Ok, so I thought I had come up with the perfect solution to bedtime battles. Over the summer the kids were always ready for bed and we really didn't have much argument over bedtime. The colder it gets and the less we are outdoors the harder the kids fight at bedtime. I had a solution. I stumbled upon it one evening. It's a little something we all know as Youtube. The boys climb into bed, watch a short Monster truck video (anywhere between 40 seconds and 3 minutes) and then we go about the regular routine. They are asking to go to bed at night. It's all kinds of wonderful. I thought I had a fool proof plan. Then I realized that there aren't that many monster truck videos on youtube. Then Nehemiah decided that sleep is overrated and monster trucks are not. THe amount of screaming going on because I closed out the youtube window on the computer is insane. Far worse than the I don't want to go to bed screams.
So much for that brilliant plan.
I am so ready for Spring.
It snowed today.
November 18, 2008
Bedtime again?
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i'm with ya! these kids can't seem to get their energy out. i send them outside and they are back in two minutes later saying 'it's cold' and you know what: i don't want to spend any time out there right now so it feels so wrong to force them to! =)
LOL... my children, are also addicted to youtube. Thankfully- mine watch classic musicals (music man, meet me in st. louis, etc)-- and there are TONS of those out there... so we're set for a little bit. Don't laugh, I know my kids are strange.
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