And the Award Goes To.....

Me! For the worst mother of the year.

I've never been one to document the accomplishments of my children. I've never kept a baby book for any of my kids. I started one with my first son, but lost interest after a couple of months. I just never remembered to write anything in it.

Now, along comes the third child Timothy, with a project for school. A timeline that is supposed to display everything in his life from birth until now. We're supposed to place everything on this timeline that's happened to him, or that he's done, including pictures.

Trying to remember which child did what when is almost impossible! For me anyway. I have a terrible memory. I can't even remember what I did yesterday most of the time, much less what my eight-year-old son did when he was one.

We managed to get the timeline done. We put in generic things like when he said his first word, and when he was diagnosed with asthma or got his tonsils out. We don't lead a very exciting life, so I'm afraid his timeline isn't very detailed.

I remember when my daughter had to do her timeline a couple of years ago. The teacher displayed them in the hall outside their classroom. Some of those kids' timelines were just crazy! The things some of these families do, and the places they go! I was just amazed!

Anyway, I hope his timeline is sufficient. It won't be as extravagant as some of the others, I'm sure. It did look nice. He did a good job writing the details and placing the pictures.

He was happy with it, and I guess that's all that matters.