Wild Rice Soup

Right now I have dinner in the crock pot, dessert made, both boys napping, some stuff done for preschool and a few moments to myself! So far, so good. We are having our neighbors over for dinner so I am making up some delicious wild rice soup and a very healthy apple-rhubarb crisp for dessert.

I was suppose to ease back into work today, working in the office getting paper stuff done and allowing for the babysitter and Eli to get to know each other with me readily available. Eli got shots yesterday and was pretty fussy and irritable, not like him at all. So I decided to wait a day and then head in tomorrow to start back to work. I love flexibility! Eli has actually had a pretty good morning and is back to his smiley little self. He did alright during the night, but I was still tired from restless sleep. I'm glad we stayed home today.

Hannah has learned to tie her shoes! We didn't press the issue because I don't think there is any point to push it until a child has the fine motor skills to perform the task without frustration... and Hannah gets frustrated very easily. So we didn't push the issue with her and Velcro has always been great. Well, her feet grew and unless I wanted to spend over $20 on a pair of shoes for her she was going to have to learn to tie her shoes. We bought the tie shoes for $12 and went home. It took her 5 minutes and she was a pro at tying her new purple shoes! It was a very proud moment for her and I was so happy it came with such ease.

I always wonder why some people push their children to master tasks that they don't have the foundational skills to do. It only causes frustration on both sides and can cause great emotional anxiety for the child who feels like they are letting the person down. How much easier and wonderful it is for children to wait until they are ready. Just my opinion.