I need Mom lessons.
Anyone who knows me well understands that I’m not um, a natural at the whole mom thing. I’ve got the food/shelter/clothing/snuggle/kiss-the-boo-boo thing down, yes, but beyond that, I’m at a loss. My mother blames it on my father’s side of the family.
Anyway.
Kirsten, my four-year-old, is staying home with me this short week. She just returned from Grandma Lyons House of Fabulous Toys, Non-Stop Attention and Cheetoes for eight days. I asked my husband - who has this whole mom thing down like you wouldn’t believe - to please make us a list of things to do. He even used holiday colors. See? I wouldn’t have thought of that.
(Just so you don’t think my hubs is a sissy boy, you should know he worked as a bouncer in college and can bench press like 800 pounds or something.)
Generalissimo Kirsten’s first act today was to impose a Forced Dance (see #1 on the list). Laurie Berkner rocks, by the way. This was quickly followed by the construction of a mermaid garden, performance of an ad hoc play (”Mommmm, just make it up as you go!”), and about two hours of cookie baking. Then it was lunch time. The rest of the day was a blur.
I’m exhausted.
I totally copped out for tomorrow. Hubs will work from home, and then we’re going to the Mall of America (#6 on the list).
UPDATE: Chris pulled a fast one on us. He dropped us off at the Mall, then “went shopping” - at another mall - for like two hours. I was pwned. Nice move, Lyons, nice move.
