This morning I took her to the park where we played together. I am never as aware of my age as I am when I climb to the top of one of these playgrounds! I am ALWAYS afraid to climb down! Sophia usually comes up and grabs my hand and talks me through it! I am sure she thinks I am "pulling her leg"!
Today she slid down...
Right into a puddle! She was not a happy camper. She hates to be dirty, and this time she was wet and dirty. Good thing I carry extra clothes in the car!
This evening we went to the school carnival where the kids had a royal BLAST! I could not be more pleased with their school. It has been an awesome year with two awesome teachers and a great principal. I need to come up with a new word besides awesome!
At every game booth, the kids walked away with a prize. Zack was the lucky winner of a 2 liter bottle of Diet Pepsi!
Sophia, of course, got her hair colored and a new tattoo! She is going to be my little punk diva. I think she looks cute. As long as she loves Jesus, she can have purple hair. I can't say I'd care much.
We got there at 5:00 and by 6:30, we were all ready to hit the road. Sophia fell asleep in the car right away and went straight to bed shortly thereafter!
Zack has a soccer game tomorrow. He didn't play last week so we'll see if he's rusty! I'll be sure to get him PUMPED up!
So to keep it real for those of you looking for the dramatic posts - on Wednesday after school Zack hopped in the car chatting away and before I knew it he told a HUGE WHOPPER of a lie. It was a silly lie but very premeditated. Honestly, I have no idea why he went to so much trouble. What he was lying about was silly and nothing he would have gotten into trouble for. About two hours after that discussion, he wet his pants in the dressing room at Macys. He literally just stood there and peed. It was not connected in any way to the lie. We were already so past that with no punishment looming ahead. He just was too busy playing with a little soccer ball he had brought into the store.
That day, I wanted to crawl under a rock. Instead I called Super Granny to give me some advice and truly so that I could "count to 5,000 before dealing with him. Since that day Zack has had two wonderful days which is more the norm for him. I feel badly even mentioning his bad day, but my goal is to let you know life certainly is not perfect for us.
The one thing that I have a zero tolerance rule for is lying. There is always a punishment for lying because lying causes such pain and destruction in people's lives. I pray my kids don't learn to think of lying as a way of life or a necessity for survival. In Zack's case, we were headed to the 99 cents store so the kids could spend a few dollars that were given to them. Zack didn't get to spend his money. I told him that I said he could, but I was lying. He cried. I asked him how lies make him feel. He said YUCKY inside. I said exactly.
The next day he asked if we could go to the 99 Cents store since he was good, and I said nope. There are no make up trips. You will have to wait until the next time you both have money.
I guess I'm a mean mom, but I just try to picture him as a young adult, and it is easy to stick to my guns. I want what's best for him long term even more than a smile on his face today. I don't want a lie to ruin his life because not all people are as forgiving as "your" mom.
If you read this blog, you have to know that he is not going without fun and excitement! He has a very well balanced life hopefully balanced in such a way that he feels secure even when he makes mistakes.
Have a great weekend! No Boy Scout moms out there?
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