Seven years ago today, I wrote my very first post. Seven years later, I have written over 2. 055 more. Thank you all for reading along, and for your support and friendship for the last seven years.
I can’t believe just how quickly seven years has passed… Here’s to the next seven.
With love,
Nicole
This week has been miserably hot, and we have been stuck at home hiding out from the heat-wave.
Sunday:
The kitty took over my sewing table, and took an extra long nap in the curtains.
I baked some homemade bread and a dutch apple pie too.
Monday:
Monday was a crazy long day. James had to work till 8:00 p.m., and the boys didn’t want to go to class, because it was so hot.
Tuesday:
James had the day off, so we got out before the weather was too warm, and we took the kids back to school shopping.
Wednesday:
The heat was miserable, and there was no way we were going out in it.
I decided to tape-off and start painting some of the woodwork in the house. This is going to be a long process, we have woodwork that needs painted in every single room.
Thursday:
I took back the sewing table from the cat, and I sewed a couple of lunch totes.
Agnes liked the little lunch totes. She poured her cereal into one of the totes.
Dylan tested for his yellow belt.
He did an awesome job!
Friday:
James had two days of working open to close, so we took him some chocolate chip cookies.
I got two coats painted on the accent wall in the foyer.
Saturday:
I took the pretty new paint upstairs, and painted two coats in the hallway.
The pup has found a way to stay cool. She has gathered up all of her favorite toys and parked herself on an air conditioning vent.
It was a long week, how I wish we could have a break in the weather. On the brighter side, since we are stuck at home, I’m keeping busy painting.
Thursday Dylan tested for his yellow belt at Tae Kwon Do, and he absolutely rocked it!
He did his form perfectly, and he did his one steps so well too. He was awarded his yellow belt!
We are all so proud of Dylan.
So this week, we backed-up, updated, and then there was a server crash, and my site crashed, hard… It might look a little funny around here for a bit, but all will be back to better soon, and just in time for NicoStuff’s 7th Anniversary!
Screaming, kicking, flailing, fighting… Tantrums, terrible two’s, the toddler blackout zone, whatever you call it, we are in it.
It started about a year ago exactly. Our sweet, smiley one and a half year old hit angry toddlerdom with a scream that could break glass. One year later, she hasn’t stopped. This Summer the tantrums have escalated, and sleepless nights full of separation anxiety have ensued.
I’ve been researching all about tantrums, how to deal with them, and what causes them, but I haven’t been able to prevent one of them… I am exhausted by my strong-willed-screaming-little gal, and I would love a tantrum free outing back. I am already worried about the back to school routine, Agnes does not want to get up, or dressed, or leave the house without a struggle. I’ve even tried taking her out for errands at all different times, they all end with an ear-shattering tantrum.
I don’t want to generalize, but girls really are different from boys. I don’t remember Thade throwing as many tantrums, but when he was little, he was the only. I remember Dylan throwing a major tantrum about every single afternoon, he didn’t want to nap, and he was exhausted, and hence the twenty minute scream-fest. Once he got it out of his system, he was good to go. Agnes will pitch a fit at the drop of a hat, about anything, I just don’t get it.
The tantrums, yes they are loud, and in public they are embarrassing, but she is two… The separation-anxiety at night is what really gets to me. Agnes fights sleep, we have the routine of bath, pj’s on, brush her teeth, read a book or two, and she is supposed to be in bed snoozing by 8:30 p.m. It seems calm, and relaxing, but as soon as I try to leave, the screaming starts. I get her calmed back down, and one of the boys will come by her room to ask a question, then the screaming starts up again, and once she is calm, the other little guy drops by. So of course I have to tell the boys to please stay in their room until Agnes is asleep, and then the cat will jump the gate and wake her up. Last night I sat with her for two hours until she finally gave up the grouchiness and went to sleep. She was promptly back up at 1:3o a.m., and I finally got to go back to sleep at 5:30 a.m. There is no way this is going to work when school starts…
I’m hoping that this is phase, and it will get better, but I am one frustrated mommy at the moment.