Life has been busy here in the Schweizer household. Kiel is working four evenings a week between UAA, ASD, and a private student, and I’ve seen a doubling of my paid work too. David is moving right along at school, and Lucas, well, he keeps you busy all the time. So, today, after I had my bit of PT (personal time) I came home, hung out for a bit with the fam, and then to give Kiel some space, took the boys to the library. We never go on Saturday’s so it made the trip a little more fun. Since there was no story time, we were able to just relax and look at books, pick out our popcorn night kid’s movie, and play with the puzzles. It was really nice to go without clock deadlines to meet. Then we came home, hunkered down on the family room sofa, pulled up a blanket, and read four of our new books for almost 40 minutes. It made me realize how long it had been since I’d done that with the boys. It was lovely.
Afterwards, we went upstairs to make dinner. For the first time in a long time when I asked them to help put dishes away, there were no complaints. They helped, and did a great job. Then, I even got them to pick up Lego’s and trains before bringing out the bingo game, which they played just the two of them, without arguing over anything. It was a good reminder that a half an hour of my undivided attention pays huge dividends in their temperament, and mine. I needed their help (and their soft bodies cuddled next to mine). They needed me to be with them. We all came out ahead in heart and house matters. Yay!
Love this and know you will all reap the benefits of time spent together.