Archive for April, 2008

Happy Birthday!!!!!

By 1stopmom, 30 April, 2008, No Comment

Today is my baby’s birthday!! Well she is not really a baby, but I think of all my kids as “my babies”. She is 10 years old. Happy Birthday Nannah!!!!!!!!

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Cyber Shower Party Post

By 1stopmom, 28 April, 2008, No Comment

It is time for another party!!! This one has games along with the giveaways.

My guess for the jelly beans is 199 in the bottle. My guess for the diaper cake is is 97.

My top prize choices are the pillowcasegram, the hanes prize pack, the blessed mom baby gear, the 3 pack of lip stuff, and the blog makeover.

If you want a chance to win some stuff too, head on over to Cyber Baby Shower

31 cents ice cream scoops

By 1stopmom, 28 April, 2008, No Comment

On Wednesday April 30th from 5pm to 10 pm, Baskin Robbins will be honoring American firefighters by reducing the cost of a small ice cream cone to 31 cents. There is a limit to 10 scoops per person. So have fun and treat the kids to some ice cream while supporting American firefighters. This is a deal you can’t beat!!

Thanks to Mommygetspaid for listing this on her site a few weeks ago.

Did you just meet me?

By 1stopmom, 28 April, 2008, No Comment

So, I am sitting here on my computer dropping cards and listening to K.K (5) tell me about her day.(This is one of those things I don’t understand because she does not talk at school but talks non stop at home.) Nannah is on the phone talking with one of her friends about her birthday that is on Wednesday. Then I hear her say, let me ask my mom.
I say: What?
Nannah: Do i have to go to school Wednesday?
Me: Yeah, why?
Nannah: Because my friend never has to go to school on her birthday so I don’t want to go.
Me: Have you ever missed school because it is your birthday?
Nannah: well no (with an attitude)
Me: (taking a deep breath) what’s wrong now?
Nannah: nothing (with an even bigger attitude)

She actually thought I would let her miss school. I am thinking did she just meet me? Everyone who knows me knows that when it comes to school I do not play. My kids rarely miss one day of school during the year and I am not exaggerating! All of my kids have tons of perfect attendance awards that begin from the very start of their education. Since September Jazz has missed half a day because of a interview for high school, Tj has missed one because he was very, very sick, K.K. has missed one because she was very sick and Nannah has missed zero days. And no one has been tardy either.

Some of my family members think I am too hard on the kids when it comes to attendance. I feel I am teaching them school is important and you need to be there every day. You would be expected to go to work everyday if you have a job and school is their job.

What do you think? Was attendance in school important while you were growing up? Do you stress attendance with your own children?