Description on the bottle: A racy blend of dark purple fruits and zing - adventure!
Sarah says: Oh boy, I've been seriously slacking in my drinking, I mean um, my writing. I'm not sure if it's that my taste for red wine has gone back down since it's been such a long time, or if I really don't like this wine. Either way - I'm not exactly enjoying this. Which is a bummer, since I really enjoyed the white version. It's not horrible or anything, but it's just not very good. I wouldn't buy it again - but I would drink it if it was my only option.
Overall rating: Thumbs down
Sarah says: Things have been pretty crazy lately, I've been busy, I've had a lot on my mind, I've been making decisions and changes, and it's been nuts. I even forgot about a meeting, something that I NEVER do! (Well it was Jon's meeting, but I was supposed to take the kids to day camp, I ended up totally forgetting, so Jon skipped his meeting and took them instead. I'm pretty sure he was secretly happy I forgot, because he didn't really want to go to the meeting anyways!) But the one thing I can always count on to remain constant in my life; Mary. She is my wild girl. I've talked about how Liam is my sweetheart and how him and I are so much alike. Not Mary - I have no idea where she got her personality - not from me that's for sure! She's independent, loud, and free spirited. She knows what she wants, and when she wants it. It's her way or no way. Do not ever try to help Mary unless she specifically asks for help - she wants to figure it out on her own. No matter how mad and frustrated she gets, she'll just keep on trying. She's determined. I admire her a little, I don't have that much will power to remain independent, I'll gladly accept help. She does everything in her power to keep up with her big brother - boys who end up dating her are going to be in a world of trouble. The good news is that I feel like she'll be able to handle herself around boys - she doesn't let anything that she is uncomfortable with slip by.
I enjoy that she wants to figure it all out - but sometimes I'm just in a hurry and need her coat zipped, like 10 min ago. If I step in and zip it for her, watch out, she'll be screaming, loudly, for the next 20 min. She is quite the drama queen, and cries when things don't go her way. I generally try to ignore this, but sometimes, especially in public, I just can't handle the tantrum. So, I've started compromising with her. Probably not the greatest parenting tactic, but it works, so oh well. Here's my latest; please keep in mind that I'm not proud of this. My objective was to get in and out of the grocery store in 20 minutes - I needed cooperation. I put Mary in the cart - she would prefer to walk - but given the time constraint, that just wasn't going to work. Cue melt-down starting. So... I quickly jumped into "stop the crying mode" and we made a plan together. I prefer not to buy my kids treats for good behavior, so that wasn't an option. But here is something that was. Mary LOVES to pick her nose. I generally tell her to stop, but on this particular day, it allowable. If she would sit in the cart, quietly, for 20 min, I would let her pick her nose the entire time. As soon as she started whining about being in the cart, the finger had to come out. We shook on it and I immediately used some Purell! Sure enough, it worked like a charm. And, I probably don't have to worry about any boys coming around for awhile, double win!
What do you do to keep your wild child under control?
oh my god, I am seriously laughing out loud. I totally had to read that one to Jason. Mary and Anna sound SOOOOO much alike :). I usually bribe my kids with food or treats when I really need them to cooperate. A package of fruit snacks or crackers keeps Ben occupied happily for a while. Or, I promise Anna something like a sip of my soda or a piece of chocolate. Probably not the best of habbits to reinforce, but its about the only thing she'll hold out for...and yes, on occasion I have promised to buy her something if she's good in the store. I have let her pick something at the start of the shopping trip(less than $5) and let her hold it while we're in the store....if she acts up, she gets one warning then I take it away. Only once or twice did I ever have to actually put something back on the shelf.
ReplyDeleteThese tactics dont work well with Ben yet....he's an instant gratification kind of kid, can't wait for any treats "when we're done" & if I give him something to hold, he cries because he can't open it. So, since that has started I've avoided letting the kids get anything at all & I just tell them to deal. Or I let them play with my phone. :) More often, I just do whatever I can to avoid taking them to the store with me all together :)