Well, the day is over. It was a long hot one today here in the Dallas area. We DID get a thunderstorm with some rain in the late afternoon and since we are only allowed to water our grass once a week here, that was a big happy moment to get a free watering in!
Hung out with the kiddos today. My productivity level was pretty much at a zero since I have this huge wrap thing on my foot and was told to stay off of it for a while. I am hoping to unpack at least half of the kitchen tomorrow. David is off work and so we can take turns entertaining the kids. I did get to sit and watch TV shows on the laptop with the boys, we went to an amazing park and played for a while, and then we came home and took naps! It felt SO good taking a nap today!
Tonight I bought a toaster oven to replace the one the movers broke. The other one was about 7 years old so it wasn't a horrible loss. It will be nice to put it on the counter and have something to make waffles in now!
While giving the boys a bath tonight, they were fighting like cats and dogs. Honestly I think my cats and dog fight LESS than the kids did in the bath tonight lol. So instead of getting angry I attempted a different tactic and it seemed to work pretty well....for this time anyway. I stopped them, made them hold hands, and had them say a prayer together. I then put Connor to bed because Joel was carrying on how stupid the praying was and how he hated praying. I think he was trying really hard to get a bad reaction but I just walked away. I put Connor to bed and he said the sweetest prayer for Joel! I know Joel heard it and I thanked Connor and told him how nice it was that he loved Joel so much and how much I loved them both. Joel for sure heard that because he came into my room and told me that he didn't like himself. So I told him to just go into Connor's room, apologize, give him a kiss, and maybe he would feel better about himself after that. Well it worked wonders. He came out of Connor's room skipping and beaming and laughing. He said he felt better and headed off to bed a happy kid! I am a pretty happy mom and very thankful that the little lesson we went through tonight worked. Could I have just yelled and sent them to bed right away? Of course, and that would have taken much less time as well, but the lesson they both learned tonight would not have happened and I am really hoping that carries with them for a while.
Well, off to dream land! Blessings to you all through whatever hardships might find you. Hopefully you have found a moment or two to find the joy through it all! Have a wonderful night!
Hung out with the kiddos today. My productivity level was pretty much at a zero since I have this huge wrap thing on my foot and was told to stay off of it for a while. I am hoping to unpack at least half of the kitchen tomorrow. David is off work and so we can take turns entertaining the kids. I did get to sit and watch TV shows on the laptop with the boys, we went to an amazing park and played for a while, and then we came home and took naps! It felt SO good taking a nap today!
Tonight I bought a toaster oven to replace the one the movers broke. The other one was about 7 years old so it wasn't a horrible loss. It will be nice to put it on the counter and have something to make waffles in now!
While giving the boys a bath tonight, they were fighting like cats and dogs. Honestly I think my cats and dog fight LESS than the kids did in the bath tonight lol. So instead of getting angry I attempted a different tactic and it seemed to work pretty well....for this time anyway. I stopped them, made them hold hands, and had them say a prayer together. I then put Connor to bed because Joel was carrying on how stupid the praying was and how he hated praying. I think he was trying really hard to get a bad reaction but I just walked away. I put Connor to bed and he said the sweetest prayer for Joel! I know Joel heard it and I thanked Connor and told him how nice it was that he loved Joel so much and how much I loved them both. Joel for sure heard that because he came into my room and told me that he didn't like himself. So I told him to just go into Connor's room, apologize, give him a kiss, and maybe he would feel better about himself after that. Well it worked wonders. He came out of Connor's room skipping and beaming and laughing. He said he felt better and headed off to bed a happy kid! I am a pretty happy mom and very thankful that the little lesson we went through tonight worked. Could I have just yelled and sent them to bed right away? Of course, and that would have taken much less time as well, but the lesson they both learned tonight would not have happened and I am really hoping that carries with them for a while.
Well, off to dream land! Blessings to you all through whatever hardships might find you. Hopefully you have found a moment or two to find the joy through it all! Have a wonderful night!
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