This week I've been trying to keep a to-do list to keep myself on track with getting things done around the house and otherwise. I've managed to keep focused using this method and it hasn't actually driven me crazy. Oh, the satisfaction from crossing things off my list.
One of my missions this week has also been to search around for some budget friendly recipes. I have a nice collection already but was looking for a menu that could utilize my food storage items and also require minimum additional ingredients. I got an email from our stake cannery lady/representative (what is her title, I don't know?) who started a blog on cannery news and found a great link. I've posted a little button up on the right (after removing my obnoxious eHow widget) if any of you would like to visit this great resource. The layout is fairly simple and there is so much more than just recipes available.
Those are my answers, but life brings more questions than answers sometimes...
Sarah has been having an abnormal amount of bedtime anxiety ever since she had the stomach bug. Every night she cries and tells me she has "barfies". She will wail even just for naptime. It breaks my heart. I have many theories but without telepathy and a clear speaking two year old, it's hard to know just what is bothering her. Could it be her tummy IS upset? Is she just anxious because throwing up in her bed scared her so much? Is she trying to communicate that she doesn't need to go to sleep so early (even though I KNOW she's tired)? The only other thing is possibly her potty training anxiety is spreading over to other aspects of life. I didn't think I was being too stringent on the potty training - really, if she doesn't want to go that bad I don't make her, but I wonder if I AM pushing too hard.
This is me thinking online. Any suggestions?
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I would guess that you are not too uptight about potty training and stuff, you seem to have a really good handle on how Sarah works and how to get the most out of her. As for bed time, it could be the memory of puking in her bed but another idea might be that she is 2and is starting to have more of an opinion. My kids don't do the crying fits over bed time but sometimes they go nicely and other times they just don't want to go to bed. but if she went from going happily to bed to melting down over it, it would make me wonder what happened. This is such hard age. I am completely floored when it comes to Lucas some days. I really think to myself, "there has got to be something I can do to change his behavior." Yet for the life of me I am all out of ideas. It could very well be the "terrible 2's" hitting in an all new way.
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