Mrs Kioski

I always promised myself while growing up that I would not raise my kids in the same way that i was raised. I would not force religion on my children. Of course they are going to be raised in a Christian environment, but i cannot and will not force them to believe the same things that i do. That is just not the way to raise your children. In fact, you really shoudnt treat anyone that way. My father always told me that some day i would see things his way and realize that he was right. unfortunately for him, the older I became the more i began to realize how wrong my parents were. They always said i would be grateful for the way they raised me, and yes, I am grateful that I was well taken care of as a child, but I was told so many lies as I became older that in the end I am dissapointed in the way that I was raised. I was kept in a little box away from the world. In an effort to protect me, my parents shut me off from the rest of society. I think that the movie Finding Nemo says it best when Nemo tells his dad that if he doesn’t let anything happen to him, then nothing WILL happen to him! It is hard to realize that your children grow through the good and the bad experiences, but that is just the way life is. Eventually you have to let your children go so that they can learn for themselves what the world is like. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the fact that I am Emma’s favorite person. I love that she wants to snuggle with me and sleep on me every day. It is a great feeling to be able to take care of someone like that. But in the end she will become a grown, independant woman. Yes, if she is anything like her mom, she will definitely be independant.

Emma went through 5 different outfits today! Some were soiled by poo and some were soiled by burp ups. Now I have to do laundry all over again. Such is the life of a mom of a four month old.

So, the fire drill went off in our apartment building tonight while Erik, Rhea, Mike and I were settling down to a game of Settlers of Catan. In a panic we all started grabbing stuff to head out the door. Naturally, I forgot the one thing needed to keep me warm, my coat. On the other hand, I grabbed the DS, Emma’s blanket and hat, and of course, Emma herself. Mike grabbed the cat. As we headed down the steps to go across the street to Erik and Rhea’s apartment we could smell something similar to burnt food. I saw a guy come out of an apartment on the floor where the smell was coming from with a very sheepish look on his face. I am guessing that he must have accidently burned something.

Meanwhile, Mariska got to meet Erik and Rhea’s cats. Apparently their male cat Sox has a crush on Mariska and was very excited to see her. Mariska didn’t like this very much so she hid in the bathroom while Sox watched her. After the fire trucks left and our apartment had not burned down we headed back over to our place to finish our game (which Erik won). Nothing was left of the fire except the faint smell of smoke.

This got me thinking about how much effort it would be to replace everything in our apartment. It has probably taken a 100 trips to Target to get all of the stuff in here. Not only that, but we would lose all of our presents from the last few years. Yes, we do have renters insurance, but it would not be fun to replace everything. I am so glad that our apartment did not burn down.

What do you think that you would bring with you if your home was on fire?

Emma has discovered the joy of eating oatmeal for the first time. She just can’t get enough of the stuff. She hates being fed with a spoon, so I am just feeding it to her with my finger. She gets it all over her face and stuffs her mouth with her hand or bib while I am getting her more food. Needless to say, she is quite a mess by the time that we are done eating. Personally, I think the cereal looks nasty, but she enjoys it and that is the most important thing.

It’s official, Mike and I are celebrating our one year anniversary today. Where did the last year go?! It went by so fast! So much has happened over the last year. Emma’s birth is the biggest thing, on top of that we have moved twice, one of those times was a move out of Greg and Edrie’s and into our own apartment. We also got a cat from the humane society. Before we know it Emma will be a year old and I will be looking back at another year in shock, wondering where it went. I think that the older I get the faster time goes by. I have had a lot of good and bad experiences over the past few years; I like to think that the good outweighs the bad.

People say that the first year of marriage can be the hardest, and a pregnancy can only escalate that. Of course Mike and I have had our arguments and hard times, but in the end we still love each other. We intend to stick by each other through thick and thin, and so far we have. In fact, we have done it for a whole year of married life!!! It’s a fun milestone; one that will be a cause for much celebration between the two of us. If the rest of our life reflects how well our first year went, then we are in for a treat (and the adventure of a lifetime).

Emma and Kyle the penguin