Mother's Day

I’d like to begin this entry with an apology for the delay in posts. My step-daughter took a nasty tumble from a horse and, among other things, broke her hand into a dozen or so extra pieces. She’s doing fine and back at school – lots of PT in her future.

Secondly, I’d like to give a warm and respectful Mother’s Day regards to all my friends trying to raise children….in any capacity. It’s not for the faint of heart (or stomach). The image with today’s post is a copy of the Mother’s Day card our equestrian gave me yesterday, which I love. It shows exactly how well she knows me.

If anyone’s wondering, we do not have an “eat everything on your plate” philosophy in our house. For the most part, you have to take (and eat) at least a couple of everything and you have to “eat a good dinner” if you plan to have anything else before breakfast. We started this when my step kids we younger…along with bribing them. We found that with a warm pan of brownies waiting they could hold their breath and shovel down most things.

We are trying a little bit of a different approach (although I’m sure we will use the brownie technique with her too) with our two year old. The pediatrician told us to feed her whatever we are having. Some days she loves broccoli. Some days she hates it. However, it was a neat party trick the night we filled up on black pepper and olive oil Triscuts. To all those moms, dads, aunts, uncles, etc. out there – keep up the good fight and remember – when they get to be teenagers (especially boys) they get so hungry they might just try anything. Good luck!