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Hi all.
I won't take long because I promised myself this time I'd make the kids my full-time job when they were here and that I'd not spend every moment trying to wiggle away to do other things. Really, wiggling away doesn't give me any more time than I would have had if I waited until there was nothing to do and then said, "huh. A free moment. I guess I'll do this. . . " However, if you spend all of your time trying to break away to do something else, and every stolen moment gets interrupted and stolen back, it can be frustrating. Like the whole day was a failure. It's really just an attitude thing. But I digress.
I'm having a great day with Gage, all by ourselves. Aidan is at school and Chad is at work, and after work Chad gets to come home rather than driving all over God's creation trying to pick up our offspring from their various locations. Gage will be going to preschool 2 days a week, so that will mean that I have 2 days a week to write or work on games, and the rest of the week I can make them my priority without feeling so much like I gave up my life. Having those 2 days is going to make "just being a mom" something I can work with.
Plus, I've been reading a lot about childhood stress, and I really think Aidan will benefit from having less to do. Kids without extra-curricular activities and after-school programs are looked at as unchallenged or underprivileged, but really I think today's kids are overstimulated and overstressed. As for me and my family, we're taking it down a notch or two and I'm thrilled.
Now if we can just keep everyone from getting sick. . .Gage is actually here right now because of an ear infection. Oh, well. Such is life. With him, we actually find ourselves singing "Yeah! It's an ear infection." Or "Hooray, it's mono." It's weird, but it beats the hell out of cancer.
Health, peace, and a new perspective to all.
(with a side of amoxocillin if necessary)
Kimberly
I won't take long because I promised myself this time I'd make the kids my full-time job when they were here and that I'd not spend every moment trying to wiggle away to do other things. Really, wiggling away doesn't give me any more time than I would have had if I waited until there was nothing to do and then said, "huh. A free moment. I guess I'll do this. . . " However, if you spend all of your time trying to break away to do something else, and every stolen moment gets interrupted and stolen back, it can be frustrating. Like the whole day was a failure. It's really just an attitude thing. But I digress.
I'm having a great day with Gage, all by ourselves. Aidan is at school and Chad is at work, and after work Chad gets to come home rather than driving all over God's creation trying to pick up our offspring from their various locations. Gage will be going to preschool 2 days a week, so that will mean that I have 2 days a week to write or work on games, and the rest of the week I can make them my priority without feeling so much like I gave up my life. Having those 2 days is going to make "just being a mom" something I can work with.
Plus, I've been reading a lot about childhood stress, and I really think Aidan will benefit from having less to do. Kids without extra-curricular activities and after-school programs are looked at as unchallenged or underprivileged, but really I think today's kids are overstimulated and overstressed. As for me and my family, we're taking it down a notch or two and I'm thrilled.
Now if we can just keep everyone from getting sick. . .Gage is actually here right now because of an ear infection. Oh, well. Such is life. With him, we actually find ourselves singing "Yeah! It's an ear infection." Or "Hooray, it's mono." It's weird, but it beats the hell out of cancer.
Health, peace, and a new perspective to all.
(with a side of amoxocillin if necessary)
Kimberly