A random string of thoughts...
It's been raining all day. I actually love weather like this. Texas is very hot, sunny, and dry, so when it's rainy and cold I'm so happy. Some people would find dark, rainy days depressing, but weather like this is very restful for me -- especially on Saturdays, when I can sit and be quiet, contemplating life in general. (I'm one of those strange philosophical types.)
Right now I am sitting on the couch under a fleece blanket listening to KT Tunstall's "Under the Weather." Coincidence? *laughs*
Jer is sitting next to me playing some video game. He likes it, but don't get me started on video games (or television, for that matter). If I ever have kids of my own, I am not having a video game console or a television (just a computer with a DVD player).
Mama and I were just talking about this yesterday, actually. I was telling her how I would encourage the arts -- have a huge supply of arts and crafts material, a dress-up box and stage, lots of books, and a music room for my kids. Who needs a TV when you have all that? Mama just laughed at my idealistic opinions on how I was going to do parenting. (Maybe it's because a year ago I wanted nothing to do with marriage and kids, and now I spurt off all these ideas.)
posted by Carey @ 3/18/2006 01:17:00 PM
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17 Comments:
I also like that sort of weather.
Yeah, this is great weather to snuggle under a mound of blankets and pillows and read a book or watch a movie.
*Snuggle under a blanket with a book, that is.
So true, days like that are great for sleeping in. They make for great "lazy days".
Wait a minute, it's always like this in Montreal!
Lol, thats an interesting idea for parenting. I assume you grew up with TV? May I also assume your brother grew up with it, along with some form of video games? Has it stunted your growth? :D
Would you rather have your child watching sesame street in the morning, or surfing on the net?
BTW: Legos beat the snot out of music rooms.
Actually, Robert, we didn't have a TV in the house until I was eight, I think. Jer and I read books (or I should say, I read books to Jer). We spent a lot of time at the library.
The computer would be for my use pretty much. The kids wouldn't be allowed to access it without a parent around.
Oh and yes, yes... the legos. Lots of legos! Jer and I would play with legos a lot too (when we weren't outside climbing trees and playing in the mud).
No outside influence stunted my growth. I was born a hobbit.
Sarah, what is the weather like in the summer? If you say 'cool and rainy' I might have to stay the entire summer with you! LOL
It's an arid wasteland down here during the summer... during almost any season, actually. Our summers are about 8 months long and the other three seasons are squeezed into the other four months.
Too funny, we're the exact opposite.
Summers here can get pretty hot, mostly the month of July. It's not so much the heat, as much as it is the humidity. Makes for a really bad hair day, make that month!
You see, Montreal has two seasons really, winter and JULY!!!!
But if you want cool and rainy, end of September, early October would be the best months for that.
Hmmm... I would have started classes again by then, and I wouldn't get to stay very long.
August is nice! No classes in August....
:)
There we go!
Youpi! Sounds like a plan, Lord wiling.
You can let me know which week suits you best, and I'll take that week off. You don't have to worry about a thing, just c'mon over!!!
Going back to Lego, I used to play with that a lot whne I was younger. Being Dyspraxic, I found it really hard to follow the instructions on the design sets.
God Bless
Matthew
Being a free spirit, I never followed the design sets anyway. LOL
We had this enormous box of legos, and I'd build two-story, detailed houses complete with bathrooms, kitchens, and usually 3+ bedrooms. Then Jeremywould build something to destroy my house (or he would just destroy it).
Hi, Carey.
I saw your comments on Matthew's blog about community. You might want to check out my wife's blog and some other christian women here in Texas who live very close to each other. (Click the links from this old post of mine.)Even if you only scan their blogs, I think you'll enjoy finding the Lord in them together. I hope you will.
Above all, keep loving Him.
And thanks for blogging.
Thanks, Bill. I think I am going to enjoy fellowshipping with your wife and her other lady friends. What's great is that we're not too far apart from each other. I live in the Denton area.
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