It's only because of....
Air conditioning
Nap time
My husband
Pandora
Blog friends
Popsicles
Date night
Faith
Early bed times
Friends (as in Monica, Chandler, Rachel, Ross, Joey, and Phoebe)
My mom
Swingsets
Out-of-season fruit, paid for with top dollar
Shade
Hose water
Pizza on a weekly rotation
DVD's
My grandma's influence
Betty Crocker
Curious George
Crayons
Donuts
Black-out window shades
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What things -- whether simple or profound -- help you to be a better parent, just by helping you get through the days?
Oh man...
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2 hour naps
one night a week out with friends
my hubby
my mom
berries!
Nick Jr.
Coffee
Silly faces that make me forget the tantrums
Early bed times
books (for me and my kiddo)
and a lot of prayer.
Haha, Pandora greatly improves my mothering too :)
ReplyDeleteLately I've been also been relying on: (decaf) iced coffee [for me, obviously], sewing during naptime, and old Nickelodeon cartoons on Netflix instant play [for them, obviously; although I am a little partial to vintage Rugrats episodes] :)
PBS Kids
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Starbucks
Diet Coke
And half of your list :)
It's definitely because of:
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- Graham Crackers
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
- Husband
- Friends
- My Laptop
- A fenced in back yard
- Slobbery wet kisses
- Coffee
- The Gym
- Mom blogs
haha, love the list. I would have to say
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coffee
iced tea (sense a theme here?)
tv
video games
dvd's (another them?)
Good list! Mine would include but not be limited to:
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My mom
My husband of course
Blogging and Google...oh heck the whole darn internet
Ice Cream
This is great!!
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NETFLIX!!!! (I love you instant play!!)
Books
board games
my sweet hubby
chocolate :)
White noise
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My secret stash of M&Ms
I'd be lost (or crazy) without these.
crock pots, coffee, dates, girls nights, diet dr pepper, running.
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2 hour naps
a big back yard with lots of bugs
HHBL
sewing
gardening
the library
reading together
Amelia Bedelia and Flat Stanley, M&Ms, the fenced-in backyard, my iPhone, Burt's Bees milk and honey lotion, drinkable yogurt, handmedowns, a husband who supports my "me" time.
ReplyDeleteHot tea, chapter books, and the story chair!
ReplyDeleteGreat list!
A friend shared a link to your post. Inspired to blog my own If I'm A Good Mother :)
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(I just started playing with HTML. Hopefully the link works)