Enter Large Marge in Charge:
So I have come to the realization that the devil himself decided to condone Wednesday night church beginning at 7PM, instead of 6PM.
Who in the working world, who also parents young children, can make this impossible scenario work with their day? Let alone their week...
My kids' bedtime is 7:30PM. If church starts at 7, I am sunk.
It sets us up for disaster on Thursday if we are up til 9PM on Wednesday night.
Enter Soft-hearted Momma:
My kids absolutely LOVE Wednesday night church, and not for the ornery reasons you might think, such as getting to stay up past their usual bedtime - they love learning about God and Jesus and the Bible. They sop it up like sponges!
Everytime we leave church on Wednesday night, I can tell that they not only had a great time, but also that they learned something.
I don't want to take that away from them...
Enter Dilemma:
How do Large Marge in Charge and Soft-Hearted Momma live together in one body?
Enter Solution:
We, Large Marge and Softy, make our kids take a nap on Wednesday afternoon.
They go to their rooms and 'sleep'. (CRASH!)
Right now they are fast asleep in their beds. (WHISPER, WHISPER, Giggle)
I just know that after this restful afternoon - (BANG, "BUZZ LIGHTYEAR TO THE RESCUE>>>")
They will behave perfectly at Rainbows tonight and all day tomorrow.
All because of the genius of compromise. (BOOM!)
Enter Reality:
What's a mom to do?
I mean, it's win/win.
I, after all, am here blogging and they are ASLEEP...
See ya tonight!
6 comments:
We've had the same dilemma except for the fact that J is 8 months old and F isn't old enough for Rainbows until January. They both go to bed at 7:30pm and getting them off of their schedule is a nightmare. Conclusion: we haven't been going on Wednesday evenings.
I know that will have to change once she can do Rainbows. She will love it and learn all at the same time. Soon I will be joining you on your Wednesday night quests.
This is totally our problem too. Church here isn't over until 8:30 so we don't even leave the parking lot until almost 9:00 sometimes. Thursdays are rough. =(
I can so relate. Although, I try not to make myself seem like I have mpd.
I think you just got diagnosed, sisser!
been there, done that, bought several t-shirts. now add getting the children up at 6:00 and not being able to put them to bed until 8:00 the following thurs.
however it does get better. i promise.
Thank you kdp letting us know there is light at the end of the tunnel. Wednesday night bed time is 9:00 and L. J. still has to get up at 5:45. I would love to try the nap thing except I don't normally pick him up until around 5. Poor kids, but I really feel that rainbows is important!
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