The boys ended up having a really good day at school, despite the rough start.  I'm really proud of them.  Elliott even finished up his homework, without a single issue.   I'm hoping that this positive trend continues, well into the bedtime hour. It would be so nice to be able to just put the kids down for the night and actually gave then go to sleep.  Finger crossed...  ☺ 

I haven't written anything today and that's pretty unusual for me.  The truth is I've been just a bit overwhelmed.  I've got a lot of things on my mind lately.   Lizze went out of town with her Mom for the day. Good for them because we're really trying to do things differently and time away is important.☺  That left me and the boys with the house to ourselves. While Lizze was missed, it's nice to just be the guys again for a little bit.  Maybe that sounds weird and it's not meant to be taken in a negative way.  Anyway, I just couldn't find the motivation to write about anything today.   Frankly, I'm not sure there was much to say anyway.   It's now just after midnight and…

".... What people don't realize is that if I allowed them to get their way, it would never stop. My kids generalize the shit out of everything and if they think they can push me until I give in, I will never see the end of it......"