My kids have been sooooo needy over the last two weeks. I thought incorrectly that all the holiday goings on and then new toys would keep them busy. I also thought, as they had in the past whenever Isaac was off from school, they would play together. Things have been very different this time. School and dance classes ended and Riley became my shadow. Meanwhile, Isaac became a disembodied voice from another room.
Nothing I did or said made Riley want to leave my side. I even got dragged out of the bathroom once or twice. Isaac on the other hand, must have gone into his room that first night to discover his legs had fallen off. Between his computer, 3DS and all those new books he had little use for us girls. It was really maddening at times. The age difference strikes again. I think they played together less than 15min in the last week and a half. Bah.
I am partially to blame, I wasn't physically up for the backyard or driving so that seriously limited the activities this go round. It was also hard because the friends they normally play with on weekends were otherwise engaged or out of town so there wasn't a lot of the normal social time to break things up for us either. I can't wait for Riley to start spending time with her friends and going to dance class again! As for Isaac he needs his routine. He is super grouchy without his schedule. His regular homework was done the first week of break because I made him do a page a day during his lunch time computer hiatus. There was a "forgotten" gifted project has had me kicking his butt for a few days. I'm tired, I can't wait for school to start.
I know it sounds funny, but I miss the predictability of our day to day schedules. I love my kids and quality time has been great, but I still don't feel recovered from the weekend yet. I need a break.
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