Christmas break is a whole new kind of crazy when you have a kid that normally goes to school residing in your house. I am a stay at home mom, I have two kids that stay with me on a regular basis, and this oldest child of mine stayed with me all day only a couple years ago, so why is it so bloody hard dealing with him for 2 weeks? I knew immediately that we would have to find ways to entertain him, get him out of the house, and get his energy out. But 1. This is winter in north central Indiana which = cold!!! 2. I am 8.5- 9 months pregnant. Neither of these things are optimal mom of the year motivators.
So here is what we did the first week and a half: went to Target to look at the toys, went to Chic-Fil-A so they could play in the indoor play area ( Pete and I sat there for 2 hours while they played), went to the park in 20 degree weather after it had rained and there was no shining sun anywhere. * going down wet twisty slides in snow pants = going super fast = boys loved it, Pete took them to the tennis courts to throw balls, Pete took them to playground this time with the dog and in much nicer weather, went to the movies and out to dinner, painted pottery, and went to the mall so they could play in the indoor play area. So that is it, those were my ideas and it still wasn't enough.
Now we still have 3 days and Jack is saying he is so bored and just has to be crazy. On top of this we are supposed to get around 8 inches of snow by Monday, so does this mean extra days at home?! By the end of next week the highs are supposed to be in the negatives so will they cancel or delay school for this?!! I enjoy having Jack around and it hasn't been all bad, it has mostly been a lot of fun, but children were not meant to be at home for long periods of time in the winter with nothing to do. I guarantee evolution frowns on this arrangement.
