Rodrick Rules!

July 12th

Family Movie Night

Maybe for some, family movie night is a no-brainer....pop in the movie, turn out the lights and...
Not so much for this "Gotta-Get-Things-Done" mom.  Movie night usually goes like this.... The kids get all excited, they get their jammies on, pick out the movie and wait for mommy to stop milling around.  We pop the movie in, and I sit for a few minutes. Until the phone rings, or I hear the dryer "ding" reminding me of the never-ending laundry pile...I end up doing stuff rather than BE with my kids.  They end up telling me all about the movie, expressing their wish that I would have actually watched it with them.
So this night I set out to BE much different.  We stopped at the store and got the popcorn and picked out our movie..."Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules!".  Lauren was excited....she has read every book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series at least 8 times, and she had been begging to get the movie.  Chris was thrilled!  He was adorable, reminding me that laundry was "not gonna happen"!
I will admit, I was excited too!  I turned off my laptop, put the blackberry on silence, and never gave a second thought to what was in the washing machine or dryer.  I was okay with it....surrendering and letting go of responsibilities.  We popped the popcorn, turned out the lights, cuddled up and got lost in the crazy, fun adventures of Greg and his big brother Rodrick.  This was the first time in a long time that I finally sat and gave the kids what they wanted.  It was not about the movie, or the yummy treats....it was about wanting mom, wanting something as simple as cuddling up on the couch, and connecting over something that was important to them.
I am deserving of this time with them, worthy of their time.  Most importantly, they are deserving and worthy of me.
So, in the end, Rodrick ruled....for reasons beyond the movie!!