William’s morning got off to a rough start today. He asked if he could play on the computer and I told him yes, but the computer had other ideas. He first had to turn it on since I had turned it off last night. The wait for it to boot up started his bad mood. Then Webkins was giving him a hard time, and Build-a-bear, and then he got really mad! He was huffing and puffing and stomping around and wanted to throw the computer out the window (Hum, wonder where he gets that from? Couldn’t be ME. Oh wait I think those are the same words I use when the computer is giving me trouble).
So then he wanted to watch TV and I told him no, this put him over the edge and he started yelling at me and got himself sent to his room.
Luckily Natalie had gotten up about 5 minutes before his big tantrum so he didn’t wake her up. She woke up in a good mood, I’m glad she is finally sleeping in a little.
I let William out of his room and told him he could find something other than TV and computer to do this morning. He was NOT happy about this. So he laid on the playroom floor rolling around saying “there is nothing else to do except play on the computer and watch TV”. He went from the floor to the couch complaining, I sent Natalie to get dressed then I got in the shower.
I usually make sure the kids are occupied when I get in the shower so there aren’t any explosions between the two of them. This morning I decided to take my chances, and I got in the shower with William in his mood. I was pleasantly surprised to find them cleaning their room when I got out!
Natalie’s class is studying African Dwarf Frogs, Fiddler Crabs, and Millipedes in science. When they are finished with these animals they get to be adopted by the kids in the class. An adult had to sign the adoption form and must be there to pick the creatures up, on adoption day, with the proper housing. So no they will not just let the kid say “My mom said yes” and put the frog in his hand and let him take it home to his unsuspecting parent!
Natalie and William were cleaning their dresser to make a spot for the frogs and crabs that will be arriving here tomorrow.
W: Mom I need a wipe.
M: What for? (there is only one bathroom and I was in it so I was hoping it wasn’t that kind of wipe)
W: We are cleaning our room and I need to clean the picture frame.
M: OH that kind of wipe (thank goodness) and I handed him the Clorox wipes.
W: I’m cleaning Jesus Christ, I’m cleaning Jesus Christ.
M: William what are you doing?
W: I’m cleaning Jesus Christ (Like Duh Mom) See the picture of Jesus, it’s all clean now.
(I looked at the little picture they have on their dresser and it was all clean.) M: Nice job
N: We are making a spot for the crabs and frogs on our dresser
M: That’s great, I’m so proud of you both.
Me in my head: (see William you did find something to do that didn’t involve the TV or computer.)
N: See William and we are doing something besides watching TV or playing on the computer.
M: (in my head) that’s my girl!
Then I hurried them off to school for the day.
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