The neighbor kids have been gone to a family reunion for the past 4 or 5 days so my kids are missing them. Landon especially, so he's driving me crazy. We don't use the word "bored" in our house but his behavior is all about that. He has the new Harry Potter book to read, a cute sister to play with, a nice yard to play in and all manner of other things to do, but since his video game time is up for the day and since his friend can't play he's acting like a man without a country. I'm not very nice about this sort of behavior and ended up sending both kids outside to either pull weeds or practice soccer, yet they both acted like they were being punished. I think they want a new mom and I'd like some new kids right about now.
I've got our Activity Days Fake Sleepover tonight at 7:00 and have been working on a slide show of pictures of all our activities from the past year. I'm happy with it, but kind of bugged that it took me all afternoon to do it.
**How is your mood today?
Do you have to make your kids play outside?**
Do you have to make your kids play outside?**
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We have mandatory outside time around here also. I hope something catches Landon's attention soon. The fake sleepover sounds like a great idea. I bet the girls will love that.
oh, dear, the bad mood fairy has struck at your house? I hate when that happens. I do have to force my kids to play outside, and even then it never lasts as long as I'd like. (Although today we had a picnic at the park with friends and cousins and so they happily played outside for 4 hours...)
i am sure when k gets older we'll have mandatory outside time. for now, he's pretty much happy to be wherever we are.
i'm sorry about the bad mood! i hate those days! today has been good, but lately i've been feeling the bad vibes coming around- probably because school is about to start up and i already feel busy!
i bet the girls will LOVE the slideshow!!
oops! that was me, not jessie...
I hate the bad mood fairy.However, I like the word grumptastic. We can play on Thursday if your neighbors are gone and you still need a diversion? Tomorrow we are headed to the Children's Museum and I still think you should come.
We are on a high at our house today. We've accomplished a week's worth of work today! (With many helpers.)
We have the same rules at our house only we don't have a playstation or any other kind of game system. My children bug me for time on the computer. We sleeped in today until 10 am. So it has made for an easy day. Although I do usally have one grumpy child every day.
Similar mood here with similar measures taken!
This is a great description of a familiar occurance around here. I completely know days like this. Fortunately, today was not one of them. It's hot out....I think that has something to do with it.
Is it at your house? If so oh my! I think Landon and Jared could be a great team. In fact, I locked him outside due to attitude today. Mean mom! I struggle with him on issues like that EVERYDAY. I guess that is why he is in bed at 8pm instead of nighttime bedtime 9pm. Okay my rant is over. At least he reads....good luck with tonight. Sounds exhausting.
I felt like I was in a grumpy mood this afternoon also...too many hours in the house today I am thinking! I DO in fact force my girls to go out and play, usually I have to give them some ideas of what to play (you know the usual, house, treasure hunt, throwing a pretend party) and then they will get into it. Today it was just not working!! I am loving the word "grumtastic"...very fitting for me right now! Ha!
We impose a tv time limit for Luci. Griffin is only allowed to watch it in the morning while I am getting ready for work (as far as unsupervised free Disney Channel watching goes). I give Luci a little more freedom with the tv and computer games but she is such a reader that I don't fret about the tv with her. But Griffin LOVES to be outside - raking, digging, weeding, bike riding, playing ball, etc. Luci, not so much. She enjoys being outside but only if it's for some structured activity that I have organized and I have to stay outside to supervise, such as water play, etc. Have you tried sidewalk paint? Kind of like chalk but much "cooler," at least to my kids.
School starts back Aug 10 here for elementary so summer is almost over!
The "bad mood fairy" strikes way to often at our house. My girls are queens of it, and in turn, I am too! Or the other way around. I've started making small lists with pictures for the girls and call it "Cici Time or Nini Time" they have to stay playing on there own for 30minutes. If they do a good job they get a treat! OR, I continue to go crazy and wonder when I'll ever get a moment to myself! I hope the bad mood fairy leaves soon.
Mya had a case of the grumpies until Linc got home- I swear he thinks I am making it all up. I hope she still yearns to be outside when she is old enough to be out there unattended- my luck is that she won't. I hope tomorrow is better for Landon and you.
I bet your activity was great. Does your own daughter hope that you'll still be in this calling when she's old enough to go? That's the message I hear from my littles about me serving in YW's. My daughter who is in YW's with me doesn't seem to think it's so great to have her mom be her YW's prez these days, though. She's the one who's been hit by the grumpy fairy around here.
that bad mood fairy comes and goes here lately. She doesn't affect me all day, just "gifts" me moments of snippy.
I don't have any kids so I don't know that part but I definately feel like Landon a lot, bored though I'm really not because I have a TON of things I could be doing! And yes I believe in the 'bad mood fairy' he stays in my extra bedroom sometimes!!!LOL
Oh this is jernro, I have a new blog.
I hear ya on not tolerating the grump reaction to NO MORE GAMES! AUGH! It's nice to know I'm not the only mom that says NO EXTRA KIDS IN THE HOUSE TODAY, or go outside and play for a while, or whatever. Love my kids, but some days....I hope tomorrow brings you a "new day" with a "new mood"!!!! I'm driving to WA (650 miles) with four kids, so I'm sure my moods going to be just dandy (ha!)
My mood was actually pretty good today. Well, except for this morning when I was trying to finish the last few pages of the book Jana gave me at the blog party. I'm usually not very good at being nice when I am really into a book or some other project. So not good.
My kids play well outside if it isn't too hot. We have no shade in our backyard so I can't blame them for not going out there when its above 90.
By the way, if Amie does convince you to go to the Discovery Museum tomorrow, we'll be there too.
You have so many great one-liners in this post, Jill...it made me smile.
I have wanted to post for 2 days now but have just been too (insert any one of these) moody, rude, grumpy, hormonal to make it happen. Sorry it hit you too. I fear my kids are looking for a different mother too. I will be better tomorrow, there is just no other choice!
Hang in there, I hope it's better for you too!
I often wonder why my kids don't like to play outside. My sister and I were just talking about our memories of summer and I don't think we were ever inside. Of course, times have changed, and we weren't confined to the boundaries of our lawn or backyard, but still...I'm willing to turn on sprinklers, donate popcicles to the cause...whatever it takes, and they still must be convinced, bribed, coerced every time.
Ugh, I hate when that happens. I have a feeling I am going to be the honery mom and the kids will be wishing very much that they had a new mom. It is deep cleaning day at our house for the baptism. Hope it gets better over there!
Jill, I think you and I are on the same page. Yesterday afternoon I had zero patience left in my kids. So we loaded up and went to the park. That seemed to help until we came home again! I think it is time for school to start, but we still have an entire month before that happens! Good luck!!
Hey Jill--Linked over to you from a friend. I really enjoy your blog. You're such a "real" mom, and it seems a very amazing person. I've visited a couple of times. "Grumptastic"--that's great! It put me in a great mood--thanks! wendi www.isaacsonfamily.blogspot.com
Oh man, I remember feeling like that as a kid and I hated it when my mom would tell me that only boring people get bored. There were so many things I could have done to entertain myself, but I think being bored is partially about making other people miserable as well, so I kept nagging her. Not a smart idea. An annoyed mom is not a fun mom!
I hear ya on making the kids get outside and play. I have to do that a lot of the time and once they get outside, the pout faces are on. What is that. It drives me crazy!
I totally understand that mood and hate it when it hits me too. Hopefully, today is a new day for all of you. :D
I tried to have some mandatory outside time yesterday, but the constant in and out and slamming of the garage door started making me nuts, so I made them come in. Sorry you had a grumptastic day -- hope today's better for you and that the fake sleepover went well.
How could you be bored with the new Harry Potter book?!
Man without a country. Hee!
My kids are the same way when they are unplugged. Yesterday I had to write "go out and swim" on their chore charts. Little punks.
Ooh, dear. Everyone 'being human' I guess. It's a shame for L and W to be missing their neighbour friends. I hope their absence flies by quickly for you.
I have the opposite problem with Erin (and Isla's showing early signs) of wanting to LIVE outside and only 'visiting' indoors for loo trips and sustinence.
I think Landon will be too old, Whitney too - but for anyone else with smaller children, Erin LOVES to play around on a site called poissonrouge.com. It's a French/English site, and quite adorable.
Too bad we can't all trade kids for the day.
Ooops--that "anonymous" was me.
What a small world....I looked at your blog because Marie is a friend of mine....I know the Chanel on your link list...crazy! :)
i think the fake sleepover is a brilliant idea!
i am so not a fan of sleepovers...
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