Comments on: Forty days and forty nights… http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/ Author of Historical Romance Wed, 16 May 2012 21:35:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tessa http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3590 Tessa Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:27:25 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3590 Great idea, Maya! My daughter loves to build "tents" with blankets, but maybe it's time to expand... Santa, normally the museums and libraries are awesome, but what made things more tricky this week was that one of the kids was also sick with a fever... no public places. :( But I am happy to report that yesterday Mr. Dare stayed home with the sickos and let me write (3000 words! Woohoo!), and today everyone seems to be better and it's sunny! Yay! :cool: Great idea, Maya! My daughter loves to build “tents” with blankets, but maybe it’s time to expand…

Santa, normally the museums and libraries are awesome, but what made things more tricky this week was that one of the kids was also sick with a fever… no public places. :(

But I am happy to report that yesterday Mr. Dare stayed home with the sickos and let me write (3000 words! Woohoo!), and today everyone seems to be better and it’s sunny! Yay! :cool:

]]> By: Santa http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3589 Santa Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:05:30 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3589 Oh, I feel your pain, Tessa. Been there, done that. Do you have a local children's museum? That might do the trick. I'm sure your library has children's story time. I know that's like being at work all the time but if they let you drop them off while story time is going on - you could escape to the stacks for a bit. When all else fails Elmo et al are good in a pinch. Or Thomas. We love Thomas. And when I say we, I mean me....and my kids, of course. Maybe some quiet time in their rooms to read or look at books or play by themselves. Oh, I feel your pain, Tessa. Been there, done that.

Do you have a local children’s museum? That might do the trick. I’m sure your library has children’s story time. I know that’s like being at work all the time but if they let you drop them off while story time is going on – you could escape to the stacks for a bit.

When all else fails Elmo et al are good in a pinch. Or Thomas. We love Thomas. And when I say we, I mean me….and my kids, of course.

Maybe some quiet time in their rooms to read or look at books or play by themselves.

]]> By: Maya M. http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3588 Maya M. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:09:44 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3588 I hear you. My variation of this is when it's too icy or singe-your-nose-hairs-off northwindy to let my juniors out. Something that eats a lot of time up is if I let them play fort. They raid my linen closet for duvet covers and blankets, toss them over the table and chairs, and construct little tunnels going in and out. They they drag bunches of stuff inside to make it cosy and interesting. The cleanup always takes a while, but it keeps them amused. Plus, I've gotten some really cute snapshots. I hear you. My variation of this is when it’s too icy or singe-your-nose-hairs-off northwindy to let my juniors out. Something that eats a lot of time up is if I let them play fort. They raid my linen closet for duvet covers and blankets, toss them over the table and chairs, and construct little tunnels going in and out. They they drag bunches of stuff inside to make it cosy and interesting. The cleanup always takes a while, but it keeps them amused. Plus, I’ve gotten some really cute snapshots.

]]> By: Janga http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3587 Janga Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:49:11 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3587 OMG, I just read my post. :oops: Obviously that should have been "fill in the blanks," although the three-year-old might do better at "feeling in the blanks." His latest attention-assuring strategy is to place a hand on either side of someone's face, lean his forehead against theirs, stare them straight in the eyes, and say loudly, "Now listen!" OMG, I just read my post. :oops: Obviously that should have been “fill in the blanks,” although the three-year-old might do better at “feeling in the blanks.” His latest attention-assuring strategy is to place a hand on either side of someone’s face, lean his forehead against theirs, stare them straight in the eyes, and say loudly, “Now listen!”

]]> By: Tessa http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3586 Tessa Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:22:15 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3586 LOL, Lori. Now there's an idea.... I'm thinking it's definitely for me. LOL, Lori. Now there’s an idea…. I’m thinking it’s definitely for me.

]]> By: Lori Brighton http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3585 Lori Brighton Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:21:04 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3585 I find a closet with a lock on it works wonders. For you or for the kids. I find a closet with a lock on it works wonders. For you or for the kids.

]]> By: Tessa http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3584 Tessa Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:20:58 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3584 Hey, Terri! A cleaning game...hm....worth a try! Beats the usual "mess up the house beyond recognition" game! Hey, Terri! A cleaning game…hm….worth a try! Beats the usual “mess up the house beyond recognition” game!

]]> By: Tessa http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3583 Tessa Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:19:51 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3583 Great ideas, Janga! Yeah, I'm sure they'd love that pillow game. This morning, we tried to play Simon Says, but my daughter just can't quite grasp the gist of it. She'll say, "Simon says touch your nose," and then I'll touch my nose, and she'll say, "No, no, no! Simon didn't say touch your nose." And no amount of protesting will sway her. It's like the Capricious Military Dictator version of "Simon Says". This is probably how they break captured spies. :roll: Oh, Leigh. What a way to think of it! But yes, I'm thinking they all had nursemaids to deal with the children and thus could spend their rainy days playing naughty parlor games... :) Great ideas, Janga! Yeah, I’m sure they’d love that pillow game.

This morning, we tried to play Simon Says, but my daughter just can’t quite grasp the gist of it. She’ll say, “Simon says touch your nose,” and then I’ll touch my nose, and she’ll say, “No, no, no! Simon didn’t say touch your nose.” And no amount of protesting will sway her. It’s like the Capricious Military Dictator version of “Simon Says”. This is probably how they break captured spies. :roll:

Oh, Leigh. What a way to think of it! But yes, I’m thinking they all had nursemaids to deal with the children and thus could spend their rainy days playing naughty parlor games… :)

]]> By: terrio http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 terrio Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:15:48 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3582 Poor you, indeed. I only have one little hoodlum and she's been good at entertaining herself from the start. Though I hear more and more these days how bored she is. Forget that she has 2 DS machines, a Wii, her own tele with DVD player in her room, and countless other things she got for Xmas that she hasn't even opened! Too bad she has nothing to do. *rolls eyes* That madlib thing Janga mentions sounds kind of fun. But I recommend making a game out of cleaning. Who can pair more socks? Who can dust the most shelves? If it gets bad enough, you could pay $1 per chore. LOL! I think bribery is okay in desperate times. Poor you, indeed. I only have one little hoodlum and she’s been good at entertaining herself from the start. Though I hear more and more these days how bored she is. Forget that she has 2 DS machines, a Wii, her own tele with DVD player in her room, and countless other things she got for Xmas that she hasn’t even opened! Too bad she has nothing to do. *rolls eyes*

That madlib thing Janga mentions sounds kind of fun. But I recommend making a game out of cleaning. Who can pair more socks? Who can dust the most shelves? If it gets bad enough, you could pay $1 per chore. LOL! I think bribery is okay in desperate times.

]]> By: Lady Leigh http://tessadare.com/2009/02/17/forty-days-and-forty-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-3581 Lady Leigh Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:46:01 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=322#comment-3581 This is great practice, as it rains all the time in England. You can build more empathy for your characters. :wink: Although, having servants sure would make life easier. This is great practice, as it rains all the time in England. You can build more empathy for your characters. :wink: Although, having servants sure would make life easier.

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