Our "not so Wonderful" life.

According to the kids!

Okay, well it has officially happened. Blaise has the "KID" attitude. And sadly, I am not dealing with it well. He doesn't need any help, for anything. He would rather sit there and freak out than to ask for help. He won't go into the woman's bathroom anymore, and it FREAKS me out to let him go into the Men's by himself. He knows everything, just ask him, he will tell you so. He is never wrong, and he is quite bossy. Aw..........the "KID" attitude. Yesterday I realized that I needed to change some things around here because part of being a "KID" is not so appealing to me.

This was our day yesterday:
Let the kids play all morning while I-as in me, myself and........ cleaned the house.
Then I took the kids to Burger King, so they could get a Transformers toy, AND let them play on the gross playground, that I hardly EVER let them do.
Then we went to Kohls, do buy the boys a few more shirts. Tony Hawk ones, because that is all Blaise will wear.
Came home and did a craft.
Then took the kids to the waterpark for FHE.

Sounds good, sounds easy! YOU WOULD THINK!

This is what I hear all day -
"I wanted a different Transformer!"
"I wanted Chocolate Milk, not Sprite!"
"Only 2 shirts, but I need lots more!"
"I don't want to do this craft!"
and the kicker of them all!.........................
"I am just being ornery today because I HAVE A REALLY TOUGH LIFE!"

I am STILL trying to catch my breath from that one.
So I came to the conclusion that just the opposite was true. Obviously my kids have it too easy, if they think they have it rough. So Jason and I talked last night and we are going to be changing a few things around here. The kids have chores, but I have been kinda relaxed about them now that it's summer. So today I am going to make a star chart and they can ONLY get something at the store at the end of the week, if their chart is good. Right now I buy them stuff here and there, all the time, for no good reason. I have failed as a mother, because I am raising greedy little piggies!!!!

I think it will be good for all of us. Blaise is such a good little helper, but when it's on his terms. He loves feeling important and helpful. I just have to figure out a way to only reward them, and not always bring out the negative of what they are doing. I just don't know how to do that. The boys fight CONSTANTLY, is this my doing too or is it that they are boys? And Blaise is always bossing and yelling at the other two. I need to stop this behavior, and I don't know how to incorporate that into the chart. Any ideas? I want this to be a fun thing, but I also want results! Blaise is really excited about doing it. He loves structure. He doesn't function well without it. He is a much happier kid when he knows what's going on, when, where and why. I think this will help with some of the "tude" he is giving me lately.

I just want to help Blaise be the awesome kid that he is. I want to raise thoughtful, happy, responsible boys. There is nothing more important.

Here are some pics from the water park for FHE.
Okay, is it just me or is Blogger getting an attitude too? It won't let me post the pics. I will try again later.