Wish me luck....

Once upon a time there were two beautiful little children who loved to sing, color, build blocks and play. as they grew their parents thought it would be fun to let them do the things that the other children could do such as: x-box, movies and leapster games. These were privileges the children learned to love, and at times they loved them even more then anything else. There was a period of nine months when the children were allowed almost unlimited access to the t.v, PBS kids. org and the leapster. When the nine months were over, the mommy started to see that her beautiful children were not so pretty inside. They cried each time one of there beloved items were turned off and with in minutes, were begging to play another. All the children talked about were the games they had played or things they had watched on t.v. The children openly admitted they no longer found the company of other children entertaining....and today when the mommy took her children to the park, instead of running off and playing like most children, the oldest daughter stood in the middle of the lovely bark and for two hours cried becuase all she wanted to do was "go home to her leapster."

As you can tell the mommy realized things HAD to change. SO that very night- she told the children they were not in trouble, but, for at least one week there would be no more leapster, x-box, computer or t.v. This was hard for her to do! to set the example she knew it meant that from 6-8 she would also not be allowed those privileges, and the mommy did love to blog. Plus lets face it the mommy knew after 8 the day was done and there was little chance of squeezing in the internet time. SO she said farewell to her fellow bloggers for about a week knowing it was for the betterment of her beautiful children. She prays that this week will be blessed with many happy memories and attitudes changed for the better- that perhaps next week she will have children who love to play and color and sing again.