FAIL
- Tamlin's got a cold and insisted on sleeping with me. This meant he slept and I got kicked all night by a restless 3.5 year old.
- Saw a mouse in the kitchen. Mouse traps have been engaged.
- Jude's fourth tooth has just popped out of his gum. There has been much chewing, wailing, and baby pain-killer medicine involved.
- Thought I had lost my USB stick somewhere between lecture hall and my office. Contained my upcoming exam. Eventually found it under my office desk
- Problems with family miles away arise, and I have little power to help except to provide an ear to listen and encouraging words.
- Tamlin's latest retort to the question "What are you doing" is "Nothing." Thought this started in the teen years, not at 4 years old.
WIN
- Jude discovered how to slide down slides on his own. You should see the huge grin on his face at this accomplishment.
- Have not seen spiders in the house this season yet. My personal experiment on controlling spider evolution is working...only the hidden ones survive my wrath.
- Scared the bejeebus out of the kids with motion-activated Halloween decoration. Hilarious to see them run away. Awesome to see them come back (slowly) to investigate.
- Tamlin watched Harry Potter with us and enjoyed it, especially flying broomsticks. I'm so glad we can watch movies together now that aren't just animated trains or cars.
- Jude has (2x now) found matching cars in the bucket o' cars without anyone's help. Brilliant kiddo.
- Three dinosaur tails, two sets of wings, one head-piece all done. One more dinosaur costume to go.
- Even after several fails, Tamlin curls up with me and says, "Mom, I really love you" and my heart melts.
I guess the score is even for now :-)
1 comment:
Yeah, it seems that days with children are like that -- many ups and downs. I guess life in general is like that, now that I think of it; perhaps kids just put it into more relief. :-)
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