Today was much better than yesterday. I'm feeling much more myself. I had the ability to be compassionate and loving with the kids. I had several times when I was great at listening and acknowledging their feelings. Hooray!
A break and a day off helps a lot. I guess when I am on duty for 24 hours a day, three days in a row, it's not really surprising that I have a break down day.... Which was also the day off by the way. Solomon did everything as I said in my last post, and I spent the day crocheting and watching TV.
Today really was much better. My favorite parts were: doing homework with Thea, (in fact more than just homework, it was a packet sent home by her teacher so she can keep up for the days that she is missing thanks to whooping cough) and washing Cirdan's hair. Doing the school work with Thea was the most pleasant time we have had together on academics in, I think, ever. It was not hard to teach her the new concept that she is learning, and she was open to my instruction. I don't know what stars were in alignment to make that work, but I'm sure grateful!!!
The other, washing Cirdan's hair, is really more like a moment I am proud of than one I enjoyed. All my kids hate getting water in their eyes, not uncommon I know, but not all kids are as freak-out prone as mine. Cirdan usually gets so worked up when I accidentally get a drip down his forehead that any attempt at sane communication is over. Somehow I was able to be different tonight, and I calmed him and finished the task!
So there are some good successes, and I'm not going to be down on myself for the times I didn't do things well, or perfectly.
I am however very tired still and I need to go to bed, because tomorrow is going to be extremely busy!
Goodnight!
