Today was a great day! Sarah has been in a good mood all day and has helped out in the house some, too! I scheduled wake up time for 9 today, instead of 8, hoping the girls wouldn't get so tired midday. I'm not sure if it is because they stayed busy all day, but no one crawled into bed for a nap today :) Sarah still had some problems getting up on time, but we did get her up and she took a shower (I didn't make her wash her hair...she washed it yesterday and it was getting late today). She also ate breakfast, brushed her hair and teeth, and made her bed (more than I got done today, in those areas!).
I was hoping to do some school today, but we ended up spending the day doing "Home Ec." Sarah unloaded the dishwasher, mopped the kitchen and hallway, and did some reorganizing in her room. Allison was the cleaning powerhouse today--kitchen, playroom, den, sweeping--go Allison! I wish I could stay as focused on-task as she does!
Once Sarah had had enough of house-cleaning, she took some time out and watched tv for the evening. I had to take Allison to Dance Underground rehearsal and asked Sarah to go with me...um, nope. Wasn't happening. She was comfy on the couch in her jammies. Alan was able to come home before Community Group and be here with Sarah for a bit. His plan was to take Sarah with him to CG, but she was still too comfy and enjoying her tv show. He went ahead and left and let me know that she was home alone, but was doing ok. I had made a quick stop at the mall to pick up some shoes for our trip. I called her on my way home to check on her and she was still doing ok. Not sure if she was happy about me calling her to check on her--I wonder if it's making her feel like a baby? It's going to be a LONG time before we're comfortable leaving her alone.
Since I knew she was doing ok, and I knew my schedule for tomorrow would be crazy, I ran to Kroger and picked up my prescriptions. I did say a prayer for her safety as I drove by the neighborhood, though! I was back home quickly and there she was, still laying on the couch watching her show. Phew! I fixed her some dinner (leftover spaghetti). Apparently, someone has told her that eating tomato sauce would help clear her sinuses, so she decided she wanted sauce on her spaghetti. She ate about 3/4 of it and was "sauced out." I can't tell you the last time she ate spaghetti sauce! She said she was full and didn't finish her spaghetti. A while later, Alan came home with some leftover CFA chicken nuggets. She was suddenly hungry again and had a few chicken nuggets. She got after Allison for eating the last few nuggets, but I told Allison to tell her that Sarah had already had dinner and was full. I suggested that Sarah could have some frozen chicken nuggets, but Sarah said she wanted CFA chicken nuggets. Oh, well.
Sarah then came and took her medicine on her own and then went upstairs to get ready for bed, right on time! Yay, Sarah! I reminded her that she needs to brush her hair and teeth and she said, "Ok." No complaints or arguing! Yay! Now, if I could only get Allison to go up to get ready ;) We are making progress, though!
OK, I've got Allison in bed now. Sarah was asleep before 11 (and it's a melatonin-free night!). Wonder if she actually DID brush her hair and teeth? Still need to work on following up with that! Allison is in bed going to sleep now, too (11:52). Alan, of course, is asleep. Me? Hoping to be in bed before 1, but we'll see...
2 more days till I leave. Hmmm....
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