Paper Armour, Shield and Sword
That's what kept son no. 3 busy this pm. He is being weaned from the ipad, iphone and laptop. So far, no gadget for the last 2 days.
School and a Mixed Bag of Emotions
"You can’t imagine your life with kids, until you have them, then you can’t imagine your life without them." ~Author Unknown It's been a week since two of our three sons flew to Manila to attend their classes. Even with the (remaining) 9 year old son at home, doing his usual stuff alternately watching tv, tinkering with his Legos, cutting/ folding/ creating things with paper and playing with the iPad, and making a ruckus all by his lonesome, the house is, weirdly, quiet. I often find myself introspecting... about the nest almost empty now and other similar thoughts. And I struggle to stop myself from wallowing in a mixed bag of emotions. It's not a bad thing, except, I could waste hours doing that. I thought I was totally in control and could dismiss the situation as another milestone, like seeing your child lose his first baby tooth. Nothing a warm hug or an ice cream could not fix. On the contrary, that hug at this time just exacerbates the yearning. It ...
The armor looks cool hehe. Nice creativity!
ReplyDeleteWow, congratulations and you seem to be succeeding in weaning him! :) This art of making toys out of paper is getting obsolete, sad!
ReplyDeleteGood thing he adjusted to life away from those gadgets. An he is also having fun!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Hirap to find activities for kids na ano? I remember spending summers at my parents' hometowns (In La Union and Ilocos Sur) because back then, there was little choice for summer classes.
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