We are getting ready to go to the Science Center and while getting ready this conversation took place

Emily (8) – Mommy, find out today where the petting zoo is (we could not find it last time)

Me – I will Emily

Emily – Ask this time

Me – I asked last time

Emily – Well, ask somebody that works there

Me – I asked somebody that works there last time

Emily – Who did you ask?

Me – I don’t know it was some lady

Emily – Well, ask a man today, they know everything!

Would y’all like to guess which child I am talking about? Well, it’s the cute, short one, that can’t even put together a full sentence! Yes, Miss Sarah Jane! How can she be so cute ~ yet ~ so MEAN! She’s a little rebel that’s for sure.

She is going through this stage of biting and pinching. Poor Emily and Audrey run from her, sometimes crying.  Biting her back did not work at ALL! She takes care of that herself now. I guess she knows its coming, so once she sees me she bites herself on the arm. With the pinching, I would pinch her back, and talk to her about how it hurts. Now she pinches David and asks does that hurt!

Another thing she has started doing is running away from me while we are out. She thinks it’s funny even though she knows she is not supposed to do it. When we are at home we are able to discipline her right away. However, for the most part she only does this when we are in a store or parking lot. I do not discipline her when we get home because I do not know if she will understand or even remember what she did.  Have any of you had one so young to be so strong willed? Any advice or tips?  I do not remember going through this with Emily or Audrey at this age. Once they started willfully acting out in public they were old enough to know what to expect once we got home.

On another note ~ I have to go in for a MRI tomorrow morning. I am having terrible headaches here lately. The doctor thinks it is nothing but migraines but wants to check things out to be sure.

Does your mind ever just wander? And you find yourself thinking on things, that you really should not dwell on, things that only cause you worry or fear. I know I do! Often times I find myself thinking about who will look after Emily, Audrey & Sarah if anything ever happens to me. Without a doubt I know that David will! I know that they will be well taken care of and all of their needs and wants will be met. But it’s the little things I worry about. I was just telling David last night about one of the things I worry about ~ Every time I fix David or one of the girls a drink, I check the glass to make sure it is clean. I know silly! But I still do it. But who will do it when I am gone? When they get sick will they know to check Emily’s head, Audrey’s belly & Sarah’s feet for a fever? Will David even take his temperature and go to the doctor if he is sick? Will they know that Emily likes peanut butter on both pieces of bread?) Will they be able to tell when Audrey is really sick and not just playing? And remember to tell the doctor that she is allergic to penicillin?  Or that Sarah likes a lot of chocolate syrup in her milk. And will they remember to wash their hands right before they eat or after going to the bathroom? Who will remind them everyday how much their daddy loves them? How much he does for them? Yes, I worry about these and so much more. When these thoughts pop into my head, I try to stop thinking about them but it is so hard to do! Tonight we are leaving Emily & Audrey with my brother-in-law while we go to