It might seem a little funny, but I am one of those people who love Monday. It is a fresh start to a new week, and it seems to be my most productive day. It is also the day that the weekly schedule returns to normal. My hubby is back to work, the boys are back to school, and the Miss and I can settle into our peaceful days.

This week I am determined to make it a better one than last week…

Last week there were challenges every single day. I wasn’t feeling too good (seasonal affective disorder), and Dylan was challenging my patience every school morning.

Today started off that way too. I woke up Dylan extra early, in hopes that maybe with an earlier start, the morning would go better. Boy did it backfire on me. He didn’t want to go to school again, and he was doing his best to get out of going. I made him go, and we barely made it out of the front door by 7:30 a.m.

I hope tomorrow goes better.

I am going to start keeping track of the morning tantrums, and see if there are any patterns that I notice. I also have parent/teacher conference coming up soon. Hopefully his teacher and I can talk about it, and see if there is anything going on at school.

As for this afternoon. I’m going to get what I can done, and bake some Brownies too. I need some patience, and good vibes sent my way…

This week has been a short school week, but every day has had it’s challenges…

This week I’ve been really scattered. I haven’t been feeling to cheery, and I haven’t been able to get anything going. The house has gotten away from me, and I think all I’ve been doing is breaking up arguments between the kids…

Dylan has had a rough week too. He hasn’t wanted to go to school at all this week. He wakes up on time, and I’ve even moved his bedtime to an earlier time to fight the grumpiness. Every morning he cries, fights, and does his best to try and stay home. I still make him go, and tell him to do his best, and I’ll pick him up in the afternoon.

I’ve asked if there is anything going on at school that I need to know about. I also asked him if there were any kiddos that were picking on him. He answered no to both of the questions. I also haven’t received any notes or calls from the teacher, so I don’t think that he is getting into any trouble.

Maybe it is just a phase, but it is challenging…

So today the Miss and I are taking it easy this morning, and enjoying some quiet before the weekend arrives. I’m going to do a few chores, and maybe get outdoors a bit. Hopefully next week will go better…

Well the heater is out again… This should be an easy fix, a blower motor is out, we’re just waiting for the repair man to come back by.

It isn’t too bad though… We are hanging out upstairs, and I’m catching up on some movie watching on netflix. I’ll be crocheting a bit too.

Agnes has had a bit of a cold, but she is doing much better today. I think we are all just ready for Spring, and nice weather for a bit.

Tomorrow we’ll be baking lots of cupcakes, and going to Dylan’s class party. Agnes is really excited to go. This weekend we’ll be attempting to have Thade’s birthday party (again), this time the weather should cooperate.

Well I am going to take it easy this morning, and sort some laundry. Stay warm everybody!

This weekend has been a long one for the kiddos, which is for the best. Dylan has been under the weather, and wouldn’t be able to go to school today. I’m seriously hoping this latest tummy-bug doesn’t spread throughout the house.

I’ve been catching up on dishes and laundry. The laundry really piled up when the water line was down. I also have lots of icky laundry that has been added to the pile. The dishes (as usual) are endless.

We did get out for a bit on Saturday. James has a convention coming up, he needed a few new shirts.  I needed some more yarn too. I am completely restocked now!

It was nice to get out of town for a bit, but we were all ready to get back home.

This week is a short one for the kids. I’ll be working on the boys room as soon as they are back to school. I started the deep clean and organization of their messy room on Friday, but I didn’t get too far.

Happy Monday to you.