Here is a hose, kid. Now Wash My Car!

Monday, August 13, 2012

Here is a hose, kid. Now Wash My Car!

I know child labor is wrong. Of course it is. But when its your own kids, and they beg you to do it, does it count? I mean, they love the hose, and my car really needed to be washed so I figured this was a wonderful toddler activity. I love it when I find something that keeps the kids busy for awhile and this killed almost an entire hour! Of course, I had to stick my feet in the baby pool to keep from melting in the heat, and my magazine got all wet from the water flying around, but hey, I'm used to sacrifice!

The only problem was that they lost interest before it was finished so then my car looked worse than it did before we started! But that's what husbands are for, right?

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Why do my kids drive me so crazy sometimes?
Why do they just want to watch TV all day long?
How am I ever supposed to get anything done when my kids won't stop pestering me?

In this book, I teamed up with former Kindergarten teacher, Susan Case, and we worked together to give a Mom's point of view and a teacher's point of view, so that we could give you activities that not only keep the kids busy, but also keep them motivated to learn and develop their natural curiosity. Here is what one of the reviews says on Amazon:

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8 comments:

Mommy BagsAugust 13, 2012 at 7:26 AM
I see nothing wrong with a little child labor once in awhile...lol
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AnnaAugust 13, 2012 at 8:04 AM
Too cute!

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Rachel @ The Philosophers WifeAugust 15, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Hilarious! I could see my daughter (age 2) having a blast washing the car for about ten minutes... and I do mean a blast!

If you're interested, I'd love to have you link up at my Teaching Time post!

http://philwife.blogspot.com/2012/08/teaching-time-for-toddlers-musical.html
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Vivian KirkfieldAugust 21, 2012 at 9:57 PM
Hi Katie...I wanted you to know I just did a review of "The Happy Mommy Handbook" on my blog and also put a link for the Live Google+ broadcast that you and Susan will be doing on Wednesday: http://viviankirkfield.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/the-happy-mommy-handbook-real-help-for-real-moms/
Hope you like it...I will try to post a review on Amazon and Goodreads also.
Best of luck with the broadcast! Your book is AMAZING!
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OneMommyAugust 26, 2012 at 7:01 AM
I don't think it's wrong at all - my kids LOVE to help wash the car! :)
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