I am getting the hang of this blogging thing I think. I still don't have much of interest to say, but I am leaning cool things like how to link to other blogs! What a revelation! I am learning the lingo, and most importantly I am getting great holiday tips like this one from Advent for evangelicals or here at Real Learning where you can get ideas for making some holiday gifts.
I also tried a tip from Tammy who left me a comment on my post about "making" the kids pick out library books. I did as she suggested and picked out some books, left them on the coffee table, and said nothing about them. J-train picked them up and read them! I am amazed! Now if I can just figure out how to trick him into writing :)
Oh wait...I did! Over Thanksgiving I found a story he had written, comic book style, last year. At the bottom he had written "Part 1". So I read it and then said, "That was great, I wonder when Part 2 will be out?" And he spent the next few hours composing and drawing pictures for "Part 2" (and this one is coming to DVD and VHS soon LOL).
hmmm...could I trick him into cleaning the bathroom?? Maybe I shouldn't push my luck! Thanks for your help Tammy!
You're welcome! I'm so glad it worked for you, and so quickly!
ReplyDeleteAs for "tricking" our kids to clean the bathroom... well... that's going to be called "a girl coming over when he's 16 and sees his bathroom and goes EEEEEWWWW, then doesn't return his calls." Just be patient :P
You're such a great mom. You've got some lucky kids there.