Today was a great day! It's been a while since I have actually done my hair, let alone look half decent, but today I did, so we can definitely call that a success! Horray for 'doing our hair day'!
The girls and I had a play date this morning (Kali played hooky from school...shhhh!) with some new friends, and of course, all of our kids. A huge thank you to Michelle for hosting 4 women (including herself!) and our 10 kids combined! I would have been pulling my hair out, but she was as calm and relaxed as could be. She made for an incredible hostess and it made for a great time!
It's a funny story how we got to know each other. I won't share the whole thing (although it is quite amusing!) but basically, I went to her wedding years ago as a date with someone that I was seeing and years later, without remembering each other, our daughters are in the same class at school, AND her sister was my next door neighbour for a very short time when we first moved to London. We got into talking one day and figured this all out. How funny! We were definitely destined to be friends!
By the time we got home today, I was ready to crash! I stayed up too late last night, creating my new blog and could hardly sleep because I was so excited about it! Luckily for me, my 2 year old still naps and my 4 year old is great at watching movies beside me while I nap. Slllleeeeeepp for me! Too much sleep! I couldn't get up. Once Lili woke up she sat so quietly with her sister, enjoying the movie while I dozed back off. What a treat! The best part was, I didn't even feel guilty when I finally woke up! That NEVER happens!
Needless to say, dinner was a simple whole chicken on fresh buns with some corn. Boring, but we needed something quick. Daddy was just as sleepy as Mommy because he came home, had a quick bite to eat, and hit the hay around 7 o'clock! We really need to start sleeping better around here! The girls crashed as soon as their heads hit their pillows and now I'm laying beside Austin (my big 12 year old!), writing in my blog, while he 'vines'. If you don't know what that is, you have saved yourself some sanity by not knowing. So dumb! But the tweens/teens love it! Just a warning for those who's kids do use it, it needs monitoring! Austin has a few people that he follows that don't use bad language and are age appropriate and I have approved them, but it can get pretty inappropriate, without parental supervision.
On that note, my message of the day...
Something I feel very strongly about, and was actually talking to a friend about today. Children and the internet! Our youth today couldn't avoid 'pornography' if they tried! It is everywhere they look! Let's not add to it by allowing them complete freedom with their devices. It is our duty as their parents to protect them from the evils of the world, so let's work together in bringing up a generation of men and woman that have standards and morals, in a world where that no longer exists! Austin is 12 and has an iPad of his own, but he is not allowed to have it in his bedroom, EVER! He is given an hour a day during the week, and 4 hours total on the weekends on the computer, iPad, whatever he chooses, and it is always monitored. There are passwords on each device and all of them are to be in my bedroom before I go to bed. This way, there is no temptation to go on the internet for improper use. Let's keep the pornography out of our innocent children's minds! Want to know more? Read this talk about the importance of talking to our children about pornography, written by a clinical social worker, Dan Gray.
Well, I'm off to read scriptures with Austin...he's the only left awake tonight to read with me. Happy reading everyone!
Nighty night!
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