Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Tantrums

Okay, I admit the blog entries lately have been quick posts of photos. Not that there is anything wrong with that type of quickie posting, but I have been asked when I was going to return to journaling. I guess there is no time like the present. It is not as if I don’t have entries started. There are several in my head. Just like with my other writing, I constantly draft in my mind, but I need to force myself to sit down and commit to pen and paper –or in this case, keyboard to screen.

So, as a great way to procrastinate from continuing with my essays and poetry, here is today’s topic: tantrums.

Yup, you heard me. Tantrums. All you parents out there know just what I am talking about when I mention that word. The majority of the time, my daughter is an angel. Really! But not mornings. No matter how organized and structured I am with routines (and you know Martha Stewart has nothing on me!), Katie has to start each the day with resistance. Then Phillip cries in empathy (a compassionate trait…compassionate, but noisy). Add in the dog barking as if to scold my parenting abilities to quell little ones, and you get a picture of my mornings. I start each and every single day in the same, loud manner. Twenty minutes later and all is calm. You can set your watch by it.

If only I could find time (and peace and quiet and privacy --you lose all privacy when you have toddlers) to have Calgon take me away...

4 comments:

  1. Hi Heather!

    Just wanted to let you know I "plugged" your blog yesterday on the JBHS 89 Blog.

    It's been crazy lately big time for me and I'm very sure you with kiddies and school, but we need to play catch up.

    Love,

    Jill

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  2. Oh, sure "out" my blog. (Just kidding - wink) Not sure my postings are "falcon worthy", but no matter. Thanks for the plug.

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  3. Oh gee - sorry, I hope I really didn't get you upset - still new at the nuances etc of Blogs - and it IS worthy - I'm really enjoying reading your posts. Keep it up!

    :)

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  4. No worries, Jill. I am not in the least bit upset.

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