let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...
december came in with a big rush of snow. i'm not sure if it's mother nature's attempt to put everyone in the christmas spirit or if it is karma offering me a little vacation that i so desperately need. everyone has snow days or occurence days, so we have been housebound, these two children and i.
there is nearly a foot of the powdery, white stuff outside right now and all that can be seen of the dog when he goes out into it is his little black tail above the white. he comes in all covered in powder and immediately runs to my bed to try to warm up. i have tried to circumvent this by closing the door but he just bursts through anyway and jumps into the bed and so the bed is now as cold and wet as he is.
yesterday we used our snow day to clean the house. and ohhhhhhhhhh the drama that ensued! i am officially the worst mother ever for making them do chores on a snow day! i swear they fussed and complained for 4 hours over a chore that took maybe an hour at the most. it would have been so much easier i think to do it myself. the 11 year old looked at me at one point in the afternoon and said "if we are spoiled and lazy how can it be our fault if you raised us this way?"
i guess it makes sense. i suppose i have been a bad mom to have done so much for them and now that they are of a responsible age it must seem pretty unreasonable for me to ask them to actually contribute to household chores. but they must learn that if they are going to be part of a house and a family that they have to pitch in and help. it's not all about doing the fun stuff, it's about doing the work too. i won't accept their excuses and the guilt trips they try to put on me, they are old enough to accept some responsibility for chores.
so since yesterday was a day of forced servitude, i guess today will be a day of just kicking back. maybe we will make chocolate chip cookies or just hang out and watch movies. i have some work i brought home to do because i had a feeling i would be trapped here in the snow. i'd like to get my own sanctuary organized and cleaned up too.... oh that would be nice to do as well. maybe, maybe... i think it will all depend on how i feel.
peace everyone :)
there is nearly a foot of the powdery, white stuff outside right now and all that can be seen of the dog when he goes out into it is his little black tail above the white. he comes in all covered in powder and immediately runs to my bed to try to warm up. i have tried to circumvent this by closing the door but he just bursts through anyway and jumps into the bed and so the bed is now as cold and wet as he is.
yesterday we used our snow day to clean the house. and ohhhhhhhhhh the drama that ensued! i am officially the worst mother ever for making them do chores on a snow day! i swear they fussed and complained for 4 hours over a chore that took maybe an hour at the most. it would have been so much easier i think to do it myself. the 11 year old looked at me at one point in the afternoon and said "if we are spoiled and lazy how can it be our fault if you raised us this way?"
i guess it makes sense. i suppose i have been a bad mom to have done so much for them and now that they are of a responsible age it must seem pretty unreasonable for me to ask them to actually contribute to household chores. but they must learn that if they are going to be part of a house and a family that they have to pitch in and help. it's not all about doing the fun stuff, it's about doing the work too. i won't accept their excuses and the guilt trips they try to put on me, they are old enough to accept some responsibility for chores.
so since yesterday was a day of forced servitude, i guess today will be a day of just kicking back. maybe we will make chocolate chip cookies or just hang out and watch movies. i have some work i brought home to do because i had a feeling i would be trapped here in the snow. i'd like to get my own sanctuary organized and cleaned up too.... oh that would be nice to do as well. maybe, maybe... i think it will all depend on how i feel.
peace everyone :)
posted by crazy in kc @ 8:08 AM
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