The Holidays

It is emotionally exhausting.  In and out of peoples houses, doesn't matter that it is family.  More people then my child is used to.  No set schedule.

All these are characteristics of the Holidays.  Lauren and Caroline do not have a set schedule since school is out.  I'm so glad we don't have all week off.  Lauren's issues usually show up as hyperactivity.  She wants to go everywhere.  She wants to hang with cousins that are much older then her and she doesn't understand that she is in a different place in life then her older cousins.  Lauren also doesn't listen.  She is so wrapped up in what she is doing and she doesn't listen to instructions.
Caroline doesn't want to go too many places.  Two is good for her.  She plays by her self and since she only eats a narrow variety of food, meals are weird - for me- not too much for her.  I make her eat what every one else is eating,at least a few bites and then she gets pizza.

The day of Thanksgiving was terrible.  I asked them to clean their room before we left and I gave them an hour and an half to do so even though it would only take them 2o to 30 min.
I went into their room after 10 min and they were siting on a bed talking.  I got on to them and thought my stern voice had them going.  Not so much.  I went in 10 min later and they were sitting on the floor playing.  I raised my voice and told them what I expected of them.  Caroline said, "is this a bad day?'  I had to tell her it was getting there.  It too the whole hour and a half for them to get the room clean.

We stayed up too late on Thanksgiving day and that makes my kids grumpy.  Friday morning it was difficult to get them out of bed. 

It's late...........I'll finish this later.