Forgot to add this in my last post... Jimmy & Caleb have made some new friends. They are neighborhood boys who live down the street. One is going into 3rd grade and the other is going into 1st grade. The 3rd grader is here more often than his younger brother. It's been quite the experience for me. I am learning how to set ground rules & (more importantly) stick to them! I am also learning how to arrange my schedule to allow me to be outside with them, supervising. The first few playtimes really messed up our household schedule. These boys don't have chores or school work, so it took some time for them to understand that Jimmy & Caleb can't always go outside to play on a whim. I'm not sure they understand WHY yet, but at least we're getting somewhere with this.
The challenge will probably be next week. This week, we're at VBS in the morning, so no amount of doorbell ringing will get my boys outside. Next week, however, we'll have school & chores in the morning, so any doorbell ringing will be a major interruption. I am so not looking forward to being the bad guy if/when I have to say "no, you can't play outside yet, you have to finish school/chores/etc." I'm really hoping that this won't affect Jimmy's current love of our school lessons.
I am also hoping to meet these boys' parents sometime soon. I'm a little surprised that they haven't come to meet me, since they're all playing at my house. This is all very new to me!
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