Little J: Mommy tell me again who those persons on the black flag are.

Me: It represents prisoners of war.

Little J: I forgot, why do bad guy take them?

Me: In war both sides capture soldiers so they can use them in negotiations.

Little J: What is negotions?

Me: Negotiations. It is when you have something and you make the other side do things you want them to in exchange for what you have. Like me offering you cookies for dessert if you eat your dinner.

Little J: I see. So how do you negotiate with prisoners?

Me: They release our soldiers if we meet their demands. Like give them back a territory we are fighting for or return some of their soldiers.

Little J: Why do people fight in war?

Me: Because they cannot agree on things. Like who should be in charge or who does the land belong to.

Little J: Why do we fight about land? There is so much of it.

Me: There is usually something special about that land. It might be rich with oil or coal. Or things grow on it.

Little J: Like carrots? Or berries? Maybe blueberries or raspberries or blackberries? Or maybe daisies?

Me: I don’t think there has been a war about daisies yet son. But I think it is silly to fight, no matter what the reason.

Little J: Why do people fight?

Me: Because they don’t agree about something. Just like you and I don’t, lots of times. But unlike us, they cannot let go and fight for so long they start wars.

Little J: That’s silly. I really think they should change. Will people change?

Me: Not sure. I hope so. But it takes time. Maybe some day, maybe never. That’s life.

Little J: I thought life is a highway?

And just like that my boy made me laugh to tears.
I hope all you grown ups out there are listening and stop fighting about daisies.

Last week Stacey from Mothering Moments shared with me her wonderful new link up called An hour in a day. It was so much fun reading about what you do in an hour of your life. Thank you for letting us peek into your typical day. And thank you Stacey for being a great bloggy friend and our inspiration.

I kind of called for a list of 10 things you wish you could delete this week because I was too afraid to be labeled corny. But I will do a list of ten Mother style myself. Please feel free to join me with any list you wrote. I cannot wait to read them.

For next week to thank my lovely husband for a wonderful Mother’s day surprises I am letting him choose a topic. He says to come back with a list of TEN THINGS HUSBANDS SHOULD DO. Clearly he forgot that I get to make a list too…

On with the show. List of ten things Motherhood gave me (which no one can delete).

Make a list, check it twice, link it up. Read others. Have fun!

LIST OF 10 MOTHERHOOD GAVE ME

1. Unconditional love.

2. Patience beyond reason.

3. Someone to call my own forever.

4. Someone to blame my weight on forever.

5. Someone to blame my husband for forever.

6. Someone to teach silly things no one else wants to know.

7. Endless blog fodder.

8. Endless photo opportunities.

9. The best snuggles ever.

10. My favorite role in life ever-being a mother.

1. Sidewalk
2. Inspiring
3. Time
4. Close Up
5. With Mirror

1. Sidewalk

2. Inspiring

3. Time

4. Close Up

5. With Mirror

Hope you enjoyed your weekend, Cinco de Mayo and the super moon. Not forgetting Seattle Sounders winning against LA Galaxy this week. And the amazing listicles you all wrote on why you rock and how to live it up without limits. Thank you Mommy Padawan for a great topic. I bet your home team scored those two goals just for you!

So this week we are going to write a list about an hour in your day. This is inspired by Stacey from Mothering Moments and her wonderful new link up called An hour in a day. We are all invited to join her with the same post and link it HERE too. Consider this a twofer. How is that for a great way to start your week?

Before you all run off. Next week’s topic is 10 THINGS YOU WISH YOU COULD DELETE. But since it is a day after Mother’s day, feel free to submit a list to celebrate your mom. I would advise you against combining the two though…

And now, tell me about an hour in your day.
Make a list, check it twice, link it up. Read others. Have fun!

10 things between 10:30 and 11:30 AM on school days

1. I declare it is time to get ready for school
2. I must remind my son of the sequence of getting ready.
3. I must repeat the sequence even though it is the same every day and it only consist of 3 things to do.
4. I send him upstairs.
5. I find him upstairs reading a book 10 minutes later.
6. I declare we are going to be late.
7. I am requested to repeat what he is suppose to do because he forgot.
8. I give in and help him get dressed because I cannot face repeating that again.
9. I declare state of emergency and T minus 3 until departure.
10. I find him downstairs reading a book.

1. Shadow
2. Keys
3. Smile
4. Unedited (SOOC)
5. Fish

1. Shadow

2. Keys

3. Smile

4. Unedited (SOOC)

5. Fish

I think my endless quest to find out about the moon and the stars and milky way too largely caused his hypertension. He finally caved in and let me use his 12 shiny, leather bound Encyclopedia books that were limited editions printed specially for his work. I loved how they looked and smelled. How heavy they were and how I could find everything I ever wanted to know about.

My son is not even four and a half. I really don’t know much about kids and milestones. But I sure am not prepared for the what was there before there was anything talk. Mostly because I got so distracted by all the information in the Encyclopedia I forgot to ever look up the definite answer.

Anyhow the kid is volcano mad. He watches a documentary every chance he gets. Which is really defeating the whole purpose of TV. Many women have said that they have come to terms with TV watching kids because it is in fact educational. I am calling it right here, right now. Bull! We plonk our kids in front of the tube so we can take a shower, have a cup of coffee while it is still warm and catch up on social media. So if my son is watching a documentary about underwater volcanos none of these happen. Because every two minutes he shouts over his shoulder: mommy, why does lava cool off when it touches the water? mommy, why is our gas in the house not making our stove erupt? mommy why can we not breath through ash? Mommy…

You get the picture. The worst part? I really don’t know most of these things! Have I forgotten? I must have known at some point in my life or I would not have graduated, right? And so I spend my time online googling volcano facts.

But this morning, out of the blue he asked me why people were not extinct if they die. Followed by where we all came from and the inevitable tracing all the way back to gasses and explosions and what was there before there was anything?

I am still recovering. I just wanted to write this to say sorry to my grandpa. You were everything to me and I know that as much as you wanted me to succeed, learn and be the best I can be, sometimes you just wanted to do your cross puzzle in peace and quiet. I miss you so much. And I wish you could be here to take over sometimes and teach Little J how to read those Encyclopedias. Fast!