50 Shades of MOM

Okay fellow moms, check this out for #funFriday.  Which of these 50 Shades of Mom are you feeling today???

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Moms VS Dads

Alright people....here is the real TRUTH behind what goes into a Moms VS Dads daily routine.  To the MOMS out there, we are so awesome!  Dads, you are too, in your own unique kinda way.

 




Just for fun....and a reality laugh for my fellow mommies out there....lets take a look!  Keep in mind to our dear ol' husbands, WHY we are so tired at the end of the day....why we DON'T want to be romantic, intimate, or seem to find someway to b*tch about things....no clue what for??? But, we do love you....

BUT DON'T WORRY DADS, this daily schedule could also be vice versa for some families.....where good ol' DAD plays some, if not all, of the "MOM" roles too!

READ, LAUGH...........RELATE..........
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Moms Daily Schedule (for the SUPER MOMMAS - that stay at home AND/OR work)

Wake up
Make your bed
Take a shower
Use the restroom
Do hair, make-up, brush teeth
Get dressed
Make coffee
Eat breakfast
Pick up some things around the house (blankets, toys, dishes in kitchen, clothes laying around, ect.)
Take pets out to potty (if you have them)
Kids wake up (sometimes crying)
Help kids make their beds
Have/help them go potty
Get them dressed
Brush their teeth
Brush their hair
Feed them breakfast
Feed the pets (if you have them)
** Stay-at-home moms - ALL DAY of PLAY, CLEANING, PARK, ERRANDS, GROCERY STORE, FEEDING KIDS, PLAY, DEALING WITH TANTRUMS, CHECK MAIL, GO TO APPOINTMENTS, AND CLEANING...AGAIN)
** Working moms
Get their back-packs ready
Get their lunches and/or snack bags ready
Walk kids to car
Get kids in car
Turn on car
Drive them to school (may be more than one location)
Drive to work
Work a full 8 hour day shift
** Stay-at-home and working moms continued schedule
Drive to pick up kids from school (may be more than one location)
Stop somewhere to get them a drink and snack (because they are STARVING when you pick them up from school it seems like every single day....)
Take the kids to their events:  Soccer, Karate, Dance, Cheerleading, Music class, Gym, Football, Ect.... (sadly, some days may be 1 or 2 different places and events depending on how many kids you have and the schedule of them)
Drive home
Check and get the mail
Get kids out of car
Put book bags, purse, work stuff, kids school work away
Have/help kids go potty
Do homework
Open the mail
Use the restroom
Prepare dinner
Make dinner
Answer the phone
Do some minor daily errands around house (dishes, sweep, pick up toys, laundry, dust/wipe down tables or counters, water plants, take out trash, go to the grocery store if needed)
Get table ready for dinner and serve it to each person in family
Sit down to eat dinner
Clean up kitchen/dishes from dinner
Have/help kids go potty
Have/help kids clean their bedrooms with toys all over the place
Get kids a bath
Brush their teeth
Comb their hair
Get PJS on kids
Have/help kids go potty
Read kids a story or sit down and play with them EACH for 10 minutes because they desperately want your attention and DESERVE it!
Continue with minor house errands (wipe down bathrooms, pick up toys, laundry)
Watch TV or have some "personal down time" to enjoy something you look forward to because YOU DESERVE it!
Have/help kids go potty
Put kids to bed - lights out!
Get belongings prepared for tomorrow's work day (if need be)
Get kids clothes for school tomorrow picked out and ready
Do personal duties - like pay bills, prepare mail to be sent out, make dr. appointments for week/next day, return phone calls, check emails/texts/Facebook, update the weekly family activity calendar of events...
Take a bath (optional at this point)

Get your PJs on and get comfortable

Brush your teeth

Use the restroom

Put yourself to bed
Sleep
Toss and turn thinking about everything you have to do tomorrow....
Sleep
.......
Do it all over again the next day!

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Dads Daily Schedule (for the hard-working dads out there!)

Wake up
Take a shower
Do hair, shave, brush teeth
Get dressed
Make coffee
Eat breakfast
Walk to car
Turn on car
Drive to work
Work a full 8-10 hour day shift
Drive home
Put away work stuff
Help take out the trash
Help water the grass and plants (every other day, and only if, you dont have a sprinkler system)
Sit down to eat dinner
Read kids a story or sit down and play with them each for 10 minutes because they desperately want your attention and DESERVE it!
Watch TV or have some "personal down time" because dad just got done working a full day and he DESERVES it!  *wink to my fellow mommies out there*
Brush your teeth
Take a bath (if you feel like it)
Get your PJs on and get comfortable
Check your email/texts/Facebook, help with paying bills, checking mail, returning phone calls
Get belongings prepared for tomorrow's work day (if need be)
Put yourself to bed
Sleep
.......
Do it again tomorrow!

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Now THIS is REAL LIFE  with KIDS - tantrums, messes, and FUN as always...

  

Mother's Day Printables

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Here are some FUN Mother's Day printables customized JUST FOR YOU DADS - to do with your child(ren) JUST FOR MOM on MOTHER'S DAY!  You can use these as a card, special note, or print them all and decorate her bedroom door with them for her to read!

Have fun and enjoy! Don't forget the flowers and chocolate too daddy....

GO TO MOTHER'S DAY PRINTABLES PAGE

Find Your Letter

Teaching the ABC's to your child does not have to be hard, it is actually simple and can be loads of fun for your child!  Check out this FUN and EASY activity idea to teach your child the alphabet letters!  Watch the Video

Join eTeachingMe.com during April for our curriculum theme is "Spring into ABC's" and we have a letter lesson plan specifically for your child's age group (6 months - 5 years) every day of the month!  Practical, fun, learning with your child...

Activity: Find your letter!!!

Materials Needed:

1. Flash light
2. Dark (lights off) room or bedroom
3. Sticky Notes
4. Marker

What to do:

1. Write the alphabet letters, or the letters in your child's name, on sticky notes using the black marker. (I only did ABC to teach at this time)
2. Post them up on blank wall around the dark room you have chosen to do this activity with your child in your house. (We chose the hallway)
3. Give your child a flash light.
4. Explain to them to use the flash light to point and find the letter you are asking them to find.  Such as: Parent says to child: "Can you find the letter A?"  Child would turn on flash light and point the light to the letter A on the wall.
5. Continue teaching and learning like this until all letters have been "found" or your child no longer shows any interest.

Milestones this activity teaches child:

1. Hand-eye coordination
2. Literacy and Alphabet letters
3. Early print recognition
4. Spatial awareness
5.  Listening skills
6. Following verbal directions
7. Object permanence
8. Trial and Error

Modifications of activity:

1. For younger children (1-2 years old), just let child use the flash light to find and shine on the letters. Once they see one, parent would say/teach the letters name to child.  Help child learn how to shine the light onto the letters to find them.  Assist their hands/arms to do so.
2. Write the same letters on index cards, put inside a brown bag.  Have child pull one out one at a time and then use the visual letter card to tell child which one to find on the wall using their flash light.
3. Preschoolers - Have child find letters in a specific order, pull it off the wall when "found" with flash light, then put on another wall, building specific, easy, short words! Such as "MOM"!  Great phonics activity to teach word-building!