Today I lost it on my kids. Lately, every time I tell them no, they throw this tantrum. It’s mostly loud crying, and while frustrating, I can usually mediate it and move on with my life. We have been working really hard on talking about using our words instead of crying when we are upset … [Read more…]
Last year, my son started preschool. Every day, he would count the days until he could go next. It was such a good feeling to have him excited about going. This year, Jack was really excited to start again. But, by the end of his second week, he started saying that he doesn’t want to … [Read more…]
A couple of weeks ago, my son started kindergarten. Last week, my daughters started preschool. I also started full-time school. It has been a very emotionally draining couple of weeks. Saying bye to my babies after dropping them off at preschool was heartbreaking. They were so ready to go to school. As I left, they … [Read more…]
My son loves the idea of treasure hunting, and this past weekend, we tried our hand at geocaching. I had heard about it before but wasn’t really sure what it was. I’m so glad I did the research! For anyone who is unfamiliar with geocaching, it is basically a treasure hunt where you use an … [Read more…]