Just for Fun!June 21st, 2009
Good morning! Hope you had a wonderful Sunday! WE sure did! Ok, so Dylan officially graduated from Highschool in May. Since we homeschool- no ceremony. But, it is a big deal. We have been so busy with his and Tim’s work schedule, that we had not had our “day” yet. We had it yesterday! The idea is to have the max amount of fun in one day…and spend the least amount of money. There are 11 of us remember. So…….
We got to Red Lobster at 11am for an early lunch. We ordered the Calimari - 5 of them. They are huge plates of Calimari and broccoli and peppers fried. With a $9 tip- because she was so sweet( the manager recognized us and came over to meet the kids. Tim and I date there once in awhile)- it was $50 even. They serve free biscuits( a ton) and we drank water.
Then we went bowling. I have coupons- so we only paid for the shoes. $46 total and we each played two games.
Then we had a bit of time to kill. So we went to Staples. This is not part of the $ count of the day- but just had to tell this. They had packs of pencils- 8 in a pack for 1 cent. There was a limit of 2 packs. I have a homeschool teachers card though…so they let me have 25 PACKS at that price. So 200 pencils for $.25 They had kids scissors for $1 for a two pack. They let me get 5 packs- so $5 for 10 pair. Then erasers were a 3 pack for $1 and I got 4 packs. So spent just over $10
So, on to Sonic. It was HOT yesterday. We hit the “happy hour” half-price drinks. 11 medium slushes for $12.80
We had just enough time to drink them down and get to…
The cheap movies. Tickets- $2.50 each. We saw Monsters VS Aliens. LOL! What fun! I had made treats with cereal and marshmallows and we took those in with us. So $27.50 total.
We drove home and made pizza for supper, and watched August Rush while we ate in the livingroom.
Total for the day- $136.30 ( not counting the $10 school supplies! HAHA!)
Hope your day was as fun!Hugs, Barbara
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Boys!
June 14th, 2009
I finished my errands and am back! I thought I would pop in on the boys topic. I have 7 of the critters, so know a little. I have found several things with boys.
First, keep in mind that boys are turning into men from day 1! They are wired to be leaders and to take over the world!
Second, taking over the world has to wait, so you need to keep them busy! A boy MUST have a physical release of energy or he will have an emotional one. SO they need work and exercise. When one of mine gets grumpy I put them on the treadmill! Or out they go to mow, or wash a car. If you DAILY use that wonderful God given energy and strength, they will grumble less.
Third, boys need attention. I would say even teens, but actually it is especially teens. They need to know you are noticing how big, and strong, an man-like they are! As soon as you can start giving them the tasks hubby would do if he were home. A teen can fix a clogged drain, hang pictures, change oil, etc. Don’t make it a list of chores, instead make it a man- role. Hey, since dad isn’t home could you….for me?
Lastly, do thigs they like. Building strong bonds of friendsip will actually increase your authority. It shows you like them and are not afraid of being challanged. Go to movies you don’t like, try video games you would never play, listen to music they choose. Talk, talk, talk. Who wants to fight with a friend???
Hugs, Barbara
I finished my errands and am back! I thought I would pop in on the boys topic. I have 7 of the critters, so know a little. I have found several things with boys.
First, keep in mind that boys are turning into men from day 1! They are wired to be leaders and to take over the world!
Second, taking over the world has to wait, so you need to keep them busy! A boy MUST have a physical release of energy or he will have an emotional one. SO they need work and exercise. When one of mine gets grumpy I put them on the treadmill! Or out they go to mow, or wash a car. If you DAILY use that wonderful God given energy and strength, they will grumble less.
Third, boys need attention. I would say even teens, but actually it is especially teens. They need to know you are noticing how big, and strong, an man-like they are! As soon as you can start giving them the tasks hubby would do if he were home. A teen can fix a clogged drain, hang pictures, change oil, etc. Don’t make it a list of chores, instead make it a man- role. Hey, since dad isn’t home could you….for me?
Lastly, do thigs they like. Building strong bonds of friendsip will actually increase your authority. It shows you like them and are not afraid of being challanged. Go to movies you don’t like, try video games you would never play, listen to music they choose. Talk, talk, talk. Who wants to fight with a friend???
Hugs, Barbara
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Keep a watchful eye mama!
June 10th, 2009
I wrote the following in response to a question froma a lady who was having problems with a neighbor. Their children had been playing together and there was some “going potty” outside in front of each other. Each child was blaming the other and there was some discussion of this being “forced” on some of the kids. All the children were young.( 5-7 I think) The parents were not speaking and the kids were not playing together any more at the moment:
(((Hugs))) Things like this are awful for everyone involved. I have two thoughts. As the mother of many, several of whom are grown, I can tell you it could be worse. Kids that age are curious AND stupid! They will do really dumb, dumb things and I can assure you they will NEVER admit it. Your kids know it would break your heart if they admitted anything. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle of what each side is telling. (after all, your kids did not run home and tell when it was happening- at the very least they stayed and watched)
So my first advice is to go to your neighbors and tell them you are sorry anything happened with the kids. You don’t have to take blame to be sorry. If they want you to, you can just say, “I am not sure what happened, but I do know I don’t want our kids acting like that and I will be sure it does not ever happen again.”
Which brings me to advice #2. NEVER let your kids play out of sight. NEVER. They need to stay where they can be seen by you at all times. If they are in the yard, you should be able to look out at any time and SEE them. If in a room in the house- doors wide open. This time it was something as silly as going to the bathroom. Next time it could be sexual and those scars are hard to heal. VERY small children can be involved in things like that. They see so much in movies, tv, books, etc now. Don’t think you are shielding them- even billboards are plastered with the stuff.
So tell your neighbors that. “I have seen that my kids are still young enough to get involved in things that are not good for them, so from now on they will only be playing where they can be seen by an adult at all times. I hope they can still play with your kids sometimes. Please forgive us for not setting up that rule before.”
Hope it works out. Hugs, Barbara
I wrote the following in response to a question froma a lady who was having problems with a neighbor. Their children had been playing together and there was some “going potty” outside in front of each other. Each child was blaming the other and there was some discussion of this being “forced” on some of the kids. All the children were young.( 5-7 I think) The parents were not speaking and the kids were not playing together any more at the moment:
(((Hugs))) Things like this are awful for everyone involved. I have two thoughts. As the mother of many, several of whom are grown, I can tell you it could be worse. Kids that age are curious AND stupid! They will do really dumb, dumb things and I can assure you they will NEVER admit it. Your kids know it would break your heart if they admitted anything. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle of what each side is telling. (after all, your kids did not run home and tell when it was happening- at the very least they stayed and watched)
So my first advice is to go to your neighbors and tell them you are sorry anything happened with the kids. You don’t have to take blame to be sorry. If they want you to, you can just say, “I am not sure what happened, but I do know I don’t want our kids acting like that and I will be sure it does not ever happen again.”
Which brings me to advice #2. NEVER let your kids play out of sight. NEVER. They need to stay where they can be seen by you at all times. If they are in the yard, you should be able to look out at any time and SEE them. If in a room in the house- doors wide open. This time it was something as silly as going to the bathroom. Next time it could be sexual and those scars are hard to heal. VERY small children can be involved in things like that. They see so much in movies, tv, books, etc now. Don’t think you are shielding them- even billboards are plastered with the stuff.
So tell your neighbors that. “I have seen that my kids are still young enough to get involved in things that are not good for them, so from now on they will only be playing where they can be seen by an adult at all times. I hope they can still play with your kids sometimes. Please forgive us for not setting up that rule before.”
Hope it works out. Hugs, Barbara
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