Over the past… 8 years we have been struggling with getting our children to do things every morning and every evening. Complicated and intricate things like putting clothes on, brushing teeth, picking up toys, etc…
So now that we are rounding third on ten years of parenting, my wife has enacted a new strategy. We put up a white board upstairs and downstairs to correspond with what each child needs to do every morning. This morning my oldest son started playing the Nintendo switch and Bonnie woke up and pointed to the upstairs white board.
He immediately put the switch down and got dressed in his Sunday best, along with his other brothers. He even wrapped a towel around the youngest and started styling his hair.
After church we went to the seafood place next door, and let the kids run around for a while. Then we went home and did a ton of laundry.
Laundry has been a challenge lately because our dryer makes the laundry really warm and wet. No matter how many cycles we put it through. We have scheduled so many repairmen to come over to try to fix it and about 1/20 times they actually show up. So now we have to put the clothes through the dryer and then hang them up.
Next week we are taking a trip on days 55-60. I will be writing on this blog each day, but when we get back on Day 60, I’ll publish them all. Where we are going is very safe, I’d just rather let you all know where we went after we get back.
Less than 24 hours after we fly back, I fly back to the states. I have court on days 61, 62, and 63. Then I fly out on Day 64. We have a “normal” week and then Bonnie’s best friends family will be visiting us. The Airbnb we are renting has a downstairs “cabin” that sleeps 8 comfortably.
We are going to have family members visit the following week after that, the same week I’ll be flying back to the states for court. Just so you know, if you’re reading this, flights to where we are, are $140 one way. It’s a pretty great deal because we have plenty of space if any of you want to experience this city. Anyways, I am off to go hang some more laundry. Day 53 OUT!!!
Our Family Adventure 