Living Life One Cheerio at a Time

We've made it through another school year. Preschool and 2 nd grade! I can't  believe how challenging this year was, but we came out the other side smiling. Love my big girls! What am I going to do next year when I have one in 3rd grade, 1 in kindergarten and 1 in preschool? YIKES! #4 is going to have a lot of mommy time!!! Psalm 136:23 " To Him Who [earnestly] remembered us in our low estate  and  imprinted us [on His heart], for His mercy  and  loving-kindness endure forever"

All summer child #1 has been calling the shots for the middle kids. She "directs" them in how, when and who they are going to play. In fact one day, I heard her and her sister tell the brother "We are playing sister, mom and dad. #1 is mom, #2 is the sister what do you want to be?" Pretty much no choice or wiggle room. So needless to say the middles knew what to expect everyday. Until Monday. That's when child #1 went back to school. And there was a complete VOID of power. It was a race to the top of the heap (most likely in this metaphor the laundry heap) to see who would be the boss applesauce. It was do or die. Kill or be killed situation at our house. Monday was a LONG day. I did the mom thing and had them separated and in time out. But at some point I wanted to see how this was going to play out. I couldn't intervene anymore. Somehow they finally worked it out only to be turned upside down again. SHE CAME HOME! She was not to about to be dethro...

By 8:30 am she had almsot been up 3 hours. She was soooo excited! First in line and ready to go! There she goes!