This is too weird. I totally expected major retaliation from Nate today but so far....none. I'm still suspicious (haha). One thing I've been doing different is telling him what comes next...ex: He wanted to finish his coloring before time was up. I told him if he was finished he had to sit with his hands folded for one minute. He started to protest but then I said he could watch his show after he sat with his hands folded. He LOVES his shows so he immediately folded his hands. This is VERY difficult for him.....but it teaches him how to wait and have self-control. After a few seconds he started to get a little whiny so I reminded him that if he continued to fold his hands he would get to watch his show. When time was up, I praised him big time and he was so proud of himself he got a HUGE smile and started clapping his hands! It was soooo cute and of course he got to watch his show. haha. It was my plan to have him watch his show regardless because I had to start fixing lunch but I didn't think to tell him that or give him a heads up until he had to fold his hands.
I just started doing this today...telling him what will happen next after he does what he's instructed and it seems to almost relieve him. Like there's a purpose for what he's doing and that makes it bearable. Kids are funny.
Ok on a non-kid note......we started looking at other rental homes in a nearby neighborhood. We love the views from our place and the space but we really want to get into a neighborhood with younger children and our rutty dirt road is killing our vehicles. Buying a home is out of the question because we have no money for a down payment. We found a great rental home a couple days ago that was perfect....in the location we wanted, 3 bd, 2 ba, gas fireplace, pergo floors (great for kids!) a huge fenced in backyard where Nate and our dog can play safely and it was only $895 a month! Compared to similar homes going for $950 - $1100, that was awesome! We thought we could get out of our current rental lease early by paying a fee BUT...no dice. Since we have 6 months left on our lease our landlord said we would have to pay the remaining 6 months rent up front to leave early. Unfortunately we didn't pay well enough attention to our Lease Termination Clause. In the past, we've always been able to get out of rentals early by giving a month notice and losing a deposit or paying an extra month's rent. This is the first time we've ever experienced this and it was a rude awakening. With the economy so bad, our landlord (who is also a realtor and her biz has suffered) is not going to negotiate or risk an early termination. I suppose I don't blame her but it stinks.
The good thing is that we prayed before we looked into this and decided that if God wanted us to have that house, everything would work out. If not, we would be content where we are and know he has a better plan in 6 months. I admit I was a little stressed about moving so quickly and now we have more time to save. Trying to look on the positive side here and not dwell on what we may have had. That's the selfish part of me. Anyway......onward and upward.
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