supervising from the couch: Almost Eight

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Almost Eight

Eight is a big milestone for Mormons, since it's the year you can be baptized. Ellie will turn eight this August, so we went to her baptism preview tonight right after the recital. It was a good overview of why baptism is important, plus the practical aspects of what to expect on her baptism day.

Time flies when you're having fun.

1 comment:

Melissa said...: I can't believe that she will be baptized this year. I think I'm stuck in a time warp where she is maybe 3.; February 1, 2011 at 10:04 AM

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here's the story:

I was interviewed for a newpaper article about kids and sleep, and quoted as saying something like "when I'm tired, I feel like supervising from the couch." Ever since, it's been our catch phrase for slacker parenting. Ironically, I only had one child at the time and we were practically attached at the hip. Now that I have four older kids, they spend chunks of time playing without even the benefit of me watching from the couch. However, I do try to come running if it sounds like there might be blood. Somehow they have all thrived in spite of me.