We are a pretty wired household -- 2 desktop computers and a laptop. Up until now, it was easy to manage computer time. But over the past couple of months, my trusty Apple laptop is on its way out (it's ancient -- 5 years old). I could fix it. I know how and it won't be that difficult but that means I have to reserve an afternoon to fiddle with my dinosaur. So, basically we are down to 2 computers to split among 4 people. Yikes!
I work from home, so every day I have to tell Caitlynn and Miles -- DO NOT GO ON MY COMPUTER. It's more of a warning to them that if they are on my computer during work hours, I will string them up by their thumbs and throw darts at them. Kidding. Like I would ever do that to them.
When it comes to other stuff, like writing blog posts, these things get pushed aside until Caitlynn and Miles step away from the computer in the evening. I don't have the patience to write blog posts on my Blackberry or iPod Touch. I could, but I would rather stab my eyeballs with toothpicks.
However, Caitlynn and Miles are quite demanding when it comes to computer time. Each day after I get done with work, they have an agenda regarding computer games...
Miles: First play Ben Ten games, then con Daddy into playing Pirates online.
Caitlynn: It's all about Nancy Drew games and watching video walk-throughs of the games to give her hints on how to solve the mysteries.
Sure, they play outside and watch some TV, but as I've complained before -- there are 24 hours in day to keep them entertained. They sleep 8-9 hours and that leaves us with 15-16 hours/day trying to figure out what the heck to do with the kids. So, yeah, kids are going to watch TV, play on the computer, and then run around outside until they puke. Rinse and repeat every day of the summer.
Until we can afford to buy a new laptop, it's going to be a long summer.
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