Days of our Laives

Kira's school has a new headmaster.  She started making changes in the last few months of the previous school year, and this September marked the beginning of her first full year.  The changes have been a little unnerving (change is hard for everyone), but overall, I really like her ideas and passion.  One of the many new things she created is monthly meetings.  All parents are invited and we talk about her ideas and progress on important changes/projects.  We had a meeting today, and she invited a speaker to talk about preschooler behavior and healthy ways of dealing with family conflict.  The speaker is actually an RN, and her experience in child behavior comes from raising her own three children and working with clients for whatever whatever years (I don't remember).  At first, I was skeptical of her expertise and found her examples very anecdotal.  But after some reflection, I have to admit she made some good points. First, she had us talk a...

They just recovered, and now they're sick again.  At least this time it doesn't involve fever (KNOCK ON WOOD).  Both are congested and coughing in their sleep.  The poor things.  I hate winter.  I can't wait until we grow out of this weak-immune-system phase.  So many people say to me, "cherish these moments because it goes by so quickly."  Honestly, I can't wait to get past this stage.  Not only do both kids constantly fall sick, but they are prone to temper tantrums and sibling rivalry.  They also are keen on making huge messes which eventually leads to lots of dirty laundry.  I'm buried in laundry.  It gets dirty and clean and dirty again before I even get a chance to get it out of sight. I know a few families who are in the same boat as we are, and I can honestly say, we all struggle and none of us are completely happy and content.  I know that might sound selfish to some people who are not in the thick of it, and even wh...

Taking a sick day and waiting for Vickie to come back after dropping off Kira at school... 3 weeks ago Kira was sick, 2 Renee, last week Vickie, and now me And another one...