One of the things I am working very hard to do is to enjoy and cherish this summer. Not the big activities and memories, because with schedules I'm not sure how many there will be. But I want to enjoy and cherish each little memory...the little things of each day. Yesterday the weather was wretched...but that meant a day where we could enjoy board games and classic movies. Andrew had to work, but that's okay, we could enjoy our own little day.
But it seems as though the moods were affected by the rain. There was so much fighting and snarkiness that it was just unreal. The day turn a very ugly turn in the afternoon when I announced the video games were being turned off because of the arguing, and meltdowns and tantrums (can you believe my children still do this at their ages?????) began. Because taking away privileges has not particularly worked well in the past, Andrew and I are trying something different this summer...reports and sentences regarding their misbehaviors are now on the table. It took them all afternoon to realize it was easier to do it well the first time then to have to re-do a poor effort.
Happily though, our evening ended with pizza and episodes of the "The Cosby Show", and even another board game. I am certainly hoping that the weather today will allow everyone to get outside and enjoy the absolutely gorgeous weather, and I'm hoping we can enjoy so many little things today!
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