Moments with Mom

Today I took the kids to eat sushi for lunch. Mallory wanted to yesterday after church, but Christian doesn't like the food. He promised them that I would take them today since we were out of school. I did some housework first thing, and made the kids pick up their toy room. On our way to the restaurant, Mallory was trying to have a conversation with Mason. He wouldn't answer her and she was getting highly frustrated with him. When she asked me to intervene, he says "Mom, I'm talking to Jesus and I don't want to be interupted." So I had to ask Mallory to wait. His conversation began to happen out loud and Mason began to tell Jesus where we were going. He asked for Jesus to not make it rain, because he really wanted to play outside. He also didn't want it to rain because he and Daddy wanted to play golf. He also mentioned that we were going into a restaurant and he'd have to use his table manners.

Its amazing what they pick up on and how they express themselves to others. Mason is so into God and Jesus and the whole religion thing, which makes me feel like I'm doing my job as a parent. However, I'm having a hard time answering all the questions. I'm just glad he's wanting to know. His Sunday school teacher says he always asks the most involved questions, yet he usually can't tell us what the lesson was about. It might take him a day or two to get it out for me. And even then, it'll just come out some how. I won't even have to ask him about it.

We're back to school tomorrow, so we'll be back to the routine. I look forward to those days and I know the kids do too.

I'm trying to wrap my head around a new website that Emily has me reading. Moneysavingmom.com is very complex for me. I'm looking to save money and I know it can be done. Its just been a while that I've worked hard to save it at the grocery store. When Christian first started the business and when we had Alyssa and Ski, we had to save every penny. I clipped coupons, bought in bulk, shopped at the food pantry, signed the girls up for WIC, whatever it took. Then it kind of got easier as the years went by. Now were not hurting, but every penny could make a difference. I'm trying to be supportive of Christian's effort to put money back into the business. I'm just trying to figure out how to do it without taking another job! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!