So I survived my insane weekend. I think it officially came off as my worst weekend I can remember in a very long time. By Saturday's end my sister had been in the ER for bleeding from her stoma for two nights, my aunt had died and we had her funeral on Saturday, and I lost my job because the Bookstore officially closed, that was the last day. All told I should have been really down in the dumps and ready to just crawl in a hole for a week or two but I actually slept so hard Saturday night... 9 hours... the longest I have slept since getting the news that the store was closing on December 19th. Aaron took the kids to church on Sunday and I did not get up until he came home by himself at 11:15. We had collected money to give to our boss for a gift card to Hy-Vee or something. I was going to be happy if we could collect $200... we ended up with $500! I was ecstatic! We split it in two and got a Wal-Mart card and a Hy-Vee card for them. Practical yes, but I think they were good ideas.

Can I just say I really don't like Monday's. See that sweet little girl with her kitten up there? Yeah, well after a whole day at school, Monday afternoon's are rough. We go round and round about her attitude. She gave me so much grief today about doing her homework that we did not have a "pretty moment" so to speak. Anna was on the phone with me at the time and she could not believe what she was hearing. One swift wooden spoon and some time in the room later and she came out like the child in the picture you see above. What a goober! Her and Max both really push me to the limits of my parenting skills. I worked hard at working with both of them and having some give and take but they do not play that way. It turns to all take so we have gone to just ignoring the fits, not giving options and things are going quite a bit smoother. It is amazing how fast a cranky child will get their coat on and get in the car when they hear the garage door open and the van start. It definitely gets them moving!

Ah well... I am in the middle of making a turkey dinner so I best get back to check on my mashed potatoes. Have a great day!