Coping with New Schedule

Hello, All! 


That is fun to say, even if "all" is 2 people.  Or less.


We have new schedules in the afternoon, here, because of my new and fancy job.  It comes with a new and slightly less fancy commute.  Also new and fancy is that the kids will stay after school for the Latchkey program.  Still deciding how I feel about that.


Anyone want to buy my house?


Had a cranky and frustrating dinnertime tonight.  At one point I told Grant that he needed to start over and that I would count to 5 to give him a second, and then when I got to 5, we would try again.  His interpretation:  While Mom is slowly counting to 5, I should whine, cry, and bang my silverware on the table in a self indulgent release of negative emotions.  I stopped at three and mildly pointed out that this was not the case.  He accepted that pretty well, but we decided to do without the counting.  Just in case.


The good news:  Abbie made cupcakes almost un-aided today, and me and Grant and Abbie decorated them.  Much fun.  We had them for dessert tonight, even though dinner took a very VERY long time.


I need to cook more beef.  Apparently, my children have no idea how to use knives.  It was appalling.


Grant also had a couple of bad days at school.  We are still working on it.  The weather has been to cold for running, but I am hoping that the re-addition of that will be a huge help.


I hope the bad weather we are promised for tomorrow doesn't actually arrive.  I want to learn to adjust to the new schedule.  For that, the new schedule must happen.  *sigh*  It's hard on us all.


I love my new job, but right now I am ridiculously tired.  Off to bed I go.