It's Boring to Me

Yesterday I had three calls from the school nurse (my sidebar is really getting filled up). Mason was sick. And Carter had two separate head injuries (besides a goose egg on the back of his head, he is fine).

When I picked up Mason, I was expecting him to be really sick. He wasn't. Thankfully for both of us. He was coughing in class and spit up a little bit. It wasn't a stomach virus, just a cough. Whew!

So after I put Sawyer down for a nap, Mason, Spenser and I sat down at the dining room table and crafted while listening to Christmas music on XM radio (via the laptop). I made gift tags. Some for Christmas, some for everyday and just in case.


I got out the craft box and the boredom bucket. They stamped. Hole-punched. Drew. Did origami. Made crowns of paper. Painted wooden and plaster things. You name it, they did it. I thought we were having a great time. While I was fixing dinner, Mason (5) asked me if I wanted to paint. I told him I was fixing dinner and I couldn't paint right now. This was our little conversation:

Mason: "But, Mom, you didn't do anything fun today."

Me: "Yes, I did. I made gift tags."

Mason: "That's not fun, that's boring."

Me: "It was fun, Mason. It wasn't boring to me."

Mason: "Well, it was boring to me!"

What a funny little man! I'm sorry I bored him.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Carter and Mason look they have a competition on who will see the nurse the most.
I hope everyone is feeling better today!
9:06 AM EST
Katie Jean said…
haha what a cute story! I love the boredom bucket idea!
9:06 AM EST
nikko said…
Cute story from Mason. My K is the same way "when are you going to do something fun with me today, mommy?" Usually right in the middle of making dinner.

Your gift tags are pretty!
9:11 AM EST
Karyn said…
That is so funny! I do love the photos. Your tags look great. Is that the MS baker's twine that you used for the tag strings?
10:25 AM EST
Anonymous said…
Gee, mom, you are dull. I love Spenser with the scissors. Such concentration - just so long as she keeps them on the paper.
I hope you have a great weekend, free of coughs and goose-eggs.
11:52 AM EST
beki said…
Hee hee, that's funny!
4:31 PM EST
Amanda Jean said…
most days I am too selfish to let my kids craft....I just hate the clean up and the having to save every single paper snippet until the end of time. we do a lot of coloring and drawing together instead.

looks like your little ones had a blast. (for the most part, anyway.)
11:28 PM EST
gwendomama said…
just read your comment on laura's blog about boys, the raising of them. and how it can. be. difficult. at times.


very poignant words, my comrade.
1:37 AM EST
Berber said…
He'll learn to appreciate it ;)
4:44 PM EST
Little Munchkins said…
I love the idea of a boredom bucket. The tags look great too. Is is paper or fabric tags?
7:24 AM EST
laura capello said…
hey! i love your tags!

i need to be makin' some of those myself!
11:39 AM EST
Anonymous said…
that is too funny! boring him for several hours straight and not a peep. until right in the middle of dinner prep.
9:33 PM EST
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