Did you think I fell off the edge of the world? I suppose, cyber speaking, I really did. After days of encouraging my children to forsake their 2 dimensional existence on electronic screens, I realized they might take the message to heart better if I got out of the computer chair to tell them. Stupid good example.
Of course, with computer time limited to after the children's bedtime, I had to prioritize. Somehow winning fast money on Family Feud, planting violent plants to protect my backyard from zombies, and practicing my airline controller skills seemed most important. This is partly due to over competitiveness and partly from being too exhausted after the kids went to bed to approach the coherency levels needed to read and comment on posts, much less write my own.
In a day and a half, I will have 5 of the 6 kids away at school and I will have more time to read and write in cyber world. I've missed everyone! Plus, I can finally announce my big news about trading the east coast for the west. (Big enough teaser for you?)
P.S. I feel compelled to mention that I don't plan on ignoring the one child left at home during the day. He just gets a quiet time every afternoon. Of course, Word World a necessary daily activity for it's educational purposes and NOT for my online time ones...
Of course, with computer time limited to after the children's bedtime, I had to prioritize. Somehow winning fast money on Family Feud, planting violent plants to protect my backyard from zombies, and practicing my airline controller skills seemed most important. This is partly due to over competitiveness and partly from being too exhausted after the kids went to bed to approach the coherency levels needed to read and comment on posts, much less write my own.
In a day and a half, I will have 5 of the 6 kids away at school and I will have more time to read and write in cyber world. I've missed everyone! Plus, I can finally announce my big news about trading the east coast for the west. (Big enough teaser for you?)
P.S. I feel compelled to mention that I don't plan on ignoring the one child left at home during the day. He just gets a quiet time every afternoon. Of course, Word World a necessary daily activity for it's educational purposes and NOT for my online time ones...
I suggest using the TV as a babysitter for him.
ReplyDeleteThis last week has gone all to heck in trying to keep my kids without TV.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear more about your coast-to-coast surprise!
I love defending my home from zombies! Plants vs Zombies is the best game. :)
ReplyDeleteMy parents try to get me to spend less time online but since I am 22, I don't always listen. ;)
I'm right there with you. Blogging has kind of died in my life over the last few weeks.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back. I hear you, it's been hard to stay motivated to accomplish anything during these last days of summer. =) Exciting about your move!
ReplyDeletewhat on earth would I have done without Word World?
ReplyDeleteA move? I have missed reading you, but I totally get the break thing. I am kind f glad that this while blog mind meld thing happened after my kids were already older. :)
ReplyDeleteOhh! Complete with teasers! I can't wait to hear about that one. It's ALMOST as exciting as having the kids back in school. Well, not really- back to school is pretty hard to beat!
ReplyDeleteNice to see you back. Hope the kids do well at school even though it is only for part of a year.
ReplyDeleteYAY for blog posts! YAY for cyber world! YAY for kids in school! YAY for big surprises!
ReplyDeletecome on, spill it! we are all waiting...
Well, I won't ruin your surprise but I can tell you that I'm crossing my fingers that we get accepted into a med school that is just an hour or two away from you! (We have yet to receive an interview so I guess I'm planning ahead. Way ahead.)
ReplyDeleteI'm usually really energized at the beginning of the week but completely fall behind by Thursday. Not much of a week, huh?
I missed you. And I thought the whole reason to buy electronic devices were to entertain children when you need time alone. Or is it to drown out the noise of the children when you are using the devices. I kind of use them as both at my house.
ReplyDeleteI missed you!
ReplyDeleteHave missed you! So glad you are back. Here's to the school year, cheers!!
ReplyDeleteI've neglected reading blogs for three weeks, so I was glad to find out I hadn't missed any of your online brilliance. I guess that's just how the end of summer goes.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Welcome back :)
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you are back...and if you get bored with what you have (you know, with all the new free time during "quiet time"), try Angry Birds...you won't be able to stop. I am having the opposite problem...for months I have had tons of time to catch up on blogs and although I have sent three kids to school, I still have the constant companionship of one toddler and now one husband...but who's complaining? Especially when Clark told me that you and I need to coordinate a good time for our husbands to golf. Wasn't that considerate? Let's have them do it soon...I am wayyy behind on my blog reading.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! Still so sad I missed my opportunity to meet you. :( I hear you on the blogging. My blog has cobweb covering the dust and even the chirping crickets have vacated! I want to hear your news....west coast is closer to me, maybe I'll get a 2nd chance to meet up with you? Now that the kids in school, I'm much more myself.....calmer, my eyes have stopped twitching, etc.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!
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