breathe in ...breathe out...

Ok, how serious is a "naughty or nice" list???
Horrible day with the Middle J: woke up c/o nothing to wear, that doesn't match, the socks don't really fit right, this part of my shoe (that she has worn for 3 months) has felt weird since I got them. (yes we forgot to pick out our clothes last night!) and on and on. She didn't know what to eat for breakfast, her hair was too ratty and she refused to wear her raincoat or a coat. I rarely force the issue of a coat, if they want to freeze..well then...But I could not take anymore whining out of her today. Well, after school she got out of the car and said "I need a new umbrella for Christmas" this from the kid that received her first ever umbrella last year. "I don't really like the flowers on it anymore." She also said that MY new very stylish rain boots "look huge and I don't really like the color." After that I set the timer for 10 minutes and told her neither one of us would speak to each other for 10 minutes. It worked!! She was a brand new kid; not speaking is the worst for her, that is the punishment that worked as a toddler. "Go sit on your bed and no talking", that was the end of the world for her :)

breathe in, breathe out....tomorrow is a new day and we are going upstairs to pick out the perfect outfit for tomorrow!