| As I said. It's been
quite a while, and my only excuse is my melty PC, and that only took me a
few weeks to get replaced, so the other 2 months, well, just didn't have the
energy. I think I'm going to do what Aunt Sue recommended. Maybe
make quarterly updates. For one thing, not enough changes in a month.
For another thing, we're not taking NEARLY as many pictures as we used to.
I think the reason for THAT fact is that we're spending a lot more time
chasing children than we are taking cute pictures of them. Teresa
ALONE is enough for two people to handle, and then there's those other two
rascals. (Items of note: Greta's Birthday - 6 yrs old; Easter;
Jack riding a big boy bike; Isabel's Birthday - 9 yrs old; many day trips
with the kids) We're having a lot of fun though. The kids are growing like weeds, and I'm going crazy. Maggie's going crazy. I said to Greta today, now I know why I remember my dad as being mad all the time. When you ask a child to do something nicely, you get a lot of questions. Why, how come? Can't I do it later? Jack didn't have to do it! Teresa made the mess....and on and on. If you just START with the loud, commanding tone, and DEMAND what you want, the kids hop to it pretty quick. So I find myself just bellowing orders all the time. It's like Bill Cosby said, "parents aren't looking for justice, they just want QUIET!". So I'm yelling at Greta b/c she hitting Jack BACK! I need to really step back sometimes, and remember that it's not that big a deal (whatever it is). I love my dad like, well, a father, but I do remember being yelled at a lot. Maggie and I are trying to figure out a way to get the kids to do what we want them to do, without yelling. I know....good luck. I'm open for suggestions. I mean, look at these kids....how can I yell at them? I'll talk to you soon, at least sooner than the last time. |
