Lunch

Today a very good friend of mine had the kids over to play with her kids while Gary and I went out to lunch. It was so nice to sit and chat over a leisurely lunch. Once we picked the kids up I had a conversation with Leia that went like this:

Leia: I'll bet you were saying stuff to each other at lunch.

Me: What do you mean?

Leia: Like it's so nice to not have the kids here at lunch.

Me: Of course not (Thinking) I knew she was talented but I didn't know she was a mind reader!

Stress relief

Today was a really stressful day for me. Spencer misbehaved and I had to discipline him in a very decisive way. I had to ban him from the playhouse for the whole day. As a result I had a very challenging almost five year old on my hands. He was dealing with a pretty intense rage that he didn't know how to control. He wore me down with his persistent begging to go outside and all the tears. Thankfully this evening has completely chased away the blues. The weather was so nice that we decided to call a babysitter and go for an unplanned date. We took the bike and drove out to Beavercreek and went shopping for Leia's birthday coming up in a few weeks. It was a lot of fun and night riding is so great. The day has certainly ended on a high and I feel renewed. Hopefully I can have an uneventful day with the boys tomorrow. I really hated to spend the day at odds with Spencer. I want them both to be happy. I think Kindergarten in September will prove to be a good outlet for Spencer. He is getting to the point of being bored a lot of the time.

And also for your viewing pleasure. We went to the Aullwood Audubon Center this afternoon to look at the picture that Leia entered into the Avian Art Contest. It was a great picture and we are so proud of her. She literally is sunshine in my life and I love her to distraction.

Playhouse