Las Vegas Mama

Good title, right? Sounds epic, in my opinion. But that is because it is epic. I accidentally stumbled upon a seriously awesome parental scam. It involves frozen fruit. And the words "ice cream". It's so easy, it's almost criminal. I bought a variety of frozen fruit - strawberries, mango, and blueberries - with the intention of making smoothies for the girls, to up their fruit intake. To my surprise, they wanted to eat the frozen fruit on its own. Something about it being cold, or maybe the texture. They loved it. So when they started clamoring for dessert after dinner one night, I offered them some "mango ice cream". "Yes! Yes!" they clamored. And that was the start of something beautiful. Now, if they need a little pick me up while I am making dinner, I offer them "ice cream", which is healthy and doesn't fill them up too much. They also tend to get hungry again a couple hours after dinner. Again, I offer them "ice cre...

 ... Because when either of my kids cry out for me in the middle of the night, I am instantly out of my bed and halfway to their room before I am even awake. By the time I actually get to their bed I am awake, alert, and ready to handle whatever thing caused them to wake up in the first place. I may not do well in the mornings, and I may not handle lack of sleep too well, but I excel at waking up in the middle of the night. In fact, some nights I wake up completely spontaneously just to check on them. This makes me Super Mom... at least in my own book! ***This post brought to you by numerous middle of the night wakings by both children last night.***

Ok, so veteran parents probably already know this. But I just discovered it and had to share. I wanted to get the house picked up but the girls kept demanding my attention and wanting to play. Somehow, inspiration struck and I started running around all over the house, picking up toys and discarded clothes as I went. The girls thought it was hilarious, and not only started laughing but they also started running around and chasing me and each other too. In no time, I had most of the house picked up. Granted, I only dropped items off in the room they belonged and didn't put anything in its exact place but the whole living room and kitchen were free and clear of clutter and it only took me half the time it otherwise would have! This counts as one of my better parenting discoveries. Anyone else have another good parenting discovery I can steal??