November 13, 2023 - Monday

Another Monday. But I guess this one was different since we have the bathroom project going on. School went pretty well today, for the most part. Ruby had a really bad attitude at one point and it honestly took everything in me to not do something really mean to her. I just wanted to grab her or smack her or something, but I did not! I spoke calmly and gave her the consequence that I warned she'd get. These are wins. Small wins, but still wins. 

MJ, Clemi, and I all went to Costco after school to do some shopping. Clem found a couple of presents for siblings there. She is so sweet and generous with them. We give the kids a spending limit for each other and fund their gifts to one another within that limit. Clem spent well beyond her limit for two siblings and said she'd just pay out of her own money because she knew these were the perfect gifts. It was very sweet. We ate lots of yummy samples and splurged on lots of treats that we probably shouldn't have gotten. But it's all good! I finally got my membership and it felt good to go and wander at my own pace. 

I started helping dad when I got back and then started dinner shortly after that. I've been feeling a little more appreciated by MJ for my meals this trip than usual, which has been nice. She has complimented me and/or thanked me for dinner every night, and I'm grateful for that. It's pretty tough to plan and cook dinners every single night, on top of everything else going on and it feels good to be appreciated for it. It's exciting seeing the bathroom come along! Not a ton of progress yet, but we're almost entirely framed in. I think that part of the project will be done tomorrow.