Weekend recap

Well this was definatly one of those weekends.

Saturday morning we got up had breakfast and told the kids it was time to clean their rooms. Isaiah is a stasser for cleaning so I had to pull things out from under the train table and behind shelves and such. He also had been just tossing toys into any bucket he could find on his shelf with no rhyme or reason to it. So I scooted everything to the middle of the floor and then dumped all the buckets out there as well. We lined up all the containers and started sorting everything out. He was a huge help and actually said he likes when we clean his room like this its fun.

I told him when we go to the store later he can pick out a prize for all the hard work (this type of cleaning is more then just daily cleaning and I think it deserved a prize).

Allen was helping Christina. Let's just say it didn't go as well. She is not one to clean and we have not forced the issue so that is our fault. They were in there three hours and it was still not done. She just would not help him and he would not do it withouth her helping.

I went in there yesterday afternoon for 20 minutes and we knocked out a chunck of it but she still has not finished.

Okay back to Saturday. After cleaning we go into town have lunch and go to the craft store (Christina and I) and the music/book store (allen and Isaiah). We meet the boys at the music store after getting a few things for the party. Isaiah said he was ready to go. Allen said that is fine and we would he just wanted to look at the magazines for something. They head over there and Isaiah throws a huge temper tantrum about being ready to go. Talking back, crying, all of it. They leave I go pay for everything. I get to the car and he is still in full on tantrum. It finally gets better.

We go to the grocery store get what we need for the week. We get home put the groceries away and let the kids play a little bit (still encouraging Christina to get her room done). I get dinner made. It was tough but finally the kids ate something. Then it was time to brush teeth and go to bed. Christina decided it was her turn to just melt. Temper tantrum like I have not seen over brushing teeth. We got through it, but she has to go to bed with out her back rubbed.

Sunday was better but we still had some issues. Christina is definatly in a tantrum phase and an "I can't" phase. I pray they pass quick.