carnationsgalore

My kids and I need some fresh new ideas to get us out of a rut. We're
bored and want some fun things to do close to home as money is a little
tight. Jeffrey just had a birthday. He's 12 and he got lots of new
Lego kits and video games. Allie (10) and I treated ourselves to some
new Legos and video games too.

My husband asked me to try to get on a better schedule for him. The
kids and I were staying up late and then sleeping late. We did great
for a while but we've drifted back into our old schedule. There's
something very appealing at being awake until 2:00am. I am trying to
explain to my DH that the kids are busy doing their own things during
the day hours and at night after he goes to bed, I absolutely love the
time I have with Jeffrey and Allie. We watch tv, read books, and play
games. My DH doesn't understand why we can't have that togetherness
during day hours. I think it's because they can do anything during the
day but we have to be mostly quiet after he has gone to bed. Our home
is really small and this is how we've adapted to living together.

Beth M.