When negotiating with kids, it's important to know their currency. WHAT will make them do something you want or make them STOP doing something you don't want? It's hard to know with my boys. Maybe with any kids. Seems like what works one week, will not work the next. You have to constantly renegotiate the terms. UGH!
Ryan was enthusiastic to do his chores/tasks for the points. Then he slacked off. I had to threaten no more scrapping. Then he goes over the edge and claims he will never scrap again, EVER!
Andy told me he DID his task so he could watch the movie. He didn't. I don't think he actually meant to lie but only said what he knew would work to get what he wanted.
It might be easier to do the cleaning myself but then again my back can't handle it and they wouldn't learn anything.
Ryan's class has a field trip. In the past, he did not want me to come to his field trips. But now he knows that if I don't go, no one takes photos and no one does a layout. It may rain. Oh joy.
Andy is 10 years old today! Amazing how the time has passed. He is a big boy, 4' 10, 90 pounds. He is smart and he is lazy. It's a struggle to get him to do work at school. He'd rather ride his bike, play his piano, watch DVDs, play with his game cube. Typical kid things. Though hardly the typical boy. He used up the last diaper the other. He hasn't pooped since. The kid has way too much control over his body and is stubborn as hell. It's not going to be pretty when he finally has to go.Today was Ryan's visit to the dentist. He didn't better than last time but he still hates it. He is so sensitive to taste and is so quick to gag and puke. A few times it was close. He was calm when he had had enough. He didn't scream or cry but say it was bad. I knew not push and I'm sure the dentist and techs thought I was a pushover. But I would rather back off than have to calm him down later.With Ryan being out of school for the rest of the day, I knew Andy would NOT want to be on the bus alone. So I said I would pick him up. But I couldn't find the car rider sign and had to get a new one which put us farther back in the line. Ryan was bored waiting so long. Once we got Andy, we went to Publix for balloons. It was the one thing Andy wanted. He got 2, Cars & Thomas and I let Ryan get one. He first picked out this HUGE one that played music when you knocked it about. Um...no. "I can't get the princess one because it is only for girls." You can get it if you want. He chose not only the Disney princess balloonn but one shaped like a heart. hmm...We came home and let Andy get the rest of his gifts. Books from Aunt Nancy, cards and cash from Uncle Greg and Uncle Steve, and a really nice handmade card from Susan. (OK the Baskin Robbins gift card? That for me. :P ) I got him some more books and Slinky Dog. But the most favored seems to be the balloons. When will I learn? ;) Happy Birthday Andy!
76 more years until I die!It was said matter of fact. He is not bothered by it. I wonder if he really knows?
I started blogging back in 2004 with iWeb. I thought I had the entries saved but cannot find them. I found a few entries from 2006 when I blogged with TypePad.
I don’t typically suffered from bed head. Andy does. And so does my sister in law, Laurie. That was always a fun part to spending weekends at the cottage, waiting to see how funky Laurie’s hair was each morning. But last night, I took a shower before I went to bed since I had forgotten to do so all day (we’ll get to my lazy day in a moment). I knew my hair my be a bit unkempt but I was unprepared for the swirling mass of curls and tangles that I have today. It gave me a good chuckle until I realized that the brushing was only making it fluffier. Thank goodness for barrettes.
10 weeks, 1 day (in case you are keeping track as well)
I am so incredibly lazy right now but nothing beats yesterday. Yes, I did get out of bed but only because I have these boys who refuse to be self-sufficient. Once I made them some bagels, I sat in my chair and started to read. Oh my eyes were heavy. I then drifted in and out of sleep from 10 am until noon. I forced myself up but I SO wanted to be back in bed.
I had told myself that I wasn’t going to do any linnecards work but would make some cards. (I am SO behind, it ain’t pretty.) But I’m sure that my mind took over realizing that I have a huge mess to clean up around my desk before I can get working. So I did some linnecards work since the area around my computer is accessible. Then I watched the rest of Strangers with Candy, Seasons 2 and 3. Funny but it would have been much better watching it with someone who understood the irony. (Ryan just thinks it’s funny when the someone gets hurt.)
Now it is 11 am and I have finally made waffles & sausage for Andy & me. (Ryan won’t eat sausage anymore and will only eat the waffles when they are cold.) I really have to get something done today. But then again, tomorrow IS a holiday.
