The kids have had a hard time going to bed all summer and during this first couple weeks of school. The only thing that has constantly worked is what is now called "a test"
It works like this. You set a timer for 10 minutes. During the time that is set on the clock you aren't allowed to talk,open your eyes, or move. If you do you have to start over the time on the timer. If they can stay awake the entire ten mins they get to get out of bed and go play for ten mins. If you move and the timer has to be reset three times your test ends and you just have to go to sleep. Ok the trick is for every ninth time they fall asleep in four minutes you give them one or two times of "winning" so they keep the dream alive that this will be the time they beat the timer.
Both things and the fish clamor for this game and it is heaven not having to fight them to go to bed anymore.
Thank you guy who told us how he used to go sleep when he was young in some random talk.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Thing1 on Hair cuts
Me: Thing 1 you have to brush your hair if you keep it long!
Thing1: I don't want to cut it I want it long so they let me into Girls for Life! (the community girls club)
Me: If you don't brush it I cut it!
Thing 1: No!
Me: If you keep it long they arent going to let you into Boy Scouts! They will send you to Girl Scouts!
Thing 1: (big sigh looking up with his eyes closed) COOOOOOOOOKIEEEEEEES! CHocolate Cooooooooooookies
Thing1: I don't want to cut it I want it long so they let me into Girls for Life! (the community girls club)
Me: If you don't brush it I cut it!
Thing 1: No!
Me: If you keep it long they arent going to let you into Boy Scouts! They will send you to Girl Scouts!
Thing 1: (big sigh looking up with his eyes closed) COOOOOOOOOKIEEEEEEES! CHocolate Cooooooooooookies
Monday, July 18, 2011
So this week google plus is my friend
I really like the set up better than FB. I like the features and circles better :) Just now getting all my friends over from FB over there ;)
We have been bug hunting and messing around at home with our house trying to get organized and more clean. GO figure I think this is always the case. But we want to move thing 2 out of the Kid room and into the "girl Room" it will be fun to see if she is ok being alone:)
She sleeps so soundly I don' t think having the office be in there with her will be a problem. We'll see.
Thing1 is getting better and better at reading in English we have been working hard to teach him all the funny quirks and rules and he is picking it up really well. I just hope we can catch him up by the end of this next year :)
We have been bug hunting and messing around at home with our house trying to get organized and more clean. GO figure I think this is always the case. But we want to move thing 2 out of the Kid room and into the "girl Room" it will be fun to see if she is ok being alone:)
She sleeps so soundly I don' t think having the office be in there with her will be a problem. We'll see.
Thing1 is getting better and better at reading in English we have been working hard to teach him all the funny quirks and rules and he is picking it up really well. I just hope we can catch him up by the end of this next year :)
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