Saturday Afternoon

Its chilly today. I am cold. I have become a weak valley girl. Oh, well. I thought, since I am not wanting to be doing anything (because of my being chilly), I am deciding to blog some thoughts.

Rocky just came into my room where my computer is and said, "poa poa... bed?" He was asking for the i-pad on the bed. Its his thing. Which leads me to my thought, kids and technology. Right now Rocky is on my bed with the i-pad watching Netflix and Daisy is in the living room watching Netflix. Is this okay? I have been trying to find the balance between time and technology. Obviously, parenting is different now compared to a few short decades ago. My kids will always have a screen. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Just like every other advancement the Lord has blessed us with, we have to learn how to use it properly. I will admit though that we have it on more than we probably should. I also know that I am not the only one. Its just part of parenting now. So far my kids don't seem to be turning into little tech zombies and prefer outside to the i-pad. It amazes me how much Rocky likes it though. I guess I will just have to do my best to keep it in check. I have never been someone who could play video games for hours. I still don't understand how people can do that.

Today, I was in my closet and decided to shut the door and hide from Daisy, just to see what she would do. I was in there for about five minutes before she started looking for me. She actually only came in the room because you have to walk through the bathroom to get into the master closet, and she had to go. It was so funny though to listen to her... "MOM! Where are you? Are you gone forever? In a cage?" Then she went to the bathroom and I jumped out and scared her. Daisy talks a lot. So much. Never ending words. Most of the time its amusing and fun to listen to her thoughts. Sometimes, though it can be a bit much. Today, we were driving and Daisy said," Mom, I am going to be quiet because sometimes it is good to be quiet." Can you tell what I say to her? It made me laugh and I told her that she was right. The silence only lasted about a minute, but at least she was trying. I need to do better at writing down the things she says. She make me laugh.

I like the time leading up to Christmas more than Christmas itself. I love how there are multiple radio stations that play Christmas music. Songs about Christ are constantly flowing through the air. It is nice. I love the spirit of Christmas. I like being the Mom around this time. My kids do tend to act up more this time of year, less sleep, more candy, and way too much anticipation can make them a little crazy. Yet, the magic that kids have at Christmas it the best. I love that Daisy is so in the thick of it. Rocky is getting there slowly, he is more interested in swatting ornaments off the tree than the beauty of the tree. Still fun though. I love looking at lights. Some people probably think I am crazy, but I do love the mall at Christmas. Reminds me of coming down to the valley during the state football playoffs and going to the mall to shop for Christmas. Good memories.



Well those are my thoughts....