Days To Remember G's Blog

Alright to keep our days updated we made sock puppets for our craft day on Tuesday. Today we planted our wildflower seeds and played a game I cannot take credit for, Hezekiah's preschool teacher gave me this idea to wet your drive way and then put sight words on it and throw a bean bag on the word, we do not have bean bags ........... I guess we could make that next craft day ......... anyhow we used a rock and I told the boys we were going to play a game, and they were like, "What's it called?" And well, "Throw a rock at a word," came out of my mouth. CMU! I also took 3 children to our neighbors pool today for an hour or so, all by myself. I was kind of scared I must admit because well I have never done that before. Anyhow let's just be thankful for swimmies for Eli, Hezekiah can swim on his own, and a little swim ring for Maggie Beth. So those inventions made my life more at ease with 3 in the pool. The boys CMU (crack me up) because they said, "Mommy, you have to be the shark and we are going to be the Diver Dans." So I chased them around the pool. By the way Diver Dans are also known as Scuba divers in our house. So, I proceeded to tell them about playing countless hours of sharks and minnows as a kid every summer, every day at Forest Hills Country Club! Yeah to good fun memories!

So this has probably been going on for centuries and centuries, but since I am in this stage of mommy hood, I feel that most mommies I know, feel as inadequate as I am in this job called mothering or household wife. The problem is that there is really no job pre-requisites for being a parent and also there is really no job description that you can go by to really say well you know I am stinking good at this or I really stink at this......because some days we just feel both ways about it. I sometimes think that most of us mommies compare ourselves WAY to much to so and so, who "seems" like they have it all together. Right? But really who has it all together? And whose kid does not cry or throw a royal fit when they do not get their way or get hurt or whatever? I think it is funny at times because I too have felt smug when my children are behaving in front of friends and family, but I know how they really can be at times, do not let me fool you. Have you ever felt smug yourself, oh I know you have I have seen it on your face (not really)? SHAME ON YOU, because you know how they really can be sometimes huh? So do not think yourself better or less than ........... because you are a mommy who by God's grace has given you this quiver of one or quiver full. It is life, and life throws you some crazy kids every once and awhile and life throws you some not so fun things to do around the house at times as well. So, anyhow this is for anyone whoever had some crazy assumption that I, Gretchen Phelps, was perfect...........because I am not and if you thought that then let me just tell you that thought is a myth and a lie! So please do not ever think that I have it all together, because well..........most days I fly by the seat of my pants.........and come up with things to do at random. However, granted sometimes I do plan ahead. So in this quest of parenting and being a "perfect mom and wife" let's just remember we will never be perfect. I think instead we should be on the not so quest for perfection, just doing my best in life quest. So let's just get rid of that word "perfect" all together and be thankful that God has just given us children to parent and a husband to love. So I am over anyone comparing their children, marriage, or home to mine or me to someone else, because I am different and have different opinions as well on how to do all this stuff. And just let me put this out there: if your child is at my home and you are visiting and they are not so pleasant, do not worry.........I understand and I have been there. This is the verse that I have always loved even before I had kids and before I was a stay at home mommy, Colossians 3:23, "Whatever you do, do with all your heart as working for the Lord and not for men." So please join me on this not so quest for perfection! P.S. Oh, by the way some good books I have read lately and would highly recommend are The Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free and the Birth Order book. Anyhow, really good reads and great times of reflection.

We went swimming last evening and this morning at our neighbors, they
are letting us use their pool while they are vacationing. So that is so
super nice of them. We are having fun. Hezekiah cracked me up
yesterday, he must have been like watching them pack their vehicle
because he said, "Mommy, they moved, they moved!" Meaning that they had
left for their vacation and now we could use their pool. CMU -- Crack
Me UP -- (this is my new code or text for crack me up.........because I
do not understand all the lol, omg, ttyl, stuff.........so I am making
up my own). Anyhow, we are having a good time at our vacation pool.
Not sure if we are actually going to go on vacation anywhere this summer
or not, since Page went to Ecuador............but hey it is nice to use
our neighbors place til Friday! :) I like these pictures! Enjoy!

Well, I thought these were some cute pictures of little friends at
Maggie Beth's party and well I am not good at making people disks of
pictures so maybe if they like them then they can download it somehow.
They were just too cute not to share. You will know if it is your kid,
so I am not going to put all the names in...........really just a ploy
to get you to visit my blog. Not really! Enjoy..........they are cutie
pies!

Little Maggie Beth has sweet little curls in her hair and we love them.
She is standing more and more by herself but not yet walking on her
own. She enjoys using her little walking cart as she goes back and
forth across the living room. The kids have also been enjoying swimming
out back. We also went to Fee Avenue pool yesterday for Memorial day,
we had a blast. Enjoy! Summer is in full swing here. Hezekiah's last
day of school was last Thursday so we are keeping busy, tomorrow our big
plan is to make cookies!

We got Maggie Beth a chair for her birthday since she has been getting
up in her brothers chairs and sitting in them so proudly. She cracks me
up how she is getting so independent and so proud of herself at any new
feat she accomplishes. It is really too cute. She also got a tea set
from a friend for her birthday, she has really been enjoying dancing to
the music it plays. I love how she smiles. Enjoy!