Hoffman's Hideaway: Good Morning Sunshine...

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Good Morning Sunshine...

Cole was born, almost 11 years ago

GASP 11 years!

For 11 years that child has started EVERY day with a smile on his face.

He is almost always the first one up in the morning.

Even on weekends.

He bounces down the stairs

comes in smiling to our room to cuddle

He is our blessed child who asks

What are we going to do today?

He got an alarm clock and LOVES to set it so he can get up early.

I actually had to make him set it for 6am instead of 5 am!

Love that sweet smile. He melts my heart when he smiles.

Six years after Cole came

Shelby

um yeah

girlfriend isn't so much the morning bit O sunshine

She'd sleep till noon if we let her

and when her feet hit the floor in the morning,

you can guarantee there is something that isn't right in her world.

Even Christmas morning she rolled over and said Santa's been here

the presents will be there when I get up.

She doesn't WANT an alarm clock

and SERIOUSLY HATES her brother's!

She's so beautiful when she sleeps.

Then there's Joy

Joy is now the first one to go bed

She sleeps on Cole's couch under his bunk.

She's usually the last one up

Some days it's a tie between her and Shelby.

however, Joy spends her day in a perpetual nap.

This is Joy trying to blend in, hoping I don't see her.

I tell you that to tell you the current problem in our home.

Troy.

Troy is NOT a morning person, he never has been

the problem is he is trying to be a morning person.

and he is trying with this. (see pic below)

Yes, it sounds just like it looks.

LOUD and obnoxious.

and in order to motivate him, he puts it on the other side of the room.

Now this is a man who usually hits snooze for over an hour.

Now, it goes off, I scream, he goes hits snooze and

GETS BACK IN BED.

Seriously?

So now we have Cole's Spongebob Clock that sounds like a ship has docked in our house.

Troy's rooster crowing at 5 am, 5:15, 5:30, 5:45 and 6:00

I used to be a morning person,

I'm over it now.

So we have yet another 2 hr delay today and I have been up since 5:30,
I think I'll just enjoy my peace and quiet with Coleman
before the two smallest Hoffman's get up!
Good Morning!

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A Prayer for Children

A Prayer For Children

We pray for the children who sneak popsicles before supper,who erase holes in math workbooks,who can never find their shoes.
And we pray for those who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,who can't bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,who never "counted potatoes,"who are born in places where we wouldn't be caught dead,who never go to the circus,who live in an X-rated world.
We pray for the children who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions,who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money.
And we pray for those who never get dessert,who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,who watch their parents watch them die,who can't find bread to steal,who don't have rooms to clean up,whose pictures aren't on anybody's dresser,whose monsters are real.
We Pray for the Children who spend their allowance before Tuesday,who throw tantrums in the grocery storeand pick at their food,who like ghost stories,who shove dirty clothes under the bed,who never rinse out the tub,who get visits from the tooth fairy,who don't like to be kissed in front of the carpool,who squirm in church and scream in the phone,whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry.
And we pray for those whose nightmares come in the daytime,who will eat anything who have never seen dentist,who aren't spoiled by anybody,who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,who live and move, but have no being
We pray for the children who want to be carried and for those who must,who we never give up on and for those who don't get a second chance.We pray for those we smother and for those who will grab the hand of anybody kind enough to offer it.

Our Pledge to our Children

The Parent's Pledge
I will set a good example for my child. I will show my children I love them every day through words and physical affection. I will listen to my children and let them know I value what they say. I will praise my child's accomplishments and efforts towards those accomplishments.I will have realistic expectations for my children. I will allow them to make their own mistakes and learn from those experiences. I will avoid being too critical or focusing on my child's shortcomings. I will encourage my child to meet new challenges and have new experiences. I will respect my children as individuals even if I don't always agree with them. I will enjoy my children and make time to share interests and appreciate one another. I will love my children unconditionally. I will let them know they are lovable, worthwhile and valuable human beings.