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Poor Sam's sick today
January 30, 2006 by Adam in Sam
Poor Sam's sick today. Jamie called and let me know that when she picked him up from school, he was feeling not so great. Now he's parked on the couch, watching television and letting Tylenol do its thing.
Since I was sick on Saturday, I suspect it's the same thing I had. I was the only parent watching the kids, so Emma is likely next on the list. Poor girl.
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Sam and I had a funny discussion while playin...
January 25, 2006 by Adam in Sam
 Sam and I had a funny discussion while playing with PlayDough last night. He and Emma were squishing away, with Sam making PlayDough zombies. I asked him if it would be a good idea if he had superpowers or not. "Sure!" was his first response. "What if you're in a bad mood?" I asked. "Oh, yeah." he replied.
He then went on to demonstrate with pencils and PlayDough what might happen. "I want a cookie! Bzzt!" he exclaimed, and then explained that the pencil he was poking into another PlayDough creature was lasers from the eyes. "I said I want a cookie! Bzzt!" It went on like that for a bit, with lightning blasts and the like.
Ah, morality plays with PlayDough. Who would have thought?
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Sam had a bit of a melt down last night
January 24, 2006 by Adam in Sam
Sam had a bit of a melt down last night. I was watching both kids as Jamie got her hair cut. He was quite pleasant and cheerful for dinner, and then I told him to put away the dishes and I'd give him a cookie. Well, soon enough he was screaming and I sent him to his room. It escalated from there, with Sam pulling the bannister out from the wall and causing general havok.
It took a long while before he calmed down, and even then was more unruly than usual. He lost a fair number of privileges before the night was over. Jamie had several long talks with him. I put him to work fixing the banister with me.
It was fairly strange, as normally he's a pretty good kid. I suppose learning how to control your body is one of those key skills when growing up.
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I think Sam is slowly approaching getting the...
January 13, 2006 by Adam in Sam
I think Sam is slowly approaching getting the necessary number of stars and checks to get his first game. He's opted for Zelda, the Wind Walker. After an initial burst of excitement around doing jobs, he lost interest in unloading the dish washer or cleaning the play room. Last night I tried to change his attitude by turning it into a game. The play room cleaning suddenly involved heroic leaps and tossing toys clear across the room. At least he got it done.
Sam's getting increasingly good at reading and spelling. He basically gets 100% on all his spelling tests these days and doesn't require much in terms of preparation. Fortunately he's inherited Jamie's near perfect memory, which helps immensely with these things.
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The other day, I bought a couple games for Sa...
January 02, 2006 by Adam in Sam
 The other day, I bought a couple games for Sam's Gamecube in hopes that he might be motivated to do chores around the house and earn points towards "buying" the game. Well, it worked amazingly well. Soon enough he was pestering me to do work around the house. I had him clean the play room, scrub toilets, and watch his sister. Every time he'd finish a chore, he'd run up to me and say "Ready for duty, sir!" When he put a star on his chart, he'd count to see how many more he needed before he could buy a game.
I tried to get a couple games that were highly rated, as well as being on the easy side. The first is Animal Crossing, which is completely non-violent (other than fishing) and involves making your house and your village a nice place to live. The other is a Zelda game, involving sailing and rescuing and the usual stuff. Both involve a lot of reading, which worries me some, but perhaps it will be a motivator for him reading more.
I remember the Zork games from years ago, teaching me to spell things like "gazebo" and touch type pretty fast.
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