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7/09/2009

Getting to bed on time

For some reason, my son will not go to bed on time. I've tried everything that I could think of. Tomorrow, it will be the second day of no computer. He loves the computer, but he STILL stays up too late.

I've already banned him from having friends tomorrow (after all, he'll be too tired to play with them anyway). If he doesn't go to sleep on time tomorrow night, there's nothing left to take away.

Now before anyone says "He might not need the sleep": consider this... He's been complaining of a light headache and nausea. This has only been happening when he goes to bed too late. Last night he went to bed on time - no problems - that is, until tonight, after 9:00pm, he started to have the same symptoms.

I guess I'll have to get use to the fact that he will be bored for a few days. I'm hoping he will learn from this and stop being so stubborn.

5/25/2009

I'm back finally

So, for an entire week, we went without the computer or TV and I've learned 2 things:

1. Old habits die hard and
2. There are withdrawal symptoms that may include: shaking, nervousness, sweating, doubling clicking your breakfast, and mindlessly watching 2 birds and a squirrel fight over the dog's food.

The first day was difficult, I woke up to find that my son was asleep the downstairs downstairs on the couch and the TV was on. He had awaken sometime in the early morning and turned on the TV. Fortunately, it was Sunday. We weren't home all day, so the opportunity to forget about the media ban.

During the week, the kids had rediscovered their toys that they hadn't played with in a while. I was able to spend more time with Nathan at night, since neither one of us were on the computer.

My husband worked on the cabinet finally. He got most of it done, but we are waiting on some hinges. We decided to replace all of the cabinet hardware in the kitchen, but the type of hinges we needed were hard to find. So for now, there are two gaping holes where the cabinet and drawers are going to be.

Unfortunately, On Thursday, it rained, so I put in a couple of DVDs for the two youngest. I made sure it was the really cheesy kid's shows that only the two youngest like. The others did art projects on the kitchen table. One even glued their art project TO the table. On the bright side, I learned that school glue (even the generic brand) comes off fairly easily.

That night, on my husband's night off, he broke the ban and logged onto Fark. At least he remained off during the day.

The best part of the entire week was that Nathan, my oldest son, the one who was the most addicted to the computer, asked to have a media ban for a couple days each week. I thought that it was a good idea, so every Friday and Saturday, we will have a "Media ban". One day to catch up in housework, the other for a "Family day".

We shall see how that turns out.

1/22/2008

Weirdness in Dreamland - Prodigal Sibling

Okay, so I had a really weird dream last night. My sister who never talks to our family was in it. Why? I don't know. I guess I have been thinking of her lately.

Anyway, we were in a classroom but it was filled with people of all ages. She was in her group of friends when a "hater" showed up and started to call her names (none seriously vile but abusive nonetheless). She pretty much ignored it, putting in a feigned yawn once in a while. I was gnawing on a loose fingernail and rolled my eyes at her (about the hater).

After hearing the same thing being called out I finally turned to him and said, "Can't you come up with something creative for once?" It was the first time I saw the kids. And yes, they were pretty young, like 12 or 13. They picked up their books and left laughing with each other.

The next think I know, I was standing in front of my sister. She was trying to talk to a friend that was standing next to her, but then decided to try to call out to a friend that was standing on the other side of the room, behind me. She kind of pushed me out of the way. It looked like she wanted to say something to me, like "excuse me", but didn't. Wanted, but couldn't.

I really wished I knew what was going on with her. I have a few suspicions, but I can't 100% verify. Even if she didn't want to say what's really going on in her life, a superficial comment on my Myspace profile or blog or website would be nice. I even have a contact page. She doesn't even have to know my email address.

*sigh*

Mom is seriously having a hard time over it. She said she would purposely go against her parents beliefs and when she moved out, she still kept in contact. Even though her parents thought she was going to hell.

My father doesn't understand it either. He said he would call his parents up for a weekly yelling and there's nothing that she could have done to make them hate her.

I don't get it either. Believe me, I know more than I let on. If it just had to do with a certain vehicle, it isn't a problem. Debt forgiven. If it was something else, I know more of that too. Long story, I won't get into details here but there was a lot of miscommunication and mistakes made.

*sigh* - again

Well, that's enough of my rant. I tried contacting her a couple of times through her Myspace page, but no answer. And no, I'm not giving that link out. I don't need to drive her away more. Although I am curious on how many people have gone through the same thing.

11/25/2007

New era in blogging

I haven't been keeping up on my blog recently. A lot of it has to do with the fact that I do have a baby to take care of. Also, I realized that I'm not blogging on what I should be blogging about - my family life.

Well, I have - kind of. There are a few mentions of my family, but more or less of "fluff". So now, I'm completely redesigning my website to reflect the actual topic. It'll be a while before I post again, but it won't be the same anymore.