It's hotter than blue blazes outside today and the next few days bear no end in site. I even received a recorded message on the phone ( cannot remember who it was from, or who organized the call) but the recorded lady on the other end stated the heat index was currently 111 degrees and to stay indoors if all possible and to check on the elderly and drink plenty of water and offered a phone number to call if we are needing shelter and a place to go for relief. This must be serious....as my husband is coming home to work on our patio in the back yard. ( thunking my forehead) and I don't know about you, but it's days like today that bring me the lazies... I am not joking, the babies and I have been lazin' around all day. I did take them out in the back yard to swim this am..but then we came in and have been watching tv and just chillin all day....( I did have a little carpet picnic with them then demanded we at least watch one "learning" show ( I pulled up a video from Netflix instant streaming and it was a National Geographic program about night creatures, then a Dolphin one. Its SOMETHING...right? Anyway, I had planned a possible outing to the Children's Museum.... or maybe do some crafts and I even offered to build the kids a fort but they picked and poked and we just plain crabby and so here we are....watching Toy Story 3 for the 897th time today. Please tell me you all have day's like that? I sit and stew and feel guilty and promise myself I will double up on "structure and stimulation" tomorrow. But I will confess.... it is hard for me to be THAT Mom that takes their kids to the library, checks out books, reads at least 20 min a day, organizes outings and crafts and makes sure they are stimulated all the time. I have good intentions....but it's hard to follow through. Abby and Sam are 2 and 4 and I swear they are in the beginning stages of getting Mom's ADD, it's so hard to keep them focused..... I wonder if it's because they are 2 and 4? hmmmmm. So anyway, If you have some tips or even simple ideas for crafts and anything fun and cheesey to do, I would love to hear about it. And if you have "slothed" around all day a time or two I would like to hear that too. I'll feel better. Now if you will excuse me, I need to boil water for my kids's boxed mac and cheese.
A peak inside my crazy world...and a little photography fun thrown in as well.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Heat wave
It's hotter than blue blazes outside today and the next few days bear no end in site. I even received a recorded message on the phone ( cannot remember who it was from, or who organized the call) but the recorded lady on the other end stated the heat index was currently 111 degrees and to stay indoors if all possible and to check on the elderly and drink plenty of water and offered a phone number to call if we are needing shelter and a place to go for relief. This must be serious....as my husband is coming home to work on our patio in the back yard. ( thunking my forehead) and I don't know about you, but it's days like today that bring me the lazies... I am not joking, the babies and I have been lazin' around all day. I did take them out in the back yard to swim this am..but then we came in and have been watching tv and just chillin all day....( I did have a little carpet picnic with them then demanded we at least watch one "learning" show ( I pulled up a video from Netflix instant streaming and it was a National Geographic program about night creatures, then a Dolphin one. Its SOMETHING...right? Anyway, I had planned a possible outing to the Children's Museum.... or maybe do some crafts and I even offered to build the kids a fort but they picked and poked and we just plain crabby and so here we are....watching Toy Story 3 for the 897th time today. Please tell me you all have day's like that? I sit and stew and feel guilty and promise myself I will double up on "structure and stimulation" tomorrow. But I will confess.... it is hard for me to be THAT Mom that takes their kids to the library, checks out books, reads at least 20 min a day, organizes outings and crafts and makes sure they are stimulated all the time. I have good intentions....but it's hard to follow through. Abby and Sam are 2 and 4 and I swear they are in the beginning stages of getting Mom's ADD, it's so hard to keep them focused..... I wonder if it's because they are 2 and 4? hmmmmm. So anyway, If you have some tips or even simple ideas for crafts and anything fun and cheesey to do, I would love to hear about it. And if you have "slothed" around all day a time or two I would like to hear that too. I'll feel better. Now if you will excuse me, I need to boil water for my kids's boxed mac and cheese.
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