After a rough start to the week with all the computer issues, things got a lot better yesterday with a super-productive day and then finished off nicely with a relatively calm Friday. I think I hit the wall a little at the end of the day, but I was still able to get some loose ends wrapped up and clear my head for the weekend.
The problem is that I don’t think a clear head will necessarily lead to an abundance of patience. The kids have been particularly troubling over the past week. Lots of fighting, lots of whining, lots of non-compliance. I know that it’s that time of year when they have been cooped up and have energy to burn, but that doesn’t make it any easier to deal with. Last weekend was a rough one; it seemed like the kids were taking turns pestering me while the other two fought. So that makes me apprehensive for this weekend. We do have a few things going in our favor. Donia and I have probably breathed enough fire this week to scare them a little bit. And we have Kate at a “Girls Night Out” at her school this evening, so hopefully it helps for her to have a special event to start things out. So, I suppose we’ll see what happens. Honestly, even with a little apprehension, it still feels pretty good to have the weekend arrive.
