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Day 2 of preparing for school

post #1 of 12
8/23/07 at 9:10am
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and my children think I'm a monster!

We set bedtime back to 9:30 where it belongs and I've gotten the kids up by 8:00 two days in a row now. They are not taking this easily but I reminded them that next week it is going to be 6:00am! Zach is getting up whinier than usual (threw a temper tantrum over cereal v/s poptarts this morning) and Haley falls back asleep 2 or 3 times before I have to drag her butt downstairs with force.
We are going to make it though!
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post #2 of 12
8/23/07 at 9:18am

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

I'm not laughing at you.
The girls don't have school today because they are phasing the kids in. 1/3 of the class on Mon-Wed. (The girls were in the last 1/3rd) today just the boys are going, tomorrow just the girls, then on Monday everone starts going every day.
I put them to bed at 9 last night and they kept getting up. I put them back to bed at least 5 times each until 10! This morning I woke them up at 6:30, again at 6:35, again at 6:40...you get the picture.
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post #3 of 12
8/23/07 at 10:00am
yeah.. i'm not looking forward to having to get the kids up at 6:50 next week... Jacob's been waking himself up by 8:00 the last few mornings
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post #4 of 12
8/23/07 at 10:49am
We're starting the alarm wake ups tomorrow morning. But man, y'all's kids go to bed way later than mine, mine go to bed at 8pm.
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post #5 of 12
8/23/07 at 11:16am
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I would have Zach in bed by 8:00 because I really think he needs the sleep but it is such a HUGE hassle when Haley doesn't go to bed until 9:30. I literally spend an hour walking him back up the stairs because he needs a drink, or needs to potty, or he's scared. It gets really old, really quick and even threats and spankings don't stop the crying and repeated attempts to get up.
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post #6 of 12
8/23/07 at 11:21am
Haha Dana, I was thinking that I was the mean mommy. I make the girls go to bed at 8 as well. Cori gets to stay up til 9 or 9:30 though. She wakes up at 6 every morning (in fact, she wakes me up most mornings) so I have no problem with letting her stay up later.
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post #7 of 12
8/23/07 at 12:40pm
I would love for mine to go to bed at 8, Gary and I try to get them in bed at 8, but it never works out that way. I am always running behind on dinner or giving them a bath. Most nights, it's 7:30 before they even get a bath.
I am so jealous!
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post #8 of 12
8/23/07 at 1:11pm
I'm going to be in so much trouble next week. I'm not doing a practice week, so we'll just jump into it and hope it goes well!
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post #9 of 12
8/23/07 at 6:55pm
i'm so glad i have a year before we start school
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post #10 of 12
8/24/07 at 12:19am
We just jump in too. Although I'll be working nights at teh store so I am sure that they will ba asleep on the couch - rather than in bed. Although I have been telling Alyssa that 9 is bedtime - so she knows.

Last year I had her in bed at 7 It got dark we did our routine and off ot bed. She was never the wiser. NOW she can tell time (At least what hour it is) so I don't think I'll have the same luck.
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post #11 of 12
8/24/07 at 1:13am
It will get easier. Soon they will be back on track.

I'm mean, lol. Bedtime is 8:30 during school. During the summer I let the older boys stay up till 9 and then they are allowed to read, or play quietly in their rooms, but Nick and Kiera stay on schedule.
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post #12 of 12
8/24/07 at 11:41am
Yep that is going to be us next week.....kids are going to be exhausted
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