Long story short the house is louder, messier and happier with the absence of TV.
We had a busy weekend at church and so the plan this week was to have a movie night Saturday. Y'all. It was the best movie night ever. After a week of no TV we all had the jitters.
The ol' Pizza Hut special supplied our dinner and then we piled into our bed to watch Inside Out (cutest movie ever).
And then Saturday turned into Sunday with all of its football game glory and here we are to today, Monday, and this is where I am at a crossroads. Here is the deal. I have eight kids at the house today. And our routine is to let them chill in front of a movie in the afternoon during rest time. Don't hate me, but I think I'm going to let them watch a movie today.
In the meantime, the TV is OFF and they are playing, drawing, and running around with screaming giggles playing chase.
If this is what balance could look like then I like it. Solid times of play and an occasional window for TV watching. Not even every day, but during special times.
Yesterday afternoon we came home from church and I loved what happened. Some kids were on the couch with their journals. Some were at the table doing things. Everyone found what they wanted to do and got to it with little to no direction from us. They are figuring out how to do things in their free time. This holds immense value.
