Back from vacation

Hello my family and friends...I'm back!!

What a great vacation. I truly enjoyed being away. We all needed the rest and fun that came from spending 9 days in Disney. It truly is a magical place!

Reality check! Back to school! The girls were less than happy to start back up today, but we had to. I really had several points during the day where I too wanted to just bag it and call it a day. I tried to not set my level of expectation too high, but I think no matter what the first day back after a long break was going to a little rocky.

My day got off to a bad start after a I dropped the chicken pot pie I baked on the floor at 10!! UGH! I tried not to but I broke down in tears. That is not the only reason. I had a lot of commitments for the day : hair apt at 3:30 which meant I had to finish school by 3; meal for a family from church delivered in between my hair appointment and a viewing for my dear friends grandma at 6. Did I mention we got a late start on school and Baby Girl did not have school? Can you hear my screams? They were internal for a change. I was overwhelmed from the start!

I baked my second pot pie and schooled the girls as well as kept my cool for the most part..oh and Baby Girl only watched 1 movie.

Lovely is working on her second book report and whining from the start. I think tomorrow I will have her do that first thing. I think if it is the first thing she does maybe she won't be so unhappy about doing it. Smiley wasn't feeling too great. She has been complaining about headaches and last night brought a vomiting incident. YUCK! She did not like the independent learning she had to do today. Smiley likes to have me by her side as she does her work.

Oh, and the tears from the potpie. I used that as a moment of tender reflection. I called the girls into the kitchen, they knew what happened and that I was upset. I wanted to get angry and frustrated, but I had to just get more chicken, another crust and start all over. The girls were so sweet and loving. Once again..why I am doing this!