I was blessed this week to have not one, but TWO “Mommy Dates”. What’s a Mommy Date? A special block of time set aside for one of my beautiful children to spend some out-and-alone-time with their very honored Mama.
Mommy Dates are very important to me. I get to spend all day every day with my dear children. However, much (MUCH) of our time together is highly structured and school-focused. We also operate with a pretty detailed chore chart. And, frankly, the kids have a lot of responsibility in keeping the house running smoothly. And Mama… well, she is the pretty anxious sort. I’m always consulting the clock. I feel like I am always racing that clock, trying to get -more math, -more English, -more geography, -more poetry in before –lunch, –dinner, –piano, –nap. The kids and I get to chat all day long. Our home is filled day in and day out with the joyful (and not so joyful) banter of siblings. We get lots of conversations sailing around the house and thoughts and ideas are bounced around from dawn til dusk. Yes, we get lots of chatter and laughter. And I love that about our homeschool-life. But we don’t always get to TALK.
Mommy dates allow me to talk one-on-one with my kids. And I love them. LOVE THEM.
Sunday I got a Mommy Date with my Marie. We needed to go shopping for some fall clothes and then we grabbed dinner at Panera.
Tuesday, Tabitha and I squeezed in a mini-Mommy Date. We just did dessert at Panera after a quick visit to Target.
Tuesday, Tabitha and I squeezed in a mini-Mommy Date. We just did dessert at Panera after a quick visit to Target.
Next up is Nigel. He’d like to visit Collector’s Paradise at the mall, and I’m hoping he’ll go for some food court food. I love food court Chinese.
But Panera would be fine, too.
Dayspring Disciples 
