Parenting 101

I think my last post was about my last day at my old job. I transitioned from teaching 570 something children to 1 small child. It's easy when you only spend 45 minutes with the children, make them laugh, play games with them, but at this "new/old" job, I am with this 1 child almost 24/7.
I'm a full-time stay at home mother now. I work from whenever my son gets up until whenever he goes to sleep. And in between naps and that bedtime is when I work my second job as a sewer/crafter. Throw in being a wife too, I have three jobs.
Now don't get me wrong. I love having the priviledge of not having to work somewhere, but it does get a little tough sometimes. I sleep late, work harder, making sure everything at home is in order.
I thought to myself while I was still working, "I can train my son in the way he should go, just like what the bible says I should do, once I finish this job." Now how is that working out for us?
Well, I've had a couple of people say that my son is being "spoiled." He's very attached to me, even when I was working he has always been, but when I say that I don't understand why he's still attached when I'm with him all day, they say that he is spoiled.
That bothers me a lot. What should I do? What am I doing so wrong that people think of my son that way? God, please help!

~n

Location:At home

A Little Crappy

Hi! How are you? Things have been a bit stressful on this end lately. With my husband's new work schedule, getting ready for a craft fair, my brother's high school entrance exams, taking care of my friend's kids, plus catching a cold, I've been overwhelmed. Not to mention my son not sleeping well last night, which means mommy didn't sleep well either.
But today was a great day at work. I just need to take my butt home and go to sleep as I don't feel too good. This cold is not going to stop no matter how much orange juice I drink. It needs to just come so it will go.


What's on your mind?

Location:Work Desk

Yay for productivity!

Today, these cuties went from this...




To this...




To this delish pile of diaper pouches!



This is my favorite and might just keep it for Keiji.





What's on your mind?

Show and Tell

Today is show and tell Monday. And today, I would like to introduce to you the best gift that God has given me. This is my son, Keiji. Isn't he the cutest? I say he is the best gift because God taught me to love freely and unconditionally through him. He gives me joy and makes me smile. He does get on my nerves sometimes but most of the time he is calm. He loves to cuddle with his mama, he likes to play not with the toys bought from the store but with the toys he sees mama touch, like cardboard, pots, pans, plastic bottles and papers. He likes to put little surprises in daddy's shoes. Last night he decided to put a toy sandwich we got for free at a restaurant. I like to think he likes to pack daddy's "lunch" and since he can't reach his bag he puts them in his shoe. We are working on sharing, he always says thank you (even when he's the one who has something to share), and he likes to share his food and feed me his snacks. He likes to clap after a song or when he sees someone clapping and says "aaaaaaah" while doing it. I guess that's his way of saying "yaaay." So there you have it. My son, my best gift ever.





What's on your mind?

Location:At my work desk

さよなら

今日は4年生のさいごの英語の授業でした。とってもさびしかったです！今年まで英語教えることになりました。次は何するかが分かりますけど、ドキドキします。次のことも楽しんでますけど、子どもたちとわかれのがさびしいです


What's on your mind?

Location:Chatan,Japan

Oh my goodness!

For the past week or two I have been either out and about getting ready for Christmas or running errands, taking care of some family business, or sitting on the couch playing with my computer trying to see what I can get my hands on next.

I haven't sewn anything since Craft Market, which was more than two weeks ago. As a sewing enthusiast I think this is embarrassing that I haven't touched my machine for this long! But it seems like every time I go near my sewing machine something else comes up and I end up not sewing anything. I miss it terribly, I do, but I've been wandering around looking for something new that I can do. Not that I am leaving sewing, HECK NO, but I just want to try out something new for the new year.

Some things that came up are:

~Photography
~Photoshop (yes, Photoshop. I want to learn how to make my photos look like I know what I'm doing)
~SOAPMAKING (this started when I went to the Navy Gift Store and bought all of their Goat Milk Soap and some other soaps and immediately fell in-love with the Jasmine Rice Soap I started using last week)

Well, I am going to cut this one short. Talk to you soon!

My Personal Blog

There are so many things I have learned this past year, so many blessings, so many lessons. God has truly blessed me. This blog is going to be about the blessings, all the lessons and thoughts that I have that I am ready to let out and share to the world.