hall and cry. Since he’s now added profanity to his ensemble of healthy 2-year-old behavior (his favorite word is damnit) I’m pretty sure my parenting tactics are working.
Clearly, there’s no need for you to post these questions on your blog. Next time just email me directly and I’ll solve all your problems for you. Love, your piece of crap sister-in-law.
I don't have a lot of answers for you. But, my son Berkeley also retaliates when he's provoked. In one way I think way to go for sticking up for yourself because my daughter won't do anything. But I have tried to help him learn good ways to do it. Like saying "I don't like that, please stop or no thank you". And if that doesn't work, then go get a mom to help. We've even done roll plays for family night. Like "What do you do if blank happens?" It's good for them to stick up for themselves, but not by hitting, yelling ect. I don't know if that will work with your child, but it's been helping Berk. It's always a work in progress. . . Good Luck! Post what you find out about Veggy recipies. We're not vegitarians, but are trying to eat more vegan stuff to lower cholestrol and saturated and trans fats.
Hey Jessica, I am a Heritage Makers consultant.... so if you would like me to hook you up with a free account, I will need your email address and a few other things. If you are interested, email me
jillybeanking@yahoo.com
I love it, and have made 7 books online, mess free, and so fast and easy!! I just finished a poster for Alexis for school, and it should be here any day! It is so fun and addicting.
Jill
glad you aren't vegan anymore!! But way to stick w/ it, hope its paying off!
Jess-- The only one I can even remotely address is the on-line scrapbooking... I use Picaboo. They have pretty cute templates but you can download anything from their website on-line. Its super cute and super easy! If I can do it then anyone can.
I'm impressed that you have gone vegetarian! Is there a specific reason? I think that is really cool but really hard. I dont think I could do it...
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