Dad has managed at home last week......no news for now.....one day at a time...
Our daughter, Jaclyn has wanted to do a pioneer "week" for a long time, and we managed a week end, and we all wish it would END. It really ends on Monday at 3pm, so technically I shouldn't be blogging, but since the kids went to bed, "candles out" at 8pm, we have some time. Chris is reading blogs, and I'm typing all by candle light! We've been sticking to it pretty good, so catching up on rest has been one of the benefits.
We just went without lights, most of the weekend cooking outside (except today it was raining), and didn't use our dishwasher. Even that was enough of a challenge, how did they do it??? Kids settled down today with books and candles, or coloring for about 30minutes before bed, and it was just really quiet. I think less lights on does have a calming effect on everyone and I plan to try that more often.
I plan to go to a support group tomorrow night at a Caribou..support and coffee, both a win/win. I did pretty much lose my cool last Friday, called Chris numerous times and pulled it around. Trying to remember what it was now...I think just a combination of everything...
We do struggle with lying still around the house, kids try to manipulate to get help with their school work (stuff that they even know), some just don't think or think clearly, hope Monday is off to a better start.
Katya is progressing, but she needs help as well with her subjects. The kids are basically doing well, all of them, but just revert back to strange controlling, inquisitive, deceptive behavior from time to time and as parents it can get really frustrated when we're just trying to maintain order and get everyone to their practice or game.
Andre is our tough one lately. Today he strolled out in his football gear dressed for pictures that ended up being cancelled - ughh. But with all that gear on he kind of sauntered out with the tough guy look and sound in his voice and said "Why didn't you sign me up for hockey sooner?"...implying I messed up! I almost lost it, but he just got a really long lecture that he's lucky he can even be playing, and who is he to even challenge me in how I handle our schedule, etc. He though that the sooner I'd sign him up, the sooner he'd be on the ice..but my instruction to him was "ASK POLITELY" don't tell Mommy how to run our schedule etc. and by the way "NEVER TALK TO ME LIKE THAT AGAIN!". Can you tell I was a little frustrated??? He also pumped our football almost as round as a basketball much to Chris' dismay, leaving the pump and all out, and ruining the nice new football. It's not the first time things like this happen, we just don't share them all.
I just wanted you to know that we still have ups and downs, but mostly ups, and "tireds". I am looking forward to the support though. Also, we have really gotten a lot of school work done and a few need to pick up the pace on reading, but math, writing, and geography are getting done with a lot of reading for a few readers (like halfway through Constitutional Law course), and 2 science days so far (on Friday's). Mostly, despite the "I can't, Jonathan stop it, Mom help me" interruptions, we're progressing, and that's what matters most to me.
Chris and I are contemplating a 1 night marriage get away on 11/11, however, not sure who to watch the kids. Would start Friday afternoon, and end Sat after 5pm, we need it, but need to just enjoy our weekends at home, so will just pray about it.
Visiting Wizards: Chris is getting trained in to do this, and we went to a VW presentation for school on Thursday, cryogenics - super cooling. Kids loved it, and will be nice to have Chris teach them science as well. Jonathan is getting his legs ready for tryouts during the week at open ice times, and we all have clean clothes to wear, and food in the fridge and Chris was able to help a friend sand some floors to return the favor of all our help this year.
We soaked in the Word today as Pastor Jason is taking us through the Bible, and how refreshing it is to hear the review of all that we have studied in school, now at church. We have a movie night Friday that we might go to as well, at Grace Church of Roseville, you're welcome to join us - free!
We have football, soccer and hockey in the next 7 days. Photo's and violin, and possibly Chris will head up to take out the dock. Love and God Bless you from Alesia & Chris
Our daughter, Jaclyn has wanted to do a pioneer "week" for a long time, and we managed a week end, and we all wish it would END. It really ends on Monday at 3pm, so technically I shouldn't be blogging, but since the kids went to bed, "candles out" at 8pm, we have some time. Chris is reading blogs, and I'm typing all by candle light! We've been sticking to it pretty good, so catching up on rest has been one of the benefits.
We just went without lights, most of the weekend cooking outside (except today it was raining), and didn't use our dishwasher. Even that was enough of a challenge, how did they do it??? Kids settled down today with books and candles, or coloring for about 30minutes before bed, and it was just really quiet. I think less lights on does have a calming effect on everyone and I plan to try that more often.
I plan to go to a support group tomorrow night at a Caribou..support and coffee, both a win/win. I did pretty much lose my cool last Friday, called Chris numerous times and pulled it around. Trying to remember what it was now...I think just a combination of everything...
We do struggle with lying still around the house, kids try to manipulate to get help with their school work (stuff that they even know), some just don't think or think clearly, hope Monday is off to a better start.
Katya is progressing, but she needs help as well with her subjects. The kids are basically doing well, all of them, but just revert back to strange controlling, inquisitive, deceptive behavior from time to time and as parents it can get really frustrated when we're just trying to maintain order and get everyone to their practice or game.
Andre is our tough one lately. Today he strolled out in his football gear dressed for pictures that ended up being cancelled - ughh. But with all that gear on he kind of sauntered out with the tough guy look and sound in his voice and said "Why didn't you sign me up for hockey sooner?"...implying I messed up! I almost lost it, but he just got a really long lecture that he's lucky he can even be playing, and who is he to even challenge me in how I handle our schedule, etc. He though that the sooner I'd sign him up, the sooner he'd be on the ice..but my instruction to him was "ASK POLITELY" don't tell Mommy how to run our schedule etc. and by the way "NEVER TALK TO ME LIKE THAT AGAIN!". Can you tell I was a little frustrated??? He also pumped our football almost as round as a basketball much to Chris' dismay, leaving the pump and all out, and ruining the nice new football. It's not the first time things like this happen, we just don't share them all.
I just wanted you to know that we still have ups and downs, but mostly ups, and "tireds". I am looking forward to the support though. Also, we have really gotten a lot of school work done and a few need to pick up the pace on reading, but math, writing, and geography are getting done with a lot of reading for a few readers (like halfway through Constitutional Law course), and 2 science days so far (on Friday's). Mostly, despite the "I can't, Jonathan stop it, Mom help me" interruptions, we're progressing, and that's what matters most to me.
Chris and I are contemplating a 1 night marriage get away on 11/11, however, not sure who to watch the kids. Would start Friday afternoon, and end Sat after 5pm, we need it, but need to just enjoy our weekends at home, so will just pray about it.
Visiting Wizards: Chris is getting trained in to do this, and we went to a VW presentation for school on Thursday, cryogenics - super cooling. Kids loved it, and will be nice to have Chris teach them science as well. Jonathan is getting his legs ready for tryouts during the week at open ice times, and we all have clean clothes to wear, and food in the fridge and Chris was able to help a friend sand some floors to return the favor of all our help this year.
We soaked in the Word today as Pastor Jason is taking us through the Bible, and how refreshing it is to hear the review of all that we have studied in school, now at church. We have a movie night Friday that we might go to as well, at Grace Church of Roseville, you're welcome to join us - free!
We have football, soccer and hockey in the next 7 days. Photo's and violin, and possibly Chris will head up to take out the dock. Love and God Bless you from Alesia & Chris
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