With Christmas Sunday and New Years coming up, now’s a great time to disconnect for some family time. The funny thing about this is that most of us are getting ‘online’ gifts for the holidays. How many have on your list an iPad, a tablet, a mobile phone, a computer, or some other tech device. Shopping I was amazed at how many options there are. I was pretty happy to get my kids a few things that don’t take batteries (hopefully they aren’t reading this). We got puzzles, games (board games), LEGOS, and even books.
We’ve been cutting back on television, trying to cut out cable (switching to online, hulu, and netflix) so we won’t be watching much tv either. (We will be watching the Dr. Who Christmas special though – Saturday at 7 CST if you want to make sure and not miss it) I think we did end up with a board game of trivia for a television show (but I’m counting that as disconnected time).
We now have the puzzle started on the dining room table (I haven’t the heart yet to tell my middle son that it has to move before we eat Christmas dinner… ) and we are ready to move our activities into Real Life (RL) for a week or so….. Happy Holidays!
I am a SAHM/WAHM of three boys ranging in age from 13 to 29. We are working on saving enough for college at the same time as dealing with school and our older independent kids. I author a few blogs, including http://teched4kids.com. I have in the past taught computer information technology classes for the local university and taught workshops for kid's in technology education besides being the Kentucky State FIRST LEGO League Championship Coordinator from 2005 to 2008. I now work as a computer consultant, run a handmade home business, and am available for workshops. Life here is always an adventure!
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