School-aged Check-in (7/18)

[hawkward]

Oh my goodness. He's lucky he's cute because that's the only reason I'm keeping him right now. I know it's stress, but geez, his attitude sucks. H and I take turns with him lately, and I feel like we're just managing whatever current fit he's having instead of making any progress.

He finished our base library's summer reading program today, and he got a backpack full of cool toys and new books. He was pretty excited.

He did have a very fun weekend seeing all his cousins and riding my mom's horse. He missed his horse, but I let him ride behind me (rather than leading him) and he loved it because we could do a lot more that way.

I'm tired and frustrated and just... done.

QOTW: I'd really like to go to southern and southeastern Asia.

[oldbaylover1024]

She's been full of attitude lately. I'm sure it's stress related and she senses our generally anxiety, but good Lloyd it's frustrating. And asking 20x for her to do something as simple as pick up the toys or pack her snack (things she usually always does anyway) is wearing on me and MH.

Swim lessons are going well, so that's positive. And she's excited about K in 6 weeks, so that's good, too. IDK... I'm trying to focus on the positive and hope this temporary listening/attitude fades.

I'm okay. Tired, but I think that's related to the stress and the new meds I'm on. Also trying to get through the weekends. I'm traveling to my parent's house every weekend, so I'm spending a full weekend day away from my house. It's stressful.

QOTW: I've always wanted to go white water rafting in Fiji. This company does rafting trips, and I did the Grand Canyon one some years back. It was amazing. But this looks even cooler...