This little piggy went to market.

PIGS

Pigs are playful.
Pigs are pink.
Pigs are smarter
than you think.

Pigs are pudgy.
Pigs are plump.
Pigs can run
but never jump.

Pigs are loyal.
Pigs are true.
Pigs don't care
for barbecue.

 Where are you going to, you little pig?
'I'm leaving my mother, I'm growing so big!'
So big, you young pig.
So young, so big!
What! leaving your mother, you foolish young pig?

 Where are you going to, you little pig?
'I've got a new spade, and I'm going to dig!'
To dig, little pig!
A little pig dig!
Well, I never saw a pig with a spade, that could dig!

Where are you going to, you little pig?
'Why I'm going to have a nice ride in a gig!'
In a gig, little pig!
What! a pig in a gig!
Well, I never yet saw a pig ride in a gig!

 Where are you going, you little pig?
'I'm going to the barber's to buy me a wig.'
A wig, little pig!
A pig in a wig!
Why, whoever before saw a pig in a wig?

Where are you going, you little pig?
'I'm going to the ball to dance a fine jig!'
A jig, little pig!
A pig dance a jig!
Well, I never before saw a pig dance a jig!

 I love you little Zeke. Keep being wonderful. Kthanks :) 

Can you miss something you never had? A lesson in disappointment .

I didn't even get dressed today. I didn't do any dishes, laundry or vacuuming. I am supper bummed. Put into the position of many families I stay at home with little Zekers. I simply could not make enough money that would pay for child care and help with bills. It just makes sense for me to be here with him. Now don't get me wrong on this I love that fact. I have full faith that I do my job taking care of Zeke better then any one besides his own daddy ever could.

But we get behind on bills a tad and while we don't go without we don't have extra, and Lord knows when bad things happen like the recent repair on our kitchen sink and the car battery dying we would have died without the help of John's amazing parents. That's a whole other post but they are truly a leading example in what a great parent is like even with adult children.

I earlier this fall had been watching a baby girl. One thing happened and then another and the mother no longer needed me to watch her. Leaving with out paying for a week. This girl has been my friend since I was 14 so I let it pass. Some time went by and my brothers neighbor needed a nanny. I was excited this little boy was a few months younger then Zeke and hey! It was some income and that's really all we needed. Well the mother and the father of this child split. Less and less frequently he was coming and then the week before christmas the mother became unreliable at best at answering my texts. Then pay day rolled around and for 3 weeks tomorrow she has had one excuse or another for not paying me. She started a new job and no longer requires child care. Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate it. The next story stings the most for more then one reason. A mama friend of mine had emailed me recently and told me her friend who has a son 6 months younger then Zeke was looking for child care. We had met a few times before, so my information was passed along and she got in contact with me. It turned out to sound like a wonderful opportunity. Having recently been evaluating my friendships with other parents. I felt like the mom was more like I wanted to be. I feel like Zeke watches way to much tv and realize that I have been not doing so greatly with his diet. And over all it was encouraging to be around another mom who was more interested in educating and gently disciplining her child. Now I am fully aware that the circumstances that have expired in the last 24 hours are not some spiteful way of ditching me, but she has for her child decided to wait a while before she will need child care. Then comes the flood of disappointment and sting of tears.

What exactly do I have to be disappointed about? As I am forced to reflect on my feelings a lot of things factor into it. The money for sure hurts a bit. I was so excited to get 100% caught up on bills, that little bit behind causes tension and stress. My birthday is next week and it would have been amazing to have a supper rad party, though the party may not exist at all now. I feel like a doofus for wanting such silly things. But I guess I am only human. Next on my list is I really felt like this was my opportunity to change. I realize fully that if I want things to change around here I've got to do it myself. I just was really excited that if there was this child here who could only watch so much tv a day, it would be easier to cut Zeke's time down since he would have a playmate. I thought that if I was feeding the child on healthier guidelines I would learn and take those guidelines and make them my own for feeding Zeke. AND the encouragement to continue parenting the way I am was over all priceless. Where now I feel scoffed and mocked by both my "friends" and my family.

I know we will still see this wonderful child and his awesome mama. There's not much I can do about the disappointment. I guess I can just wait it out and hope things will get better.... Though I hate that saying. It drives me nuts. I am just having a down day. Someday things have got to pick up. I know I have a lot to be grateful for. I just need to keep focused on that.

Morning Hair... A week of:

This weeks theme for my blog was a week of morning hair. So with out further ado...

MONDAY

Id say Zeke's hair was the tamest on Monday, which is not usually the case. John's is too funny.

TUESDAY

I dont think I even brushed my hair on Tuesday. Things look pretty tame so far..

WEDNESDAY

Zeke wins for messiest Hair on Wednesday.

THURSDAY

Id say things where looking a little rough around our house Thursday morning.


Friday

Again Friday wasn't looking so smooth either.

Well there you have it, a week's worth of taking pictures first thing in the AM.  Hope you enjoyed it! I know we did!!

Treasure Hunt for the color RED

Today Zeke and I are learning all about the Color RED!

RED A HISTORY: 
One of the three primary colors, Red is used as a symbol of guilt, sin and anger, often as connected with blood or sex. Often, things will be in red to scare. In Christianity, Satan is usually depicted as colored red and/or wearing a red costume in both iconography and popular culture. Statistics have shown that red cars are more likely to be involved in accidents. The color red is associated with lust, passion, love, and beauty as well. The association with love and beauty is possibly related to the use of red roses as a love symbol. Both the Greeks and the Hebrews considered red a symbol of love, as well as sacrifice. Psychological research has shown that men find women who are wearing red more attractive. Red and gold are also used for the Gryffindor house, which is known for bravery, in Hogwarts. Red catches people's attention, and can be used either in a negative way to indicate danger and emergency, or in a positive way in advertising to gain more viewers, or in nature, as a ripe fruit announces its readiness with its red color. Several studies have indicated that red carries the strongest reaction of all the colors, with the level of reaction decreasing gradually with orange, yellow, and white, respectively. Because of this, red is often used to catch people's attention in a variety of situations

Now our treasure hunt for RED begins!!!! Zeke what things can you find that are RED??

Lets start with your things Zeke! What do you have that is RED?

 

 A RED strawberry from your kitchen?

 Your coat and your guitar are also RED

 Your trike is RED also!

Your pirate monkey has a RED vest on! 

Victor the tank engine is a RED engine! 

You found a RED hat and a RED cat toy! I bet the cats have other RED things too! 

Now lets look for some things around the house that are RED! 

Like... The couches! They are RED!

Mommy has a RED candle on the desk! 

 A little RED Santa from Great-grandma's tree.

 And a RED feather just laying about, I bet its from a kitty toy! 

The kitchen is a good place to find RED.

The stem to these glasses are RED and the coasters which you sit your drinks on are RED.

Hot sauce is RED and spicy!

Tomato's are RED and yummy!

We have a lot of RED things in our home! Did you know RED is daddy's favorite color?

Let's see all the RED things daddy has! 

Now lets see all the RED things mommy has! 

Well! We sure do have a lot of RED stuff in our house!! RED is a fun color. Lots of things can be RED! I hear rumor even one day the walls in our house will be RED!