spend more time with my kids

...darn driver’s licenses, anyway. It was great while it lasted, but even the one who was living with us has moved back down with their dad, for now.
I’m a little depressed. I don’t even know for sure when they’ll be back. If only I could afford 3 computers with WoW installed on each, they might wanna spend more time here.
Meanwhile, I’ll try to get some work done around here and have some alone time with my hubby.

I’ve gotten a job within walking distance of the house. Took a massive paycut to get here. But I put the little guys on the bus every morning.

In the afternoon they are only at daycare for half an hour, and soon I won’t even need that.

We spend every day together, I read to them every night, and we go on mini-adventures every weekend.

My live is completely focused on my children and I’ve never been happier than I am now.

We keep a video journal of our adventures on my video-blog http://www.TheRamblingLoggerhead.com

I had all 3 here for awhile, but today they drove down to OKC to spend time with their dad. I was sad when they left.

They’re getting older. Soon they’ll be gone and I want to be there now.

do it.

I took my kids out to lunch this weekedn after church. We had a good time together and we all laughed and just spent a good hour or two as a family. I hope to take them out at least once a month for dinner or luch, as well as do some other activities.

Find activities that will help glue us together more as a family

I try to spend time with them but being a single mom pulls me in many directions at once and money is always tight. I do manage to spend time as a family, meal are almost always together, I am their girl scout troop leader and we try to just hang out at home. I really need to focus on getting some 1 on 1 time with each of them.

In my attempt to gain some rapport with my kids, I have decided to take each one of them, on an individual basis, to breakfast on Saturdays. Last week I spent some time with my oldest, and I’m hoping to squeeze the middle child in this Saturday. There’s a birthday party for my youngest, so don’t be haten’. The key here, is to make it a habit, and priority to spend this valuable time with each kid. I’m envisioning an open communication channel when they’re teenagers…

not just being there, but really spending time with them.
Some days it just feels like I pick them up, cook their dinner, get them ready for bed, a quick night night book, and that’s it.

At the moment they are watching Ghostbusters. Perhaps I should be doing so as well???? Or maybe not.