No time to put anything coherent together (see my last post).
I want to write about my kids. I want to write a post about each of them and describe how they are right now. I did so much blogging when they were younger and I love reading old posts. There’s so much about them that I haven’t written down that I don’t want to forget. Perhaps I can take two evenings before the end of November and find the time to put something together. I think what stops me is I’ll never get everything.
Elliot was a weenie tonight between picking him up and going to swimming. I can’t even really explain what he was doing, but weenie seems like a good word to describe it. Our children are often golden when they are apart, but the energy of them together, at the end of the day, can be awful. Sometimes I feel like I am barely in control, and it’s not a nice feeling. And I only have two!
On the other hand, I had a really shitty day at work on Tuesday, and as I was driving to pick up the kids I was dreading switching to mum-mode. When I’m really upset about something I find it really hard to put it aside and be a parent. I picked Elliot up first and as soon as he saw me he gave me a hug. Often he ignores me for a bit, so that was a good start. In the car he took a cookie out from his lunch and announced he was going to share it with Amy, which he did. Then on the way home Amy announced she wanted to open the front door (we have a combination lock that they both enjoy using). They often get upset over who opens it, so I took a deep breath and said I didn’t care who opened the door, as long as they didn’t fight about it. When we got home, Amy graciously offered to let Elliot open the door, which he did. We got in the house and they did all their jobs without me asking. They were golden. And later I thanked them both for being so co-operative and cheerful on a day that I really needed it.
It’s not all bad. 🙂