All outta ideers

Being a mom of two young girls is really hard. Yes, it's hard to do all the cleaning and cooking and chauffeuring. Yes, it's hard to discipline and be a good role model. All of it is hard. But one of the most difficult things to do with young kids is constantly come up with new ways to keep them entertained! No wonder there are so many parenting magazines that give you advice on fun activities and crafts. Do I remember any of the activities? Of course not! So, when my kids get up at 7 and want to be entertained, they don't really care that the laundry is piled to the ceiling or there are no clean dishes or that I need to run to the store because we're out of milk. They want to paint for five minutes and then jump on the beds and then play with farm animals and then gets the paints out again and use them for three minutes and then do experiments with water and glue and dye and then build forts with the couch cushions and play dress up and use all the musical instruments. And then, 15 minutes after they've gotten up, they're bored. So, I'm all out of ideas right now and it isn't even lunchtime!