We've had quite a day here. Ruby didn't get much sleep last night so she is a roller coaster of emotions. When she fluctuates back and forth between happy, sad, mad, and just downright crazy, it's hard for anybody to get anything done! She loves the silly poems we've been reading and the animal stories, so she sits still for those. She hates that I give Ford and Rachel attention while they're working on their math, so even if she has something fun to do, she complains the whole time. I gave her TONS of school work to do (like finding letters, mazes, dot to dots) and if I was standing beside her while she was working, she was elated! The second I'd try to help somebody else, forget it. Suddenly everything becomes "too hard" and she can't do it. In a house of many children, there is always jealousy. Rachel was sad that I got out "new" clothes for Ford and Ruby today (don't mind that Ford's pants are too short and Ruby has only tights and leotards!). Ruby is jealous of anyone else getting attention. Ford gets jealous if other people play with Baxter. Ford even made a Valentine for himself today. He didn't want to give away his good Thomas stickers, so he put them on his own paper. All of this is going on while Baxter is in the carrier, snow is anticipated but not falling, and I forgot about the eggs I was boiling for egg salad (better luck next time!).
Regardless, everyone is resting now and we're having a sleepover in the living room tonight. So, the day moves on and we work through the rough spots to get to the next thing we need to do!
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