The boy will go back to school in six short days. Shelly and I will be on our own again, but only for a short time because, of course, our new boy will arrive and our new adventure will beign. Somehow I can't believe that Summer Vacation is nearly over and in the same moment I'm soooo ready for Archer to be in school again.
Last (school) year I had promised Archer and Shelly that during the summer we would ride our bikes to school and play on the playground. Today I realized we hadn't done it even once and the clock wasn't on our side, we'd better make it happen soon! So I told the kids that if they cleaned their rooms we would go to school. It turns out that this was a big enough motivator for them to clean their rooms, work together without fighting and do an even better job of it than I would have ever expected. This was a huge task, their rooms were disaster zones, places I was afraid to walk for fear of tripping and falling on something. When they said they were done and asked me to come inspect, I was nearly speechless. All I could say was "I can't believe it! Wow! I can't believe it!" They had not fought. They had not given up. They hadn't cut corners. It was amazing! I'm so proud of them and I made sure that I told lots of people and that Archer and Shelly heard me telling everyone how proud I am. Kids, I am SO PROUD OF YOU!
Today's events also prove that they KNOW how to clean their rooms, so the line "I don't know what to do" won't hold up anymore. They just need a motivator. So its up to me to keep them motivated. I can do that...
No comments:
Post a Comment