September 23, 2009

The Changing of the Seasons

The changing of the seasons is a difficult time for me. Sure, I dislike cold weather and am sad to see the days grow shorter. But my biggest problem is figuring out how to dress my daughters.
We live in a desert climate so it can be practically freezing in the morning and nearly 80 by noon. OK, that might be a slight exaggeration, but you see my point. Layering is the most practical way to dress this time of year, but it's a concept that is easily lost on 4-year-olds.
When in doubt I always have my girls wear a jacket to school. In fact last year there was one morning that I was stripping the coats off of them by the time we arrived to school because it was warmer than I thought. Other days I have sent them in long sleeves and pants... and immediately changed them into shorts and t-shirts when they came home.
The problem with always sending my daughters with a jacket is that they aren't always able to judge when they don't need the jacket. If they wore it to school they must need it at recess and on the way home, right? The teacher has 16 kids to worry about so she can't spend her day figuring out who is overheating and who truly needs a coat. On a purely selfish note: that's a lot of laundry if I have to put them in more than one outfit each day!
So, as much as it pains me to say this: bring on winter. At least then I won't have to spend the day questioning what they're wearing!

6 comments:

MaryAnne said...

The problem at our house is that my daughter hates changing seasons. So, she still wants to wear shorts in the winter time, converts to coats halfway through, and then wants to wear her coat well into summer...

Quadmama said...

Oh, we have that problem, too. All week long my girls have been asking if they can wear their bathing suits and go swimming. Sigh....

shydub said...

Same here quadmama, i hate winter, cold weather and likes. We are back again in this cold weather and I start to hibernate again.

Quadmama said...

Crisp fall days are lovely. Winter is nice for a week or so, but I much prefer spring and summer.

Kim said...

I hear ya on this one . . . my girls are Alaskan kids through and through. My 2 oldest don't want to wear jackets to school and it's in the 40s!! I've got one daughter who hates to wear socks. Forget about hats.

At least in winter they'll wear warm clothing without my nagging at them.

Quadmama said...

Today it was nearly 80... and everyone wanted to wear jackets. I think that's because it's been so cool that I've been telling them they can't go to school without a coat. Guess that one backfired.

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