Update

Well, I haven't posted since Oct. of 2010! WOW!!! Time to update.

Our lives have pretty much been upended, and it's a bit more difficult than I could've ever imagined.

Monkey Boy is finishing 5th grade and struggling with anxiety and rigidity. It's one of those situations where you KNOW you should be a more patient parent, but you find it difficult to always be patient and let things go and guide him to figure out what works best for him. Sometimes you just want to scream, "CUT IT OUT!!!", but in reality you know he's doing his best and he's not trying to be bad, annoying, etc. His anxiety truly gets the better of him.

Pretty Girl has been struggling with her asthma. It's better than it was a few weeks ago, but still not free and clear like we all want. She's also starting to show signs of eczema on her hands and the bottoms of her feet. Then there's the fact that she's four and everything that goes along with that!

I'm trying to potty train Baby Girl without much success. Mainly because I don't always have the ability to take her potty and do the actual training, but it really needs to happen as soon as possible. She gets really bad diaper rash and the best way to combat that is for her to go in the potty.

Then there's me...not sure I feel like getting into all of that right now. Maybe tomorrow, but we'll see.

I think the lessons that I'm teaching the most right now deal with perseverance. With all the trials we're going through right now, my kiddos are hopefully learning that Mommy and Daddy aren't giving up. We may be more easily irritated, and the daily chores may not be getting accomplished like they used to, but Mommy and Daddy AREN'T giving up!