Tag: decoding treasure

Daddy: what do you want?
Keira: I say desserts.

I don’t care what Elmo says, it is Not Ok to Poop in your bikini bottoms.

New Rule: If you’re going to bang your head, you’re going to wear a helmet

I’m going to be up all night, because either 1) Keira is going to be up all night since she has taken 2 naps and is sleeping now.
Or 2) Because she’ll sleep all night and I’ll be up checking on her every 15 minutes scared to death that she ingest some deadly toxic poison.

• We have to get this mouthing thing under control or before Mommy goes on medication.

Keira is either sick or the heat is getting to her – she hasn’t moved and hardly eaten, things she usually does simultaneously.

Keira is either plotting or she’s not feeling well either – she’s laying on her bed and not driving me nuts wanting to go out to the pool. I’d much prefer she drive me nuts.

*Chores accomplished in the 11 days of Keira’s Summer Break:
1 Floor washed.
Several loads of laundry that took 3 to 4 days to complete.
I may have done the dishes.
*Chores accomplished in the 5 hours Keira was in Preschool today:
Post office
Walmart
Steam cleaned kitchen floor, dinning room floor, living room floor, hallway floor.
2 loads of wash folded and put away.
Dishwasher emptied.
Keira’s bedroom cleaned, toys sorted and packed for donations.
House straightened.
*15 minutes after Keira arrives home from Preschool – there is no evidence of what I’ve accomplished today.

Me: Keira. what are you doing?
Keira: Lookating!

I hate humid weather, but Keira literally can’t tolerate it.
She’s already laying on the floor panting and gasping. Poor kid, she doesn‘t understand she‘s not dying.

Keira is exhausting. Not because she misbehaves, but because she Constantly wants to be given a task, complete that task and get praise. One would think that would be great “Go clean your room” Right?
No such luck. Cleaning her room goes like this “Keira, pick up that yellow lego block“ pause “put the yellow lego block in this bin” pause “Good Girl Keira! Very Good Job!” “Keira, pick up that red lego block“ pause “put the red lego block in this bin” pause “Good Girl Keira! Very Good Job!” “Keira, pick up that blue lego block“ pause “put the blue lego block in this bin” pause “Good Girl Keira! Very Good Job!”
And that continues for EVERY SINGLE item that must be put away.
Do you know how many lego blocks this child has?!?!?!
Trying to constantly find tasks for her that keep her occupied at the same time is the challenge. She’s only going to pick up so many lego blocks before she’s ready to move onto something else! lol

Keira some how got her hands on a purple pen and wrote on the woodwork, but Only the woodwork I had recently painted. Why do I bother?

Keira walked up to me with the box and said “Breakfast yummy food Chex”
The PLAN was burgers for dinner, but Riley realized that Chex was gluten free (also seems to be diary free) Somehow Chex became dinner!

I just realized we’re taking the wrong approach to Keira’s learning.
They are teaching her to cut with scissors before they teach her right from wrong or in this case, what she can and cannot cut. Today she tried to cut the power cord to the fan while it was running.
They are teaching her the write before they teach her what she can and cannot put in her mouth. She eats crayons and colored pencils.
It’s the wrong order.
Just like Keira learned to spell before she could communicate. They are using her gifts to try to teach her how to communicate, when I think we need to forget about her gifts and use how children learn normally.
Keira has to learn how to communicate first, understand the words that are spoken to her and come back with answers. We’ve been putting the cart before the house.

Keira felt it necessary to take scissors to the fan’s power cord – while it was running!

Me: Keira, what are you doing?
Keira: I wearing ah underwear.
Me: Very good, carry on.

Keira came out of her bedroom this morning, swimsuit on and said “Ok, Ready to Go! Ready go out!” and pulled me out of bed.

Keira: what is a you want? Is a cookie.
No need to wait for me to ask, she just tells me what to say. lol

Me: Keira, Your last day of school you get to pick dinner. What do you want?
Keira: Broccoli’s and Jelly Beans.

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