I could'a done better, but I could'a done worse too! Tonight I am posting for saturday the 4th. It's already the 5th, but only because I am on night two of getting Zoe to learn to go back to sleep without getting out of her bed. So of course in the short run it takes a whole lot longer to get her settled, than if I just picked her up. I just keep thinking of the long term gain, and that makes it worth it.
Whopping Cough is still going around the school, and I have been told that the department of health is recommending that Thea take another round of antibiotics, because her class all by itself has reached outbreak status. *sigh* I am really tired of these decisions. I am tempted to take her out of school, and keep her home until the outbreak has passed.
Today we went to the Cathedral for a marionette telling of the christmas story, it was sweet, and just right for the kids. after the service, they had christmas crafts and snacks in the social hall. We stayed, and had fun decorating cookies, and painting ornaments, and making a centerpiece. I was in a good mood for the whole thing, and it was fun! There were moments of grumbling among the kids, but I think that overall they will have fond memories of it rather than bad ones. We picked up a christmas tree after that, and spent the afternoon doing various christmas decorating projects. Solomon and Tykah worked together to put up lights outside. I got grumpy in the afternoon, but I did a good job of being observant about it. I managed to remind myself that the kids were grumpy too and that was why they were misbehaving, and not because they were trying to make my life difficult on purpose. That was helpful, as was Jori dropping by for a visit, she cheered me up. Then after supper we went out for a drive and looked at christmas lights. The kids enjoyed it for the most part, and Jaden fell asleep almost right away, so it was easy to get him in bed when we got home. I was able to read to the kids fromt the book we are reading together right now, The Magician's Nephew, By C.S. Lewis. When we finish this one we will have read the entire Narnia series! That feels good to me. I'm happy to be giving my kids the memory of being read to at bedtime, because it is one of my fondest memories from childhood.
OK I gotta get some sleep!
