March 26, 2025 - Wednesday


Gosh, I am SO sleepy today! I didn't sleep well last night. My watch says I got seven hours, which should be plenty for a grown woman to get through her day. Alas, it was not enough for me. We did school AGAIN today. haha It's funny that three days in a row is just overdoing it in my mind now. Anyway, we have a spelling bee tomorrow and a field trip Friday, so we needed to get our week's curriculum done ahead of time. And we did! It went well. Ollie really impressed me with her reading progress yesterday, but today she was back to being inattentive, guessing, and rushing. I was so bummed and then she cried because she could see that I was disappointed. I wish I could find a better way! I don't know if she needs a different space, a different time of day, or what. She just always seems to want to get done so she can go play with her sisters. Work in progress! 

After school, I decided to lay down for a nap. Then, while I was laying in bed, I thought, 'No. Get your ass up and start working on the floor. It's been long enough.' So, I got everything organized and prepped to start the flooring, dropped the girls off at choir, came home, and got to work. It's so nice to have gotten a big chunk of it done! It feels so good. I'm glad I forced myself to do it. Of course, in addition to my sleepiness, I'm now achy too. :) It's all good though. 

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