~ Last Days of the March of Kindness Month ~

26th ~ Ordered myself a bag of super dark chocolate covered cherries.

27th ~ Didn't feel very good so I stayed home from church but made my husband his lunch for work that night so he wouldn't be rushed when he got home.

28th ~ Snuggled in bed with my daughter and read her a giagantic stack of books. She only had to elbow me a couple of times to keep me awake.

29th ~ Set aside everything I had to do and spent the entire afternoon with my oldest. He's getting so big so fast.

30th ~ Took a big bag of cloth diapers I wasn't using anymore to a friend who's family is living on faith at the moment.

31st ~ My two years old helped me make carob cupcakes with chocolate g'nosh. He was covered from head to toe in sticky yumminess! My oldest turned 9 today! Happy Birthday Buddy!!

~ March of Kindness ~

...boy, am I slacking with the posting...

20th - Let hubby sneak off to go to the "big town" to run errands and go to the bee meeting all by himself.

21st - Made a table for the nursery at church.

22nd - I let myself go to bed before everyone else. I was exhausted!

23rd - Read my daughter the same book 6 times because "mummy, I just love this story so" yes, she said it exactly like that!

24th - Letting 66 birds take up residence in my porch because apparently Spring didn't receive its memo about it being SPRING yet!

25th - Let my two years old put the dirt into my starting cells. I knew it would make a mess and would just be faster to do it myself but I just couldn't resist that little smile and "me too"!

~ March of Kindness ~

March 16 ~ Went to my mom's house and grabbed her book and renewed it for her since I was going to the library.

March 17 ~ Made a sling for a friend so she didn't have to haul around a carseat (which really belong in the car) when she went shopping.

March 18 ~ This isn't my act of random kindness but my son's. Yesterday my oldest opened the dishwasher and saw that there were clean dishes so he put them away.

March 19 ~ Loaded up the kids and drove to Brainerd to pick up the chicks so my husband wouldn't have to do it when he got off from work (at 1:30 AM) and then kept my grumbles to myself as I had to hunt for feed trays in the dark because he forgot to get them out for me.

~ March of Kindness - March 12, 13, 14 & 15 ~

March 12 ~ Held my baby while he slept. I pushed aside the thoughts of what I could have been doing and just enjoyed the moment.

March 13 ~ Swept my son up and gave him a great big hug and told him how much I love him and how proud I am of him for just being him.

March 14 ~ Suggested to my husband to just have a splash fight with our daughter (who was in the tub), to let go of the power struggle of keeping the water in the tub and I would clean up the mess. The pure joy and giggle that came forth from both of them were totally worth cleaning up. Another perk, the bathroom floor got washed.

March 15 ~ Gave my cow a good brush down, a cow massage, lol. She is getting ready to calf(looks like within the next few days) so I am sending her good birth vibes too!

~ March of Kindness - March 10 & 11 ~

March 10 - I took my kids and my niece to play in the gym at the local community center. We have a "gym bin" full of activities(bowling set, kids size basketballs, tennis balls, mini soccer set)only for the gym. Story hour got out right as we were getting ready to leave and the majority of the kids came in the gym to play. The gym bin was a huge hit so we stayed an extra 15 minutes. I had been up with Jairden at least 12 times the night before and really, really wanted lunch and a nap but watching all those kids having a blast brought a smile to my face. I felt really bad having to pack up and go but I think the other mom's were relieved because they were ready for lunch and a nap too! March 11 - Told my mom I loved her and appreciated all the thoughtful things she does for me.

~ March of Kindness - March 8 & 9 ~

8th ~ I let my kids make homemade icecream and eat it for lunch just because they asked. They thought it was great!

9th ~ Picked up my oldest son's towel off the bathroom floor and didn't say a word about how I ask him to do it just about every day.

~ March if Kindness - March 7 ~

Today my kindness was directed toward myself. I allowed myself to eat alone, in another room. The kids have severe cabin fever even after playing outside today. I needed to be able to wind down emotionally before I exploded from frustration from my own limited abilities and expectation of keeping up with them. It was one of those days when it felt like I went from one mess to another...and another...and another...

~ March of Kindness - March 6 ~

I didn't hang my toddler on a hook! Wow, what a day! A vivacious, happy day fill with lots of loud, exuberant noise from a 2.5 year old who was in a mood to make messes. Even with my two older boys help I could barely keep up, but I am not going to complain because he was happy and doing normal stuff for a 2.5 year old. He even helped clean up! p.s. not sure if this really counts but I didn't have any time to do anything else nice.

~ A Month of Kindness - March 5 ~

As I was preparing to make Soaked Pumpkin Bread last night I decided to double the batch so that I could give one to my mom and dad. My sister is here for the weekend with her two girls and I thought it would be a fun snack!

~ A Month of Kindness ~

Dionna at CodeName:Mama is hosting CodeName: Mama's March of Kindness. Will you join in with me and perform one random act of kindness every day in March? Blog about it or facebook about it. One little act every day. This is the first chance I have gotten to blog about it so here are the first 4 days. 1. Bought my daughter another dance outfit even though she didn't really need another one. It was $3 at the thrift store, it was purple velvet with embossed flowers. I just couldn't pass it up knowing the smile that it would bring to her face. She wore it for 48 hours straight before she changed. 2. When the kids weren't looking I shoo-ed my husband out the door to go work on the storage system he is making without kids after an especially loud morning. 3. Read my kids an extra chapter in each of the books we read at bedtime even though it was late, I was tired, and it had been a long day. They were really into the story and the look of pure enjoyment on their faces was priceless. I also bought my dad a tin of Arnica Sore Joint Rub that I happen to see at the co-op. After 30+ years of carpentary his hands and elbows are in rough shape. 4. Made my husband Blueberry Basil Roasted Chicken and Rice for his dinner this evening this morning. He works in the afternoons/night on the weekends so the mornings are the time I get to try and get lots done when I have help with the kids. The house is trashed but I know he has a really great dinner for tonight at work.