Wii will!

Remember a few weeks back when I wrote a post dithering about should we or shouldn't we get a wii? Well, thanks to the input of readers and an "aha" moment last night, I am going to go put one of those puppies on layaway today.

The thing is, my kids are high energy. I am used to it. Truthfully, I love it most times. The times i don't love it tend to be cold nights in January and February where the house rings with the rough housing and ensuing squabbles brought on by being stuck inside after supper. Basically up through Yule, we manage the diminished outdoor time pretty well. We are still going to the park now, in October, though for slightly shorter visits. But running the 1/2 block to the park, playing soccer there, and running the 1/2 block home, tends to take the edge off of the wildness. So we get through October and most of November that way and December is all about holiday prep so that works pretty well, but then we slam into January. And all of a sudden, life ain't so good! Part of it is holiday let down, part of it is just that stir crazy factor that sets in.

So that is the "a ha" moment. If I get wii sports and wii fitness we can do this together in the living room at the time that we normally play at the park and maybe it will still burn enough energy to bring peace to my little valley. LOL Stay tuned!