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Fri Dec 12 2003

Survivor last night rocked. I'm so glad the women finally came together with a plan to outwit those cocky backstabbers Burton & Jon.

Hubby had the day off today, so we went out and did all the shopping we're doing for the kids (except for a few very small items) and enjoyed the day. He & #1 are currently tearing apart #1's bed as he and #3 are trading beds. #1 doesn't want his loft bed any more, and #3 has been asking for a loft bed forever.

Now that I'm out of school, I'm attacking the kids rooms. I completely went through #3's room yesterday and today, taking out 2.5 13 gallon garbage bags of trash and broken toys. I also took out 2 smaller bags of books and some younger kid toy items to take to the Good Will.

We got the futon taken apart and out of #1's bedroom, which has virtually doubled the space in his room. He wanted it kept in there, but it was time for it to move. On Monday when the kids are at school I'll start in on #1's room, and if I can get done with it in a day, I'll start on #2's room on Tuesday.

I'm hoping to have all their rooms, as well as the closets in the house weeded down before we leave next weekend. The kids still don't know that we are going to Disneyland over Christmas. We leave a week from Sunday, but are not telling the kids until they get home from school Friday. We were concerned that if they knew about it while still in school, the distraction and excitement might be enough to get them in trouble.

The trip is basically their entire Christmas. We do have a couple small things to give them, which are for use down there. While it will be strange not to be home for Christmas, I'm almost relieved that I won't be besieged with the usual mess that goes along with Christmas at my house. While I love the meals I typically prepare for Christmas, I'm looking forward to being able to go play on Christmas rather than be in the kitchen all day preparing said meal.

Indigo is the one who will be "suffering". She will be kenneled in the local Doggy Spa for the week we are gone. I know she will miss us while she is gone, but she will be in good hands.

3 Comments
  • From:
    TraumaMama (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Dec 13 2003
    Your kids will freak when they find out about Disneyland!!! I don't know how you can keep it a secret, but I understand the reasoning. Warn me before you tell them so I can plug my ears down here.
    Ya, Survivor rocked.
    I can't wait for Sunday.
  • From:
    Honey (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Dec 13 2003
    What a wonderful idea to visit disney over christmas! The kids will love you for it.
    You all will have a wonderful time and I can't wait to read all about it.
    Enjoy it!

    Love,
    Honey
  • From:
    Pinkspiritlady (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Dec 13 2003
    Isn't cleaning the kids rooms while they are gone an invation of privacy,and just asking for a fight?
    At their age they should be doing the clean out themselves. If there are things they had wanted to keep suddenly missing when they come home, that is going to feel like a big betrayal of trust. How would you feel if someone else came in and desided what things of yours you could and could not keep with out your being there to say anything about it?
    It may take longer, and not as much would be thrown away, but letting them make the decisions for themselves is teaching them to be more mature. It is part of real life to have to make choices for yourself. If you are always doing it for them they will never learn to do it for themselves. If I did that to my kids at that age, they would feel so hurt and angery. Their room is their personel space. I teach my kids to respect other peoples things by treating their things the way I would want them to treat my things. We ask permission before we come into each others bedrooms. We also ask permission before we take, or borrow, or even touch, something that belongs to another person. It is teaching respect. If I came into one of my kids rooms without their permission, and went through all their things, they would have no respect for me, because that would show I had no respect for them. Maybe your kids don't care because you have allways gone in and taken things when they were not around. I can't believe it dosn't make them feel upset when that happens.