Chuck D & Mr. T

Charlie and Teddy called it “eatmeal” and Scottie and Nelly call it “oatmilk.” Oh oatmeal, how you are loved and mispronounced.

Such a fun morning with Aunt Louise, Madeleine and Brian plus John, Jen, Jane and Noel, Tim, Veronica and Johanna and Barquito all over to hang out. The kids all painted their nails, are strawberries and played in the backyard. So nice of them to visit. I wish I could them more often and the kids could play with their cousins.

Charlie’s last basketball game of the season was this morning. Two baskets by him and then friends over for breakfast and more basketball out back.

Leaving for the party last night Nelly said to me “Mommy! Your dress looks pretty! Fashion!!”

Blue Igloo alumni dance party. I think I need to rent a dance floor for the garden and have a dance party here. These people are ready to shake it. I had so much fun seeing friends and dancing with the last night. When we left Scottie said in the car
“My Blue Igloo party. I love it. Them have some dancing, some juice, some
Pizza, some balloons, some popcorn, some lollipop, some lights, some cupcakes, some dancing.”

Then fun dinner at club with Blairs and Cannovas.

“Skiing!!”

The girls watched the boys wrestling on the sofa and since they like to do what their brothers so, they started wrestling. But then they quickly stopped and started hugging. Oh gender differences.

I think one of the most important things ever and ever and ever is to be fair and kind to the children when you are teaching them. Raising them is really teaching them how to be happy, good people who follow their heart and add goodness to society in whatever way they do. Anyway, fairness…Charlie hit Diana today because he asked her three time to let him cross the street alone and because she didn’t know that at this particular corner across from the Wolin’s I would look both ways and then let Charlie go on his own up to the door, she refused his request. Not ok on Charlie’s part at all. I said to him “I understand you hit Diana.” And he told me what happened and I explained that he must know that that is not acceptable even if she was misunderstanding him or not letting him do what we’d agrees he could do. He realized he was in the wrong so I asked him what he thought his punishment should be and he said to loose half of his allowance this week so I said ok and that would be the punishment. It worked really well. I didn’t have to worry I was being unfair in some way (too tough or too lax) and he felt some control over his actions. I’d like to figure out how to make or work out like this more often.