Hellllooooo...
...long time no post. I know I'm not going to make 366 posts, at the rate I'm going I hope I make 300. I have to fight for computer time at night &I've been running ragged during the days, so posting has not been the easiest of things to do. I know...don't tell me what you can't do, just tell you what you can.
Right now I'm trying to bypass working out & folding clothes. :) I need to workout, badly. I was going to workout earlier, but I decided to: make a snack for Hop to take to Lauren's house for the SEC championship game; I worked with Henry on being able to tell the difference between nouns, adjectives, and verbs; I changed 3 can light bulbs that blew out; I cleaned out my refrigerator; and I started a new load of laundry. Now I'm writing to postpone working out just a little longer. I may go upstairs and see how the cleaning of rooms is going. I love it when things are cleaned up and cleaned out. That reminds me, I need to take the last three Christmas decoration boxes up to the attic. That could take a good 10 minutes. :) I know I'll feel better if I workout, I'm just not motivated.
I have tons of random things rolling around in the belfry, and you never know which one is going to come to the forefront. While cleaning out the fridge I started thinking about conflict resolution between children. I know that is so totally random. I started to smile as I thought about it. I'm not talking about big conflicts, just the little ticky ones like: whose turn is it to take out the garbage; mow the grass/edge/weed eat; unload the dishwasher; load the dishwasher. Well you get the picture. How we handle that around here is paper, rock, scissors. It's perfect. The children can't claim favoritism; they are the one who won/lost. They can't claim the other person cheated, well they've tried & we just tell them to do the best 3/5 or 5/7 depending. The loser gripes, but not as much as you would think & you better believe that they remember whose turn it is the next time a chore comes around. It's funny.
Oh well, I guess I'm going to workout a bit. I would like to have a shower before I start folding clothes & at the rate I'm going I won't shower until 10pm tonight.
Celebrating Life & totally random thoughts!
~ashley
Right now I'm trying to bypass working out & folding clothes. :) I need to workout, badly. I was going to workout earlier, but I decided to: make a snack for Hop to take to Lauren's house for the SEC championship game; I worked with Henry on being able to tell the difference between nouns, adjectives, and verbs; I changed 3 can light bulbs that blew out; I cleaned out my refrigerator; and I started a new load of laundry. Now I'm writing to postpone working out just a little longer. I may go upstairs and see how the cleaning of rooms is going. I love it when things are cleaned up and cleaned out. That reminds me, I need to take the last three Christmas decoration boxes up to the attic. That could take a good 10 minutes. :) I know I'll feel better if I workout, I'm just not motivated.
I have tons of random things rolling around in the belfry, and you never know which one is going to come to the forefront. While cleaning out the fridge I started thinking about conflict resolution between children. I know that is so totally random. I started to smile as I thought about it. I'm not talking about big conflicts, just the little ticky ones like: whose turn is it to take out the garbage; mow the grass/edge/weed eat; unload the dishwasher; load the dishwasher. Well you get the picture. How we handle that around here is paper, rock, scissors. It's perfect. The children can't claim favoritism; they are the one who won/lost. They can't claim the other person cheated, well they've tried & we just tell them to do the best 3/5 or 5/7 depending. The loser gripes, but not as much as you would think & you better believe that they remember whose turn it is the next time a chore comes around. It's funny.Oh well, I guess I'm going to workout a bit. I would like to have a shower before I start folding clothes & at the rate I'm going I won't shower until 10pm tonight.
Celebrating Life & totally random thoughts!
~ashley
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