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sometimes you just have to ditch the plan

fragglesrock posted on Dec 06, 2008 | views: 151 | Tags: homemade forts, hi, good mommy
i'm a planner and my life is always full. never enough hours in the day...
 
my plan for today was to clean, clean, clean and put up the christmas decorations, go to the library, grocery store, squeeze dinner in somewhere, and then kids and i are meeting friends at a hockey game tonight.
 
sometimes you just have to ditch the plan.
 
the kids and i all slept in.  lazily got up and did breakfast.  we are all in a cheery mood.  i half-heartedly started my chores....when i came back into the living room i was greeted by a big blanket "fort" that the kids have made.  they drug out pillows, comforters, sheets, etc..to make this massive "fort" with my dining room table and chairs. and it's smack dab in the way of the closet where my christmas stuff is stored.......
 
being such a "planner" my first instinct was to screech at them to "clean up this mess".  but before i had a chance to do that i realized something..
 
my 12 year old and 8 year old are actually playing...together...collaborating on the engineering of this blanket fort...NOT FIGHTING...NOT PLAYING VIDEO GAMES...actually getting along...
 
hearing the peal of giggles from inside the blankets as the dogs clumsily knock down blanket "walls" in their efforts to get in and play with their "boys" is priceless.
 
so...i can either work around this gigantic cotton fort and do chores, i can be the party-pooper ad make them take it down, or i can grab a flashlight and climb in.....
 
***fraggles waves while her head peeps out of the blanket door and her butt sticks out the other side***
 
HAVE A GOOD DAY SOULCASTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 


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  • travelr712 said on Dec 06, 2008....
    waves back at a happy fraggs
  • fragglesrock said on Dec 06, 2008....
    thanks trav!!!
  • Hegemone said on Dec 06, 2008....
    *Wave*  How neat, I like hearing about this kind of stuff.  For this kind of stuff, I'll throw out plans any day. Thank you for sharing Frag!
  • uniquely-ironic said on Dec 06, 2008....
    good for you!!  I hope you had fun.  I remember as a kid that my brother, sister and I could rig a "fort" with sheets, blankets, chairs and other stuff that went from the back door and covered every room on the way out the front door.  We were master builders and yes, we never were squabbling when we were busy building.
  • mobil said on Dec 06, 2008....
    Your time could not be better spent Fraggles, life's about memories, the rest is crap.
  • Lucytorial said on Dec 06, 2008....
    sounds like a whole load of fun! enjoy frags..
  • kitty_kat said on Dec 06, 2008....
    That's so cool! Hope you had fun and enjoyed the kids! getting my two to play together is nothing short of a miracle
     
    kk
    x
  • fragglesrock said on Dec 06, 2008....

    hege - thanks! you'll have to join us in our fort next time :)

     

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  • queenparanoia said on Dec 07, 2008....
    awww this is a nice post... ;-) have fun with your kids!!!!
  • momofkandn said on Dec 07, 2008....
    The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men! Kids are so much smarter than us sometimes. They know how to let lose and have a kickin' time. After the stress from other sources this was the best thing that could happen. Have a great time!
  • pinkdiamonds11 said on Dec 07, 2008....
    sounds like a bunch of fun! 
  • cntlvmenuf said on Dec 07, 2008....
    Aww...thats so cool. Sometimes well laid plans have to be foregone for the happiness of many. :-)...and its not like its time being wasted so guilt has no place here.
  • Misty_Eyed said on Dec 09, 2008....
    I love it! (That's such a fabulous mommy moment, fraggles. We should all have this perspective on life and what really matters more often.)
  • fragglesrock said on Dec 09, 2008....

    qp - we had a great weekend..thanks :)

    mom - kids are smarter than us at times aren't they?! lol :)

    cnt - there was no guilt...just f-u-n! thanks :)

    misty - "fabulous mommy moment" i like that. thanks. :)

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