Bruised by Love May 2, 2008
My TV ban for Finn remains intact, in spite of his repeated protestations that “I’ll be good this time!”. I have had Lego thrown at me and my hand bruised by being mashed against the linen cupboard door due to my refusal to give in. However each day he’s a little less insistent and (I hope) a little calmer and more constructive about how he uses his time. I have to be more attentive without telly than with it and that’s quite tiring. But that and the bruises will be worth it in the long run if our house is calmer and happier.
The rain hasn’t been much help. Getting Finn out pottering in the back yard is a great way to occupy his mind and body. He spent most of last week making Wombat Stew after reading the book at kinder. I’m looking forward to a bit of clear sky and sunshine - just a little - to give the boy a chance to make a horrific mess outside for a while. It would help me get some washing dry too.
I have to be grateful for the rain for the garden’s sake, though. I’ve planted lots of seedlings that I bought for my birthday over the last few weeks and they really needed it. Sometimes there just isn’t enough grey water to go around. I also put a heap of bulbs that I bought at the garden show in last weekend so they’ve been making good use of the precipitation, no doubt. Except, of course, for the tulips and daffodils I put in pots and left at the edge of the verandah, near the fence. They’ve been jumped by the dogs and need to be rescued and repotted. Something that can wait until I get some garden time tomorrow.
Mark is going to take charge of the munchkins for a bit of time each weekend to enable me to get out and play in the dirt. This weekend I’m going to stuff as much rubbish as possible in the big bin that gets emptied monthly, move the compost bin and clean out the chook shed. If I have time and energy after doing that I might get around to planting the fig tree my sister-in-law gave me at Christmas. I intend to espaliere it on the fence so that it won’t take up much room.
I know one size does NOT fit all when it comes to kids. But also have had the TV-withdrawal-protests and rode it out. It didn’t last long and the house is so much calmer without TV.