Bleeeecccchhh
That’s how I feel. The last few weeks have left me feeling so run down. There was no school Monday or Tuesday, but of course we had latchkey, and three other schools joined us at our site as well. 22 kids showed up on MOnday and about 40 yesterday. I worked a six hour shift both days and am just wiped! I have had more than my fill of smart mouthed school kids. That just reinforced that I made the right decision when I didn’t sign up to work over mid-winter break. As if I needed any reinforcement.
I’m still battling a cold/sinus infection/whatever the hell it is my body is doing to me. It leaves me feeling so tired and stuffy and drippy that I simply want to crawl into my bed and not come out for a few weeks. Wouldn’t that be nice. The crappy Michigan winter weather isn’t helping either. SNow, below zero wind chills, icy roads are really not my cup of tea. I need me some sunshine and warm temps.
We have had a week of fairly good behavior from Seb, which has been nice. I’m trying a lot harder to pick my battles and it is helping. Last night, I was helping Seb do his homework, which can sometimes turn ugly when he gets frustrated or doesn’t understand something. And when he starts flipping out, I get irritated and frustrated with his behavior. This time, I stayed calm, walked him through the math and everything went so well! Definitely a nice change of pace. I’m off to the library later today to pick up a couple books on living with "difficult" and "active alert" children. Not sure where Seb falls between the two categories, but if there are strategies that can help me, well I am all over that. Anything that would help, especially with his behavior at school, would be so wonderful. Momma’s getting desperate, here.
