In order to keep track of my life, I put a 2x3 foot white board on the pantry door. I put a simple schedule on it, the meal plan for the week, shopping lists for the various stores, and to do lists.
I've started asking the kids to write things on the board. If we run out of something (chai, for example) and it's not on the list, I have little sympathy. The only problem is that this leads to children editing the existing lists.
For example, I wrote "cough drops" on the list yesterday. With a little editing, this becomes "cough oreos." "Granola bars" becomes "granola bears." Usually, though, the board is used for good.
This morning I came down to find that Luke had written on the to do list. From what I could tell, it read "Microwave Luke's Clothes." Really. Amanda and I had left before he wrote it. I texted Michael and he had no idea. When I got Luke in the car after school I asked him and he burst out laughing. Apparently he had meant to write "wash Luke's clothes," but he was looking at the microwave.
Thinking about all the times I call one child by the others' names, or call lunch breakfast, or any of my other creative aphasias, I can only say that he comes by it honestly.
I've started asking the kids to write things on the board. If we run out of something (chai, for example) and it's not on the list, I have little sympathy. The only problem is that this leads to children editing the existing lists.
For example, I wrote "cough drops" on the list yesterday. With a little editing, this becomes "cough oreos." "Granola bars" becomes "granola bears." Usually, though, the board is used for good.
This morning I came down to find that Luke had written on the to do list. From what I could tell, it read "Microwave Luke's Clothes." Really. Amanda and I had left before he wrote it. I texted Michael and he had no idea. When I got Luke in the car after school I asked him and he burst out laughing. Apparently he had meant to write "wash Luke's clothes," but he was looking at the microwave.
Thinking about all the times I call one child by the others' names, or call lunch breakfast, or any of my other creative aphasias, I can only say that he comes by it honestly.
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