Small Succes (Vol 5)

Wow what a week, it seems like it has been a long week, but what do you know tomorrow is Friday?! So that means that today I'm joining those at Catholic Mom and celebrating the small successes of this week.


 

1) Yesterday we drove 4 hours to go see Alton Brown in Greeley which is not my success for the week, as Jason drove for me because the roads were kind of icy. But two of my friends were going with me and we went straight to one of their houses when we got to town and the boys played with her kids. She has a 4 year old and a 2 year old. The success? Christopher played with the other kids! In a room without Jason or me in there! And!!! He let my friend's husband hold his hand and play with him! It was such a big deal for him because he's usually not interested in other people at all.

2) I've managed to work out every day this week except for yesterday because it included a total of 8 hours in a car. I didn't always wake up to do it, but I've gotten my workouts in and as a result, I'm down 2#s this week. I plan to do a weight loss update because things got kind of crazy in regards to that, but it will probably be next week sometime.

3) I've significantly lowered screen time this week for the boys and made an attempt to start some homeschool preschool, but that hasn't gone as "by the book" as expected. Nonetheless, the boys played this morning with play-doh and puzzles and Dominic seems to be listening and responding better. The curricula I purchased gave a lot of great unschool type activities, which is what I seemed to be lacking.

Go to CatholicMom.com to see everyone else's successes!

Small Success (Vol 4)

Oh hello blog readers, here you thought I might be getting back into the habit of blogging, what with a couple posts last week and all, then lo and behold another week goes by with nothing. Sigh, such is life. I've been hoarding pictures of the boys because I thought they would make great blog posts. So, this week's small success post is going to be picture heavy.



 
It's important that moms realize that the little things add up, that what we are doing is making a difference, that's why CatholicMom.com uses Thursdays for moms to talk about our successes of the week.

1) I've been working more on less screen time and more time of one on one play to help with Christopher's speech as well as helping Dominic with his conversational speech. So this week I made a conscious effort to plan our days a bit better and I got some craft stuff for the boys to try out.

We also worked on reading together, and put together a puzzle.

I took the boys to see the local "dinosaur train", and we walked around the Enchanted Forest.

2) On top of the increased one on one time, I've managed to keep the house mostly up too, but I'm trying to take my focus away from dishes, laundry, and vacuuming. Somehow, by taking my focus away from that and onto the boys, I've still managed to get everything done. It even seems easier. I'm sure it's a fluke.

3) I've cooked mostly healthy meals all week, and the boys are even trying them. Christopher is tasting more foods every day and I consider any day that I don't have to resort to PB&J a complete win!

Head on over to CatholicMom and see everyone else's successes as well as sharing your!