Welcome to Week 11 of "What I Love About Me!" hosted by Twins Plus One, Three Times the Fun and Twingle Mommy!
Here's how it works -
Write a post about what you love about yourself this week and then add it to the linky list below. This is intended to be a time and place for each of us to stop criticizing ourselves for a few minutes and actually remind ourselves of the characteristics we are proud to own. So go ahead, look in the mirror, and see yourself through your loved one's eyes. Notice the beauty first. Here's your place to shine!
A few simple guidelines -
- Please follow the two hostesses. If you are a new follower, please comment so we can follow you too! :)
- We'd love it if you posted the button and the linky list, but it is not mandatory. The button code is on my left sidebar.
- Feel free to link to your homepage or your specific "What I Love About Me!" post. We want this to be a fun, relaxing hop so we'll accept all links as long as they are family-friendly. Thanks!
- The linky will be open all week so feel free to link-up on your own time!
What I Love About Me this week: I've been taking more time out for family literacy.
I had actually been feeling pretty guilty for not reading enough with my kids. I mean, I'm a teacher for goodness sake. I know that I should be doing it more often. Problem is that reading at bedtime just doesn't work very well around here. All of my kids are too cranky at bedtime to listen to a story. So we sing a couple short songs instead and then everyone falls happily into dreamland (usually).
So a few weeks ago we began a new family tradition - Sunday family library time. We now go to the library every Sunday morning right about the time they open. We return the previous week's selections and then each child gets to choose one book and one video to check out for the week. We also spend some time just sitting in the Children's Library reading different books off the shelves.
This has worked out wonderfully. It's quality family time and my kids are being exposed to many more books than I could afford to buy them and keep in the house. Plus, right when my kids no longer seem interested in the books they checked out, it's time to get new ones. I just feel a bit slow for not beginning the tradition sooner!
What do you love about yourself this week?
