Ireland is ridonculous when it comes to snow! The whole country is a giant traffic jam on an ice rink. Those of us who are at home caring for the little munchkins are confined to the house and worrying that the water is going to be turned off or how are we going to entertain the kids when they are bored off their barney.
I am truly forgetting how to hold an adult conversation we have been snowed in that long.I am actually deliriously bored. I keep imagining that scene from Bridget Jones Diary were she would "be found three weeks later half eaten by Alsatians". It has been TEN days since we have been able to leave the house and that outing we went on was for an appointment with the psychologist for Diddles assessment of need. The week previous to that Diddles had the chickenpox which meant lots of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Iggle Piggle so thank the technology gods for giving us other means for communication! If it were not for my phone or "crappy" Internet connection I think I may have crossed the line to insanity.One reason for that is this. It's madmans method for getting my attention lately!
Can you imagine being totally cut off from our modern day conveniences? No computers, ipods, microwaves, TVs, mobile phones, Internet! I think I was 12 years old when I have my first mobile phone, think Trigger Happy TV.
It was being thrown out so I asked could I have it and thought I was the bee's knee's with it!
This week I have had no Internet connection, at first I was really agitated by this however it actually was not that bad. It was kind of relaxing not checking it every few hours. Why is it so addictive? This obsession can not be healthy! I figure it is my little break from reality and many carers around the world and parents of special needs kids need that break. As it enables some sort of social interaction when confined to the house whether it is in times of illness or weather restricting. I have had people say oh your ALWAYS on Facebook! My status may say I am "online" but I do leave the PC on and go do school runs and make dinner etc etc. I never really got into the online gaming obsession. Farm ville and all those addictive games have no real appeal to me. I did have a go at Farm ville for curiosities sake but they hold no interest with me for what ever reason. Although, I can see why they are so addictive!
We did manage to venture out into the garden one day with the boys and they had a great time.
Can you imagine being totally cut off from our modern day conveniences? No computers, ipods, microwaves, TVs, mobile phones, Internet! I think I was 12 years old when I have my first mobile phone, think Trigger Happy TV.
It was being thrown out so I asked could I have it and thought I was the bee's knee's with it!
This week I have had no Internet connection, at first I was really agitated by this however it actually was not that bad. It was kind of relaxing not checking it every few hours. Why is it so addictive? This obsession can not be healthy! I figure it is my little break from reality and many carers around the world and parents of special needs kids need that break. As it enables some sort of social interaction when confined to the house whether it is in times of illness or weather restricting. I have had people say oh your ALWAYS on Facebook! My status may say I am "online" but I do leave the PC on and go do school runs and make dinner etc etc. I never really got into the online gaming obsession. Farm ville and all those addictive games have no real appeal to me. I did have a go at Farm ville for curiosities sake but they hold no interest with me for what ever reason. Although, I can see why they are so addictive!
We did manage to venture out into the garden one day with the boys and they had a great time.
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| Vanilla ice |
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| What is this cold wet white stuff? |
Madman has a bad case of chicken pox, poor little guy. He has been stuck to me like a little plaster for the past week. He refuses point blank to go out in the snow so we are house bound for the next week. Oh JOY!
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