Today was the first day back to routine.\u00a0 Back to the daily grind.\u00a0 Back on schedule.\u00a0 Alan and Lex were none too pleased about the whole thing, but I was ready!\u00a0 I need routine and schedule.\u00a0 I love the break and love having everyone home, but it was time to get back to the routine.\u00a0 In my opinion.\u00a0 Lex, however, went to bed last night insisting he would not go to school this morning.\u00a0 After a brief fight at 6am he decided to quietly protest instead of actively fight.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because I told him he was going to school.\u00a0 I told him at 8am we would be in the car, heading to school.\u00a0 I told him that every other choice this morning would be his, but school or no school was not a choice.\u00a0 I guess he must have heard something because he quit fighting and let me get him dressed and brush his teeth.\u00a0 He managed to eat breakfast on his own, thankfully, and play on his own, of course, and then let Alan get him bundled up and in the car.\u00a0 On mornings like today I think not fighting is good enough.\u00a0 When we got to school he dragged his feet, but made it inside (not like the HUGE fight we had a few weeks ago at school that was HORRIBLE!).\u00a0 Once in his classroom he saw his friends and started perking right up.\u00a0 By the time I left he was hugging me and bouncing and happy.\u00a0 Phew!\u00a0 Alan was equally unexcited to return to work, but fortunately for me he’s a little more mature and managed to get himself out the door :)<\/p>\n
After school today (Lex had a good day, of course) the kids played super nicely… for about 10 minutes.\u00a0 I allowed myself a few minutes to think “Wow, they must have really missed each other.”\u00a0 They were hugging and kissing and sharing really well.\u00a0 Like I said, for about 10 minutes, then right back to the bickering I’ve been hearing all week.\u00a0 Ugh!\u00a0 However, around 5:15pm Lex announced that he needed some alone time and Eve, who had been following Lex around (I think she did<\/em> miss him!), announced that she too needed some alone time, and they both picked out books and went to separate rooms.\u00a0 I enjoyed the moment of silence… and it lasted for 45 minutes!\u00a0 I kid you not!\u00a0 I was making dinner and they were silent.\u00a0 I checked on them both several times, thinking they must have fallen asleep or something, but nope, just quietly reading to themselves.\u00a0 I got\u00a0 a delicious dinner\u00a0 cooked and on the table without any interruptions.\u00a0 I am one lucky momma!\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today was the first day back to routine.\u00a0 Back to the daily grind.\u00a0 Back on schedule.\u00a0 Alan and Lex were none too pleased about the whole thing, but I was ready!\u00a0 I need routine and schedule.\u00a0 I love the break … Continue reading