I think I used today’s daily allotment of yelling yesterday. Maybe I used up my weekly allotment of yelling yesterday! Today was a much better day!

Lex woke up this morning and said it was going to be a good day (hallelujah!) and it was. He didn’t fuss or fight with me once. He was cooperative at home and apparently at school as well. His teacher emailed me this evening to say that he had an excellent day.

Eve and I kept our senses of humor while grocery shopping and running errands this morning, despite the 34°s and rainy weather. She fussed a little bit about being too tired for school, but she went anyway without trouble.

After I dropped her off I went back to Lex’s school to volunteer in the library. I do that every Wednesday and I really enjoy it. Shelving books is my secondary job, but primarily I’m there to check books in and out and read to the kids. One of the kindergarten classes comes while I’m there, and then Lex’s class comes in after that. I like getting to know both classes and I think they really like having a grownup who will just sit and talk to them. I need to remember that more often at home as well. It seems like there is always too much to do (dishes, laundry, meal prep, tidying, etc.) but kids really like it when you pay them undivided attention. News flash, huh?! :)

When Lex and I left school it was 46° and sunny! We picked up Eve and came home, rode bikes for a bit, had snack, and worked on Valentine’s Day cards. Lex spent a good deal of time on his belly on the living room floor playing with his toys. Everyone was happy, everyone was calm. I even managed to make a delicious dinner (for me, the kids still eat breakfast foods for dinner) and make it through the bath/bedtime routine with no fussing from anyone, myself included.

Ahhh…. thanks for all of your words of encouragement and support. The sun always comes back eventually.