Our kids always seemed to be extremely irritable on Sunday afternoons. And no wonder. The life of a minister culminates on Sundays so it was always a crazy day, especially when you choose to own one car.
I would get the girls up and get them dressed, hair combed and teeth brushed while Scott was getting dressed. He, in turn, would feed them breakfast while I got dressed and then we would head out the door for church. It was hectic, but that was life. As they got older it was still crazy on weekends, having now added the Saturday evening worship.
So we decided to implement a family opportunity that would allow us to all relax on Sunday afternoons. We called our designated event Amish day and it took place about once a month. The object of the day, once we arrived home from church, was to adopt the Amish way of life. No electricity, no batteries, no computers, no cell phones. We played board games, the girls took up reading, we sat down and actually carried on conversations. We didn't go anywhere unless we walked or road our bikes. We sat outside and watched the kids hang out. It was a great time to spend with the girls and we all started enjoying Amish day.
Life has since gotten crazy again. Amish day anyone?
Cindy I absoluetly love this idea! One of our Love Dare's this week was to give up the parasites that suck time away from our family...I decided we needed a family game night. I think I will expand it to Amish night! Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteI too love this idea....I will have to propose this to the Mr. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.