We'll Just Have To See How This Goes....

Tonight was the night that I had had enough.  The TV, the computers, the gaming systems had been on all day long and I just couldn't take it anymore.  This actually is pretty normal in our house and I'm to the point where it has to change.  But I know that with my son it is going to take baby steps.  So after dinner tonight I told him that there would be no TV or "screens" on for 30 minutes.  You should have seen the look on his face and the reaction that I got.  You can only imagine the comebacks that I got after announcing that. 

He promptly sat himself down at the computer.  I said, "no", it's a screen.  He then asked me if he could play Wii with me and get some exercise, I said "no, it's a screen".  But you have to admit that he was trying hard on that one.  So he sat for a few moments with a sour look on his face in one of our chairs in the living room and I could tell he was trying to think of something.  He even asked if he could at least play his DS....again I said "no".  I never raised my voice but I made it very clear that I would not say "yes" to him.  I proceeded to clean up after dinner and he promptly marched in the kitchen and announced that, "but there is nothing to do!".  I suggested that he could read a book, play with his legos, draw, write, read one of his magazines or play with any of his toys.  But I don't want to do that was the response that I was given.  I told him that he could just sit for awhile in the quiet. 

Once I was done in the kitchen I got my book and headed to the living room only to find him reading one of his books on the living room floor.  Trust me, I wanted to say something about what he was doing but I didn't.  I just enjoyed the time.  Then my phone rang.  "But mom...it has a screen!" he quickly pointed out.  I told him that yes it had a screen and that I would look to see who it was.  If I felt as though it was someone that needed to talk to me than I would answer it but if not they could leave me a message and that I would check it after the 30 minutes were up.  He did agree to that....WHEW!  It was a text from a dear friend and once I saw who it was from I knew that it could wait.

Okay...only 5 more minutes to go....Okay, Sam, times up!  He looks up at me from the floor and says, "Well that wasn't so bad".  You can't imagine how that made me feel.  I did something and he really didn't throw a fit about it and then said it wasn't that bad!  I did tell him that this would be constant thing and that our (notice I did say "our") screen time had to go down.  We would do at least 30 minutes a day, if not more, every day.  And the biggest shocker for me was that he even waited awhile to turn the TV back on.  It was time for "Wheel of Fortune" you see.

How about you?  Have you found yourself with all of this technology around and realizing that it's just to much?  I'd like to know.

So as the title of this post says....We'll just have to see how this goes.

Gotta Love Chevy Moms Time Out DFW ~ Whew That's A Mouth Full!

As you have heard I am participating in a fantastic program that is put on by Chevy over this next month.  It's called Gotta Love Chevy Moms Time Out.  I have already picked up my new 2010 Chevy Malibu and I have got to say that the people over at Moritz Chevrolet in Ft Worth were friendly and so helpful and not only went over every feature that the Chevy Malibu has but they answered all the questions that I had.  A big thanks goes out to Gabe over at Moritz Chevrolet! You know there is something about driving a car off of the car lot that only has 10 miles on it!  

While I am test driving the car for this month we (The Gotta Love Chevy Mom Squad) will be sent out on missions.  And by the we I am referring to Crystal over at Crystal & Co and Connie over at Smockity Frocks.  We are the three very lucky moms/women that were picked to do this. I can't tell you how lucky I feel!  

So that we don't miss a moment of using the Malibu, Chevy sent me a cool new toy.  It's the Flip Video Camera and believe me it is a cool toy and has already gotten a ton of use.  So I will now be vlogging about our expierences with the car and you can subscribe to the updates here!

Now the first video that they wanted us all to make is one introducing ourselves and our families.  Here it is!

Kim's Introduction Bio from Kim Morrow on Vimeo.


Now...If you live in the North Texas, make sure you tune in to Good Morning Texas (WFAA) tomorrow morning (Tuesday, July 20th, The show runs from 9:00a-10:00a.) The  will be on the show.  As soon as we get a copy of the video I'll post it here.  Can you believe this?  I think I need to pinch myself!