Today is Wednesday. Also known as day three of school vacation week. Also, also known as Mom is losing her fruit loopin’ mind day. The kids are bored. All of them. And I guess it’s my fault because they are punishing me for their boredom. Anyone else going through this?
So, today I decided to take the girls grocery shopping. That’s fun, right? Ok, we both know it’s not fun, but they don’t know that. I convinced them to be my coupon assistants and believe it or not, it worked. An hour and a half at the grocery store and not only did I get everything on my list, but the girls had fun too.
Before I go on with this story, I have to share this picture with you. I’m not sure what’s more laughable. The fact that these apples cost a buck for one solitary apple or that the original price was $1.99. Those are indeed some Crazy Apples. At least there’s some truth in advertising there.
Yes, I do realize that grocery shopping is not the most riveting school break activity for kids. So, after grocery shopping I took all four of them bowling. Bowling and brawling are very similar words. I figured that if I didn’t choose the former, I’d eventually get the latter if I didn’t get these kids out of the house asap.
We headed up to Alley Kat Lane in Kingston. A very nice joint with both ten pin and candle pin bowling. We went with ten pin and had the bumpers added to the lane. Anything to avoid frustrating the little ones, you know?
But here’s the thing about my kids….
They are all fiercely competitive. They all want to be the winner. And as we all know, that’s just not going to happen. Especially when the two littlest weigh almost as much as the bowling ball.
Playing with two strapping big brothers who smashed the pins with all of their bottled up teen angst just didn’t go over well with the girls.
Toss into the mix that their brothers think that giving their sisters tips like “lean the way you want the ball to go” is hysterically funny does not help matters either.
And of course the girls believe them.
See what I mean? And when it doesn’t work, who’s to blame? Mom of course. It’s usually my fault.
And before you think I’m being dramatic here, I thought I’d share one of Leela’s turns. Just to show you how relaxing and fun she found this to be…
You can’t say I didn’t try. So, tomorrow when I awake to the words “I’m bored” at 6am, I’m pulling the covers up over my head and I’m going back to sleep until Monday.
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So funny! (video is set to private, btw) We homeschool, so there aren’t any breaks, but I’m definitely familiar with the “I’m bored!” status.
Hmmm, I think I fixed it. Someone let me know if it’s viewable now. Please.
Yep it’s working now! Gosh they are so cute and funny. I love how Leila went to her brother for help with the positioning of her fingers. She did a great job, too!
The apple bag says “tropical blast” on it, did it have a flavoring packet maybe? Lol
Ha. I didn’t even notice that. No idea. Boy do you have good eyes!
I had to look it up! Haha. They are flavored! on the inside! I’ve never seen these at any of my local grocery stores. Interesting!
http://www.crazyapples.com/flash/
Well, I learned something new today! I still think it’s crazy though.
oh so nice to know as I was ready to rip all the hair out of my head today that I am not alone! My girls are driving me crazy, but mainly with their fighting…… I can’t wait for monday to come. hahaa at least then I have a bit of quiet before the fighting starts. Do your girls fight NON stop Melanie? Mine are 10 and 8 and they are the best of friends and worst of enemies, but seems at least 3x a day there is a fight.
50/50. But all four are 50/50 which makes it all the more maddening. My biggest problem is that there are few activities we can all do together. The ages are just too spread apart. I guess that one really is my fault, lol. Good luck to you. We’ll both need it.
If it is any comfort, I have a boy and a girl and they are the same way. One minute they are getting along great, next minute they are at each other’s throats. And if I separate them then I get “awwww man! WHY?!?”
Why is there flavor added to an APPLE? That’s just wrong.
I wish I had taken my kids bowling this week. I’ve done almost nothing with them at all. On the rare moments when they are home and I ask if they want to do something, they tell me they’re busy.
My goal is to keep my kids so bored that they are begging to go back to school by Sunday! loL!
Cute pix!! Are you telling me it doesn’t help when you lean??!! Too funny. The video plays well and is viewable Melanie. My youngest is off at college now but I do remember the ‘I’m bored’ days and were frustrating. Good luck surviving the rest of the week!!
I could see the video in Google Chrome – not Internet Explorer! And thanks so much for sharing it! I loved it!
I’m bored equals chore time in my house. Bored? Here’s a broom!
LOL, this was hilarious. We recently went bowling and had the same experience. I know all to well what you are going through!!! What makes matters worse for me is that my son’s break is an entire week, and our ceiling is being repaired so we are in a hotel for the week!
I faced the I’m bored statement one particularly rainy summer so I decided that whoever tells me that they are bored will help me with chores around the house until they aren’t bored anymore. It worked like a charm and I haven’t heard it in many years. If they start to say it, all they have to do is look at me and I already have a chore coming out of my mouth for them. The arguing I am still battling. It’s more the picking and pestering than outright fighting but maddening nonetheless.
LOL…looks like bowling with my boys. My 7 year old throws it so slowly I’m never sure it will knock down any pins. We don’t have February vacation so I am good until Spring break!