Day 2 of winter break

Recap of Day 2,

I am still recovering from a head cold, so it made it very easy for the girls to "acts" up. Morning after administration of medicine was off to a good start. Girls were content playing on their Amazon Kids tablets we got for them last christmas. It's cold for them to go outside as we are still getting over colds.

"S" actually helped clean up a little bit, putting her toys in her room, while "J" picked up garbage and wrappers from the floor. We took an extra day off from ABA therapy for "S" to help us while recovering to stop the spread of germs. Although the girls were behaving, I still heard " I need a snack" like 20 times since 9am, even though they still had snack in their bowls.

Towards 11 am, "S" started getting anxious for lunch as her meds were wearing down, but I'm sure its because they were "bored". Not much to comment on, other than the afternoon was pretty tough, as "J" was very active and bothered her sister a lot.

By 4pm, I as very overwhelmed and it seemed like the girls were trying every way to hit that last nerve... "J" upon her sisters behavior was more disruptive, causing "S" to become very overwhelmed and stimulated.. They both were feeding off each other and of course hubby had worked late. Dinner was nothing more than just mac and cheese; because this mommy was stressed and unmotivated.

As we enter Day 3, I pray that God blesses us with his comfort to make it a better day!

Jenny

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