This is BORING!

Summer vacation is a week old, and already the girls are complaining of boredom. Their demands:

• They will play outside, but only if the neighbor girls play with them.
• Or invite other friends over for a playdate
• They must have snacks hourly.
• They want to play on the computer (Wow Wow Wubbzy has a bolt-collecting game that they are into lately).
• They need new toys, because they don't like any of their old ones anymore.

My alternatives:

• Swing
• Ride bikes
• Do a puzzle
• Color
• Practice piano
• Play a game
• Practice soccer

Of course they are not at all interested in my suggestions. Therefore I am looking into VBS schedules at all the local churches. 3 hours of fun each day? Yessireebob! Does this make me a bad parent? Or just realistic?

I took the girls with me this morning to help setup for 943. B likes to push a cart and help me drag the drum set into the gym. J will only help if she gets to ride on the cart, which doesn't help at all because then there's no room for the drums. Gretchen is so great about stepping in and entertaining the girls. She has a wonderful Grandma-ness about her. She got J to help put the chairs out...counting the chairs in each row, etc. B named a stuffed animal after her a couple years ago. This is Purple Gretchen, who is soft and snuggly, and given by Aunt Jeannine.

We also have Bucky this morning, who is being quite entertaining. He's camped out by the front door, all set to pounce on the crow in the yard. You can just see the crow to the left of the brick wall, above the glider. He just went to go take a nap, but I'm sure he'll be back to check out the proceedings shortly.

I must run now. The girls are demanding cookies, which means I really should make their lunch (no, not cookies). And B really wants to play on the computer. THIS computer, not the other one, where Wubbzy is too slow. She is certainly a child of the 21st century. Good thing she has a cable modem instead of dial-up.

A New Venture

I've been thinking about starting this blog for a loooooonnnnnnnggggg time. A year ago, I signed up for an account. Six months ago, I set up the layout. And today, I'm adding the first post. Why today? Lisa gave me the best reason to do this: so I'll have a record of my life with my young children. Too bad it took me a year to get it going.

Aside from my sore throat which will not go away, today has been a good day. The girls had their preschool picnic this morning. It was cold and rainy, so we didn't stay long, but they had a chance to say goodbye to Miss Michele (Miss JoAnn wasn't there). J is upset about finishing preschool. She doesn't want to go to a new school, have a new teacher, and make new friends. B, on the other hand, is very excited to move on. I'm surprised by this, because it's usually the other way around: J adapts better to new situations, while B likes to scope it out and learn all the angles first. They'll be in the same class next year, and going all day. It will be quite a change for all of us.

Anyhow....we picked up a few items at the grocery while waiting for my prescription. The girls were such good helpers. They unloaded the cart for me, and carried all the stuff into the house and put it away. It's a good thing J has a sharp memory. She remembers exactly where she's put everything. It's not where I usually keep things, which will be making life interesting for the next week or so. B will come and give me big hugs and kisses and ask if I need anything.