Bored to death. . . .

Perhaps it's the two weeks of sickness, holidays and eating

that has our two youngest children on the verge of bored chaos!

It seems that our evenings begin with the usual "what should we do tonight:  read, 

watch a movie, play a game, go out?"   

And it ends with Scott and I on our computers, Joshua playing a video game

and Addie and Zach terrorizing each other. . .  for sport!

With sloppy, numb-armed movements one will pick up the other. . . 

or sit on the other, at which point their fun (and our irritation) begins.

Whines, grunts, giggles and the occasional tattle-taling wails remind us, as parents,

of our responsibility/stewardship to teach, direct, guide, and (most acutely) entertain.

Scott and I wait and watch to see who is going to break first and get up to re-direct their

behavior.  On a good "mommy" day it's me, on a bad one, it's Scott.

We are learning to block out feelings of guilt, esp. since we broke our tails with our first three

and it didn't seem to make much difference :)

This photo sums up the joy. . . and chaos, of bored siblings, and the guilt-less parents night at home!

Somehow, Josh ends up "helping" with the distracting . . . 

now, back to facebook!