The girls got back on Wednesday night, and although our freedom is yet again gone, we are so glad to have them back. We missed them so much! Wow, those Grandmas really taught them well, because they have had the greatest manners since they got home! We hardly ever have to tell them to say please or to request something in their non-whiny voices. It's been very nice. Although, they do keep accidentally calling me Grandma, which is totally understandable. So thanks again, Grandma Corless and Grandma Wilson, for taking such good care of our precious girls so we could have a much needed break! Thank you!!
Now that they're home, I'm reminded of all the things that I've been thinking about lately about how to include the children in my daily life. They got a lot of one-on-one attention at their grandparents' homes, and I'd like to continue that as much as possible (and still have a little left over time for myself:). Anyway, we've been trying to figure out how to go about doing this. Yes, it would take half the time to NOT have them help me with the laundry, cleaning, cooking, etc. but they need to learn sometime, right? Plus, they love to spend any amount of time with me, and they're still in the age of "loving to help." But it's so easy to just turn on a cartoon for them so they're out of the way as I scrub toilets or whatever. So, I'm just wondering if any of YOU have any ideas on how to include your kids in these kinds of activities and jobs. And what other kinds of one-on-one activities or fun adventures do you do with your kids??? I must know!!!
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I'm starting to think about looking into the House Fairy program mentioned on the Flylady website. My kids might still be kind of little, but she says it works for kids as young as 2, so why not check it out?
If you had asked me 6 months ago, I would have been full of great ideas. I'm afraid I'm fully in the cartoon phase at the moment. OH wait, and I'm not even scrubbing toilets or doing laundry either...
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