December 11, 2020 - Friday (67/365)

Day 67 of my 365 Photo Journal

Yay!!! It's the weekend! 

I've been doing this thing where I'm trying to be a fun mom again. It's not easy, I'll tell you. I have planned crafts and treats for all of the days leading up to Christmas and managed to do them yesterday and today, so far. I really want to get that Christmas excitement and joy stimulated and I feel like this kind of stuff helps. Maybe? 

What doesn't help is that at some point during every day I end up going full-on psycho at one of the kids. Today it was Ruby. :( I took all three of the girls out with me to run some errands and, as a special treat, I took them to the patio of one of my favorite places to eat, La Chatelaine. I got each girl a croissant and we got a baguette to share. Needless to say, Ruby thought that everything I offered was disgusting and proceeded to scream and cry loudly for the entire time we were at the restaurant. We're outside, mind you, so each passerby is staring at us, as are all of the patrons who can see us from the window. I ignore all of this, because I am very skilled at ignoring, and finish my lunch. Meanwhile, Ruby chews up baguette and spits it down her shirt in a very dramatic way and I seriously. was. about. to kill. her. I didn't add to the scene that was being made, but I said some pretty unkind things, like, "You ruin everything" and "you're the reason I don't get to do anything fun." So...pretty crappy parenting, to be honest. But, what's done is done and the rest of the day went relatively smoothly. 

I made three colors of homemade play-doh today (red, white, and green, for Christmas, of course!), which the big girls played with for at least an hour. It was really fun to watch them and listen to their imaginations going to work. Clem was SO excited about this and made sure to express her appreciation several times. I love that she's so kind. That doesn't come naturally to me and I'm always a little thrown off guard by it. 

Anyway, this definitely my longest post, by far. Time to cut myself off. Here is a photo of the girls playing with their Christmas play-doh. 

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