5 Days In...

So, we're five days into what I am now deeming "The Best Punishment Eva". No DS, Wii, computer, game cube, and NO TV for two weeks. The idea behind this punishment is that they will appreciate all the things that their grandparents do with them while I have to go to work, and hopefully behave while they're there. Because if Grammie and Grampy can't watch the kids, I can't work, ergo (did I use that correctly)I can not afford such luxuries as gaming systems and cable TV. So far it's working beautifully. So here's what we've been doing in our techno-free zone.

My youngest...

is thinking up ways he can earn money to pay the bills so that he can watch TV again. (Kinda not the point, but A+ for effort)

is waging a ninja war on the office and all that inhabit it.

is finally finishing that book he brought home from the library entitled "The Meanest Doll In The World". Think it's not a boy type book? Think again.

The book in short is a cross between "Toy Story" and "Chuckie". Don't let the pencil sketch fool you, that "Mean Mimi" is a force to be reckoned with, in a purple tiara. Kinda like me. At 5am.


The oldest...

is still trying to think of ways he can lessen his punishment (OK still not the point, but loving all the extra help around the house.)

is doing his best to build a Lego droid army to protect us all from the ninja war provoked by the above mentioned holy terror.

is a great kitchen assistant. The rent-a-hubby, not so much. He's gonna stick to scrambled eggs.

suddenly noticed that the bird house he built with his grandfather last fall has two new residents. (Something he would have completely missed had he been in his usual DS fog.) Aren't they cute?

I am...

getting tons of sleep.

Which is ALWAYS a good thing.