I haven't written a post in a very long time. Not sure why. I was busy at times, or plain not wanting to write at other times.
Also, terrible two's are in full swing here. Rachael is independent. She will not let me do ANYTHING for her. That includes no assistance in the bathroom (The sound of bathroom door slamming shut and a little voice calling 'I want privacy!' makes me shudder. She's gotten hurt on the step stool in there on more than one occasion and is covered in bruises), climbing over (and falling off of) the kitchen gate, putting on/taking off of clothes (which, by the way, takes her FOREVER, but if I dare help to speed up the process, she throws a fit, takes them all off and starts over), eating (spaghetti flying everywhere), going to bed (last night she decided she was tired at 7pm and started screaming 'get up, mommy, get up!' It took me a while to realize that she just wanted my permission to go to bed.)
On the other hand, she is very clingy. I can't sit down at the computer without her treating me as a jungle gym and wanting my undivided attention. I am not allowed to pick up the flute or come within 2 feet of the piano. When she sees sheet music, she pitches a fit. Now, that part definitely needs to stop. I HAVE to be able to play/practice my instruments without it turning into a major meltdown. She has to learn to give me 40 minutes. I recently started giving her playdoh at practice times and telling her that she can only play it while I am practicing. She LOVES playdoh and is usually looking forward to that time of the day. Unfortunately, I can't concentrate on what I am playing amidst the constant 'Look at me, mommy! Can you open this, mommy? I want ____, mommy.' So, I went back to practicing while she is asleep. Let me tell you, I accomplish more in 40 minutes while she is asleep than I do in 2 hours if she is awake.
That brings me to what occupies my thoughts during the day. My flute lessons started a month or so ago and I am loving it! My teacher has 20 years of experience and is very instrumental in diagnosing and correcting my problems. She helped me figure out proper embouchure and angles, and gave me tone and breathing exercises (definitely a challenge! But I LOVE a good challenge) and I am seeing improvement after only two days of doing them. Of course, I can't really talk or eat, the muscles in my mouth are so sore. It hurts to even think about proper embouchure. But it works. Hopefully, the soreness will go away in a couple of weeks and practicing will not be as painful. But I noticed that I can finger much faster while maintaining good (or, rather, better then before) tone, something I have been struggling with. And my long notes are improving, too. I don't fall down an octave for the most part (unless I am just tired and can't maintain muscle control, that should go away with practice, too) and my sound is less raspy.
In other words, it's going well and I am having a lot of fun with it.
Back to Rachael. Say a prayer for her if you think of it. She's got some sort of stomach bug and haven't been able to keep anything down the last couple of days, though she seems to be doing a little better today. Hopefully, it will go away quickly and the boys will not get it.
Jadin has been acting up recently. He got two yellow lights at school in the past month and I seem to have to constantly discipline him.
Daniel had a spell when he said no to everything I said, so we had to work on that, as well.
All that adds up to a whole lot of disciplining. Not easy, I tell you. But I think we are progressing. At least with Daniel.
That's probably it for now. I will try to update more often in the future.
Hope you all are having a good day.
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