Saturday

Saturday mornings are my favorite times of the our busy week. This morning we woke up and the kids jumped right into the pool. The warmer weather has brought the water temperature up to about 73 degrees which is plenty warm enough for my kids to jump in and enjoy some fun. This morning's swim ended in a screaming match between my two youngest children. It seemed loud enough to awaken the neighbors so I gave the children a warning and asked them to be quiet. Still, the yelling continued and I had to follow through with my threats and make them get out of the pool. You have to understand that there is "fun yelling" and then there is "mean sibling yelling". This had gotten way out of the acceptable range of noise level. It had even turned ugly toward each of them. Trust me, it would have been much easier to just let them stay in the pool and swim, but once I threaten something, I must stick to my word. Right? Suddenly, my favorite day of the week turned sour for everyone. The kids got out and went and parked their butts in front of the TV. That is NOT how I want them to spend their day. Now I need to think of a way that they can redeem themselves!