The Joy of Napping

For the first time in months synchronous napping has been achieved in this household, and I am experiencing a rush of parenting endorphins.  Hoo yah!   

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In the park today we ran into a teen aged boy I know slightly (he claimed not to be skipping school, but I'm not so sure).  He kept asking me if I'd seen various recently released movies, and I gestured to the kiddos and explained that parenting and frequent movie watching tend not to go hand in hand.  He asked--and I think he was serious--why we couldn't just go to the movies after the kids were asleep (that is, leaving the sleeping kids alone in the apartment).

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So,* since my last post was kind of a complaint, I thought I'd end this one with a rave.  Pop up bubbles?  Perhaps the greatest invention known to man.  The Boy loves to chase bubbles in the park, but it's hard to commit two hands to the operation while supervising The Girl.  This genius item gives you back a hand...and if The Boy happens to be the designated bubble blower, he can't lose the wand.  Brilliant.

What are your "must have" summer items?

*This is where synchronous napping ended.  So much for endorphins.

Comments

[Megan]

Thanks for the bubbles tip. Yes, synchronous napping is key. I'm planning on making it a primary goal when #3 arrives this fall. The only downside is how very sad it is when they wake up... that sounds terrible, but the time goes so quickly! I particularly appreciate their napping during Daily Show rerun time.

[snickollet]

OMG, I must go buy some pop-up bubbles. For me, it's not so much the free hand but the fact that the twins lose more bubble wands . . .

[Henny Penny]

nifty bubbles. so glad you got a little downtime.

[kate]

Summer essential for us- a small bucket of water and a paintbrush. Painting with water, on concrete / bricks / flowerpots has given me many hours of semi-peace for the last year at least...

[Sassy]

Those pop up bubbles look awesome.

[caramama]

Those look awesome! I'll bet there's not a lot of dripping soapy water from dipping in the wand, either! I must find those.