week of sept 19

Hi ho! Hi ho! It's home from work I go. Yay! I am buying two cheap bottles of wine and drinking one with dinner and one after kiddies go to bed.

Week in Review:
Mon., Sept. 19 - International Talk Like a Pirate Day! One of my favorite days! Too bad I didn't have a party or something to go to. Big boy had his science test today!!

Tue., Sept. 20 - Ben got 23 out of 28 on his science test. Yay! But he fell asleep in class, too. 1st daddy said he wouldn't go to sleep Monday night.

Weds, Sept. 21 - normal day but holy crap, the meltdown at bedtime. I told Bigs he could play Wii until 8:30, then he could come upstairs and watch "Tangled". When it was 8:30 I called him and he wanted to stay downstairs and play Wii (Daddy Rob was down there). When he came up at 9:20, first he want4ed Root Beer - uh, no... Then he said he wanted to watch the movie. Uh, no, again! All holy hell breaks loose with that kid. He hasn't had a meltdown in about a year. On the sidelines, little miss screamy was going nuts. I lost it! I screamed like a mad crazy person at both of them and Pumpkin cried and Big Boy called me an idiot and was so mad at me for screaming. I just scared them. I am ridiculous. Stupid. It was awful. After all these years, I still don't know how to get him out of the meltdown rut. He wouldn't take a deep breath. He wouldn't "slow down his engine". I was at a loss. I haven't learned ANYTHING. Shit. I need a book, I think. Or to finish that Triple P book and activities.

Thurs., Sept. 22 - much better evening - no food for Big Boy, but he ate some wheat thins. Got to bed late again. I have to get these kids in bed. Rewards, I guess would work.

And now - TGIF!!!! See above.

On deck: Saturday - Maize Valley Winery for Family Fall Fun Fest - then Roasted Garlic Soup to Erin Garvey's.
Sunday: Watching Brown's game, doing homework, recovering from Saturday.