This is Mother's Day number 3 for me. All of the others were spent with my head under the blankets and thoughts of running away. I have to admit that this day is easier there are still little pangs of jealousy when I see a pregnant woman or one with more than one child.
I called this post Happy Miller's Day, because that's what I was woken up with this morning. Who is Miller you might ask? We aren't really sure who s/he is, but whoever it is really makes Jo stand up and listen.
When hubby was a kid they were always threatened that Miller was coming if they were misbehaving. Now, remember there are 12 siblings in hubby's family. I think misbehaving might have been a gimme! So whenever Jo is not listening a little mention of the name brings her right back to reality and she starts to listen. With any luck this will take us into the teeneage years! Ya ok....I tried
A few days ago Nancy at Blog Pourri blogged about morping into her mother. That post made me really think and admit that I have indeed become my mother. I started noticing it long before Jo was even born with the kids that I babysat, but damn I am saying things that I swore I would never say to my kids. Here are a just a few of the quotes:
-You are going to be one sorry little girl if you don't......
-Get to your room now!
-I'm not telling you again.
-For the last time...
-Get into that bed right now, I don't want to see you until morning
-Are your ears broken?
-Do I have to call your father?
and the list goes on. At the same time Jo is becoming too much like me(so much for the no genetics theory). She wanted me to do something the other day and I was busy and not really paying attention when she looked at me and said, "You understand Mommy". I will often ask her "Are you having trouble understanding me?" when paying attention isn't in her list of things to do that minute. It amazes me how much they pick up when you don't think they are paying attention at all.
Last weekend I got my Mother's Day Gifts! I got two of these. And man are they comfortable.
I should be taking advantage of Jo sleeping and get the Census finished before we head out to my Mom's for a visit. We visited Gramma(my step mom) this morning and then went to McDonald's for lunch. Not sure what's on the menu for supper tonight. Hubby worked all weekend and is home now cutting the lawn. Happy Mother's Day to all!! PS..Thanks to Krazy K for letting me sleep in this morning |
Happy Millers Day!! I love your new chairs. Did you get the pool to go with them ? ;)
I swore growing up, that I would never be like my Mom, and boy was she right when she said I would be exactly like her. I love being like her, because she is really a great Mom.