Mother’s Day
May 9, 2008
Being a single mom it can be tempting for you to try to skip mother’s day all together. After all, if you have young children you really can’t expect them to plan the perfect mother’s day for you complete with that special gift you’d really love to have. Skipping mother’s day is not the solution! This is a special day set aside for you and you should spend the day feeling special.
Take a bit of time on either Friday or Saturday to prepare a simple Mother’s day menu so that you don’t have to spend the day in the kitchen doing all the cooking. Perhaps you want to have things that your kids can help prepare like frozen waffles, fruit, and juice for a simply scrumptious breakfast. You can make it as simple or as elegant as you wish but make sure that you do as much of the prep work ahead of time so you can have some time to spend relaxing on Sunday with your children. Visit your library and pick up some books about Mother’s Day or take a few minutes to browse the internet to do some research. While spending some time alone with the children on Sunday read the books or discuss the information you found on the internet.
If your children are in school they will have learned about Mother’s Day from their teachers and if you “skip out” on the celebrating part your children can feel let down and that whatever gift they made in school is unimportant. It is up to you to instill in them the importance of valuing their mother and doing special things for her.
This weekend is all about mom, spend some time together just enjoying each other and showing how much you mean to each other.
Co-Abode
May 7, 2008
One of the biggest expense that single mom face is for housing. Many budgeting expert recommend that no more than 35% of person’s income should be spent on housing. When you’re a single parent on a limited income 35% may not go far in your area.
Co-Abode.com offers a unique solution to this problem. Co-Abode helps single parents interested in sharing a home with another single parent to find each other. Not only does sharing a house with another single parent offer financial assistance but it also offers emotional support and the ability to help each other with the task of raising a family alone.
If you have thought about the idea of sharing a home with another single parent maybe Co-Abode.com is just what you are looking for; check out their site and see what they have to offer.
The Mating Habits of Children’s Laundry
May 5, 2008
The children were home this weekend and we had a great time! I convinced them about how much fun it could be to clean and organize their rooms. We spent a good portion of the day carrying laundry baskets to the basement, cleaning out the clutter, carrying laundry baskets to the basement, getting rid of broken toys, putting toys in specially marked storage bins, creating cozy stations in their rooms, carrying laundry baskets to the basement, sweeping floors, and carrying laundry baskets to the basement.
When we were finished their rooms looked wonderful and as a special reward I added cute touches to their walls. The younger boys had peel and stick Cars (R) wall decorations, my 14 year old had some Green Bay Packer clippings framed, and my daughter got all her bonnet girls put up on the wall. (after living here for 2 years they were still in a box – oh and we’re planning to move soon! ha ha) When the walls were duly decorated and I was satisfied with their rooms I told them all to go outside and enjoy the afternoon with their friends.
As for me, I headed to the basement to wash a load or two of laundry. My bloodcurdling screams could be heard across the neighborhood as I reached the bottom step! WHERE did all this laundry come from? As I started the sorting process I came across articles of clothing that I swore I had never seen before. Whose yellow shirt is this? And how did a size 6 months baby sock get in with my children’s clothing – surely my kids ages 5, 7, 9, and 14 could not fit into something that small!
After more than an hour of sorting laundry it finally hit me; all their clothes had been left unattended, hiding on the closet floor, under their beds, shoved into the toy boxes and these places were a perfect breeding ground for mating. Yes! My children’s clothes had been doing the naughty thing and mating with each other right under my very nose – that surely would account for the size 6 months sock that I had found; it was a baby that hadn’t had time to mature before I found it.
The point of all this my dear, fellow, single mommies is: do not leave your children’s clothes unattended in the multiple hiding spots they seem to find in your children’s rooms. You will surely end up with a mountain of laundry that you’ve never laid eyes on as well as the occasional immature baby sock.
Have a great Monday!
Windy Days
May 2, 2008
When I was a little girl I can remember the early days of spring with my dad and little brother. We were fortunate enough to have a park located just at the end of our street. The area of the park that was closest to us had a big open field that was perfect for flying kites. We always had a great time together and those are some of the special memories I still hold from when I was growing up.
The hectic pace of life that many single moms face during the week can be overwhelming but it is important to spend some quality time with the children as much as possible. The windy days of April and May are perfect weather for flying a kite. So, my fellow single mommies, plan to take the kids out to a nice open area this weekend and fly kites together.
If the weather turns nasty and you can’t get outside to fly a kite spend the day inside and make your own kite. All moms have some amount of creativity within them so even though you may think you have none, just take some time and make this a special mommy and child time and let your creativity flow wherever it may take you.
