Snow

So it's too bad that the video has never worked for us, so you only get to see an image of Mirellen with the snow shovel.  The girls had their first big snow a couple of weekends ago. It was a Saturday morning, and I heard screaming thinking that Sucena had hurt herself and then I went downstairs to realize that she was 'swimming' in the snow with Yesica.  The girls just went out to our porch to look play with it and later went to the back of the building.  We probably got about 4 inches on the first weekend in December and 13 inches on December 11th (last weekend). So the girls have seen plenty of snow, and for December it has been snowy and very cold. We have been having a heck of a time with our commute with very icy roads, and trying to take the 'driest' road possible, so we are safe.  This means the commute is even longer, especially in the afternoons.  The other day one of the girls asked me when Spring came... if they only knew the winter could last for a very long time...

Everyone always asks me "How is motherhood going", "How are the girls doing? ".  I always answer "it's going".. The girls are actually doing very well, in my opinion.  They get up in the morning and get ready for school every morning. The commute in the morning is not that bad, but by the afternoon they are tired, hungry and cranky.  Just like any kid.  For me, it has been quite an adjustment.  It's true no one tells you how to be a mother and for me the hardest part is the fact that there are many things that the girls don't know and they are asking me questions constantly.  At first they all wanted my attention at the same time, like they had not had this much attention from one person so they were craving it.   Some people say I am patient, but the truth is that I have my limits, and there are times I loose it.  It's  a little embarrassing to say because part of my day job is talking to kids, but the reality is that.  And of course there is always the  question in the back of my mind (was I too harsh? Is this something I should worry  about? What should I let go and what should I emphasize? etc... )  I know this are questions that every parent asks. The difference I find is that I have less time with the girls and feel under a little more pressure to teach many things. And when I mean teach, I don't mean academics, those will take care of themselves somehow.. but it is trying to look at the values that they come with and mold them the best we can so that the girls will have a happy and successful life. For Alex and I success is not measured by the paycheck, but by the level of caring for others and independence they will display.  I always joke that   School #2 starts after school.  Because it is in the car and at home where some very important lessons take place.  And what I mean by that is not just them learning, but also the learning that I am doing through them.  I am learning so much from them as well and this helps me at work, at school and at life.
The girls are definitely imperfect and have a lot to learn, but so do I. This,  I am not embarrassed to admit.