Don't get me wrong, Daniel Tiger is very well loved at my house, even by my husband and me. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse used to be the show constantly on at my house and it drove my husband and I crazy. Daniel Tiger is such a breath of fresh air. The lessons are good, the songs are catchy and way less annoying then "bubble up bubble up bubble up". Gag me!
So we were thrilled when BOTH of my children fell in love with Daniel Tiger. They are three and five and Daniel is the only show the both of them like to watch together. It plays at our house almost every single day and we sing the songs like crazy and Logan is even getting a Daniel Tiger birthday party. But is anyone else's kids getting confused by the show?
Like for example, the new episode that talks about food allergies. In the episode Daniel learns he is allergic to peaches and they talk about what to do if you have an allergy and so on and so forth. Great educational episode. Except now both of my kiddos think they are allergic to peaches and have told their teachers at daycare that they can't eat peaches and downright refuse to eat them now.
Or a second example, the magical garden where all the neighbors go to pick fruit or vegetables or whatever for free, whenever they would like. So when we walk by someone's house Logan can't understand why it is not okay to pick apples off people's trees or why we can't pull the carrots out of the ground at Wheeler farm or why we can't pick flowers out of people's gardens.
Or my absolute favorite example. The episode where Mom Tiger is pregnant and having baby Margaret. Logan has latched on to that episode for some reason and watches it way more than the rest. But now the problem is he is convinced that he is getting a baby sister too, just like Daniel. And he is telling everyone! I'm absolutely thrilled if you can't tell.
I love that my kids have found such a great show to love so much but I think their obsession may have turned over to insanity. Daniel Tiger, how you make our world go round.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Friday, September 16, 2016
Best Husband
This summer was, well a rough one. And not with the kids or our families or anything. I can blame my job one hundred percent for the rough summer. Okay well maybe not 100%, but I'm giving it a good 98% then.
My company has been building a new commercial building and re-skinning a smaller building and parking garage. They open this fall. All of it! And we are struggling to get it all done in time. This summer my life was my job. When I was at work I was working as fast as possible and always having things fall through the cracks. When I was home I was checking emails or making mental check lists or stressing about funding and change orders. It was awful.
I handled it okay for the majority of the summer but I think I lost my mind a few weeks ago and haven't been able to keep anything together. And my sweet husband is the best about it. He has just been stepping in and taking over everything I have let slip through the cracks.
Two weeks ago he called me up to tell me he had booked me a massage for that night and that he was leaving work early to get the kids and would take care of them for the night so I could have a break. He let me crash a few Sundays ago and sleep most of the day while he took care of the kids and cooked dinner by himself. Last night I picked up the kids, hit Walmart and then got home to find that Matt had made dinner, cleaned up the house and had laundry already going.
It's things like that which really make me grateful that I am married to Matt. It's difficult with both of us working and trying to balance our jobs and our family and I'm so glad I don't have to figure it out by myself. He is such a great husband and I'm so lucky to have him.
My company has been building a new commercial building and re-skinning a smaller building and parking garage. They open this fall. All of it! And we are struggling to get it all done in time. This summer my life was my job. When I was at work I was working as fast as possible and always having things fall through the cracks. When I was home I was checking emails or making mental check lists or stressing about funding and change orders. It was awful.
I handled it okay for the majority of the summer but I think I lost my mind a few weeks ago and haven't been able to keep anything together. And my sweet husband is the best about it. He has just been stepping in and taking over everything I have let slip through the cracks.
Two weeks ago he called me up to tell me he had booked me a massage for that night and that he was leaving work early to get the kids and would take care of them for the night so I could have a break. He let me crash a few Sundays ago and sleep most of the day while he took care of the kids and cooked dinner by himself. Last night I picked up the kids, hit Walmart and then got home to find that Matt had made dinner, cleaned up the house and had laundry already going.
It's things like that which really make me grateful that I am married to Matt. It's difficult with both of us working and trying to balance our jobs and our family and I'm so glad I don't have to figure it out by myself. He is such a great husband and I'm so lucky to have him.
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