Last week, our neglected middle child actually had a playdate with a friend that was NOT the sibling of one of William's friends. They played so beautifully - there was no fighting or screaming! When they were done putting every single stuffed animal in the house on the couch, they put them all back where they belonged before having cake and milk in the kitchen!
This week, Eric was adored by his older siblings.
This week, Margaret and William served themselves yogurt and drinks and played quietly until their parents emerged "at a reasonable hour" from the bedroom.
This week, William and Margaret made the greatest stone soup using stones from the Bodensee, rice, popcorn kernels, five year old dried split-peas, and the rest of various spices from my cabinet! See, getting ready to move can be FUN! I also taught William to vacuum on this day. (MOST BRILLIANT parenting move EVER!!)
"Would you like your soup with Dill, Oregano, Cloves, or Bay leaves, Mama?"
This week, Sean played "Handyman" with William and Margaret, and they took apart a good 50% of the furniture. How wonderful to be able to use the naturally destructive nature of our children to our advantage!
Margaret demonstrates proper usage of the "Ikea-tool". Maybe we should move more often!
Last week, our neglected middle child actually had a playdate with a friend that was NOT the sibling of one of William's friends. They played so beautifully - there was no fighting or screaming! When they were done putting every single stuffed animal in the house on the couch, they put them all back where they belonged before having cake and milk in the kitchen!
This week, Eric was adored by his older siblings.
This week, Margaret and William served themselves yogurt and drinks and played quietly until their parents emerged "at a reasonable hour" from the bedroom.
This week, William and Margaret made the greatest stone soup using stones from the Bodensee, rice, popcorn kernels, five year old dried split-peas, and the rest of various spices from my cabinet! See, getting ready to move can be FUN! I also taught William to vacuum on this day. (MOST BRILLIANT parenting move EVER!!)
"Would you like your soup with Dill, Oregano, Cloves, or Bay leaves, Mama?"
This week, Sean played "Handyman" with William and Margaret, and they took apart a good 50% of the furniture. How wonderful to be able to use the naturally destructive nature of our children to our advantage!
Margaret demonstrates proper usage of the "Ikea-tool". Maybe we should move more often!
