I am insane. I keep wondering if I’ve set myself up for failure. I am too damn stubborn though.
I can tell that the phentermine is working. I have little want to munch on the popcorn that kids are snacking on. I also ate less than Emma at dinner. Trying to eat until I am not hungry seems to work.
Keeping the kids from bickering while they snack on popcorn? IMPOSSIBLE. I never knew kids could fight over such non-issues before in my life. My mom just nods her head when I tell her what they’re up to and reminds me that I was the same way with my siblings when I was little.
I also dyed my hair today! It’s darker than I thought, but it’s always darker the first few days. I soaked my hair with Biosilk Silk Therapy
James has been gone all week working out-of-town and I’ve been doing the single parent thing (with the help of my mother in law in the afternoons). Abby, our 4 year old, has acted out. Usually there are two of us here and one of us can give her the attention she craves. With just me… I don’t have enough hands.
Today, Abby made a list of things we need to do together tonight (with the help of Emma for the writing bit).It reads as follows:
make blizzards
make cookies
have ice cream
have popcorn
watch movie
sleep on air bed downstairs
take bath
cuddle
We’ve had the popcorn and cuddled. I’ll air up the air bed shortly but there’s no way in hell I’m sleeping on it! The rest of it will have to wait… I told her that we will do at least one of the things on her list every night.
This week has shown me that I can do the single parenting thing by myself if I have to, but I don’t like it. I was a single mother for several years, but I only had one child. Five children (three of whom are 15 mont old triplets!) is a bit harder than taking care of one.
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