Winter is here!

 I'm not sure if it's the winter, or if it's just the way my poor brain is doing, but I feel like I'm running at half-efficiency recently! I've been enjoying sitting and reading, although I know there are other things I wish I was doing. Making my awesome board game based off Jessi's awesome book, finally getting caught up with my editing queue, making a behavior chart to try and wrangle my kids together, sending postcards for fun...

Echo likes pancakes!

Man, I can't wait until I've actually got the energy to do the things I want to do. As it is, I do what I have to do and then just fizzle out.

But for now, I must admit, things are ooooookay! I'm having more good days than bad days, which is nice! The boys are really getting into creative pursuits, and Crash Boy's becoming quite the expert colorer! Daniel at least understands that he loses control sometimes, and that's progress. The poor guy just can't get his feelings under control when he's in the moment. Echo is a boy who likes to get himself into situations where he screams. He'll start pillow fights that he'll get hurt in, he'll take toys away from his brothers and scream when they demand justice. And every bedtime is just a real struggle, because they like to play together.

Mama's famous apple-peeling skills!

One thing I'm always thankful for, though. I love my coffee. It's really good stuff.

Update on my teeth!

I still can't chew well on my left side, and I've already gone in once for them to look at my crown and try to reshape it. They did their best, told me not to worry, and sent me on my way. Now I feel like I have to go back and have them do it again, and it's such a drag, because I have kids, and have to arrange something for them! Jessi works!

I have no idea if my tooth is still just sensitive, or if they're going to tell me "Never mind, guess you DO need a root canal!" It doesn't wake me up at night, though, and the cold sensitivity is short, not longer than ten seconds.

I don't know. The whole ordeal with my teeth bums me out, because I'm giving them every opportunity to fix my teeth, and so far, it just feels worse than before, with the warning that my teeth aren't going to get any better. The cavities where my fillings fell out aren't going to suddenly get better. But I don't want to deal with a new pain in my mouth until the old one is gone. I already can only chew with half of my mouth. (But I do make one darn good smoothie.)

Some cupcakes made with Crash and Echo and Josie, because we saw them in a kids' book!

I am happy to report that I am a kind person, and it comes naturally to me. To be friendly to others, to shut my mouth if I can't think of anything nice to say, and to tell people that I appreciate them. These days when I'm all out of willpower to make much of an effort at things, it makes me happy to see that kindness takes no effort.

I'm looking forward to a lot of things. My boys being able to play together without a referee, me being able to sit down and do things without worrying that my boys will be tugging at my attention, and being able to have a day where I'm not overwhelmed, not even once!

Tired and doing all right,

-Woody!

My three boys making friends at the Bug Park!