A Week of Forts
This is what the living room looked like all week long. Really. I did have the kids clean up before lunch and before dinner, but this is what it looked like for all the rest of the daylight hours. Sometimes it was even more fort-filled than even here. Big kids and little kids read books, played games, and pretended to be dragons all week long. I had to take deep breaths sometimes because the forts filled so much space that I started to feel trapped. And by Saturday, I said the forts had to move out-of-doors for my own sanity. I was pleased that I lasted all week. But I killed the fort building. They keep asking me, "How are we supposed to build forts outside?" Never mind the fact that there are several sheets and tarps available for outside use. Never mind the fact that there are at least 2 partially built forts in the yard. Never mind the fact that the kids have hundreds, if not thousands, of pieces of wood to use for building. Never mind the fact that the kids have access
