Vacation Regression What the heck is vacation regression? You know that struggle you've been having getting your kids back into a routine after winter break? The "I don't want to go to school" whines, the meltdowns and tantrums, the missed buses, and mishaps that happen when you go back to "real" life after the holidays? Well, if you don't, I'm going to tell you all about … [Read more...]
New School Year Challenges and How to Cope
New School Year Challenges With anything new, there is an adjustment period. A time of trial and error. And sometimes lots of errors. This Fall has been a huge change for us, and new school year challenges have made an impact on everyone in the family. Not all the challenges have been bad, but they are things we need to work on...otherwise they would be a challenge, … [Read more...]
Sleep: 4 things I’ve been doing instead
Sleep I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with sleep. I love to sleep, and I hate when I can't get enough of it. I also love, love, love when my children sleep through the night or sleep in late (I'm talking 6:30 or 7 am late,) or take a nap. They are more pleasant to be around, they are less demanding, and they have more energy (if that's possible?) in a good … [Read more...]
Adventures with Babysitters and a Date Night
We found a part-time babysitter! Hooray! It actually turned out to be a lot easier than I expected. One of the twin moms from our club was looking for extra hours for her part-time babysitter. Since she had experience with twins (and boy twins specifically,) I was hoping for the best. We met her for the first time last Wednesday, then she came for a trial day on … [Read more...]
