tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888143962666832912.post6928882335161452045..comments2023-09-17T03:57:18.614-07:00Comments on Leaves with Tree; You With Me: PostedEmily Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762557597902517519noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888143962666832912.post-89680191668675015212011-11-26T07:23:14.188-08:002011-11-26T07:23:14.188-08:00(I just wrote a long comment to you, but it got er...(I just wrote a long comment to you, but it got erased! Darn it!)<br /><br />That is just so dang cute! How creative is Henry? And I wish I had a tree big enough in our yard to make a tree house. <br /><br />I was catching up on your blog. Seems like I do that a lot lately...go on sabbatical from the internet for a month, and then when I come back I have a plethora of post to read from friends. I did read your "nitty gritty" post, and can so relate! I am not homeschooling. I think it would be the death of my kids and I if I were their teacher. I just have not been blessed with the talent of patience, so I pretty much think you are awesome for taking on that endeavor. (I am slowly learning patience...I think it might be the sole lesson I need to learn in this life before I die. I think I will be living to a very old age.) Anyway, the tantrums are almost a daily occurrence around here. I can't think of a person I know who doesn't have kids that throw tantrums, great or small. Mothering is so tricky! Just when you think you've got a good grasp of who your kids are, they go and change on you, throwing everything into chaos! My kids do this all the time. It usually happens once a year. I feel like I've got them all figured out, and then their personality changes yet again and I find myself screaming inside, "Who the heck are you?! I don't even know you anymore!" And then you adjust and find the norm once again. It is exhausting! I can't tell you how many times I've laid awake crying to Jeff things like, "Am I completely messing them up!? They are going to turn out crazy, aren't they?" He reassures me that it will all be fine in the end, that I am a good mom, and that we have really good kids. They will be fine. Good thing we have great husbands, huh? A rock to cling to in the storms of mothering. <br />Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that you are not alone! Your kids are so lucky to have you as their mom and pal. Unlike you, I am more prone to discipline that to be their pal. I should work on that. ;)<br /><br />I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with all your family! <br /><br />Love, HeidiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888143962666832912.post-17635369411307939572011-11-15T10:38:48.780-08:002011-11-15T10:38:48.780-08:00How CUTE, Em! I love that you encourage such creat...How CUTE, Em! I love that you encourage such creative play..even and especially when it makes a mess and is often a lot more work for us than we anticipate. I aspire to be a more "fun" Mom like that :)Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492629476225188410noreply@blogger.com