Quick post before i go to the allotment. Have abusy day today I am nights tonight, want to go to the allotment really enjoying it and have dug over about half now. DH has almost mearly finished one of the raised beds and it looks great. I also did loads of irioning last night so need to put that away. Heve just hung another load on the line as it is a gorgeous day here, ,maybe spring is finally on the way although it was frosty this morning. I would also like to get a nap before i go to work so need to shift my backside.
The kids are all over their various illnesses, Marcus and Lydia have had a vomiting bug and Piers has had an ear infection. He finishes his antibiotics today thank god as they are making him even more hyperactive than usual. Yesterday he was very distressed most of the day, his jumper was bothering him in the morning, cuffs didn,t feel right apparently, and he couldn,t wear his coat because of this but was cold without it, he just stood and screamed in the street saying he wasn,t going to school. Lydia got fed up and walked herself to school so I had to tell her off as at 5 she is not really old enough to be doing this, although in her favour she did very well and crossed roads very nicely and using green cross code. She was then in a strop and refused to walk the rest of the way. When I picked them up we went to the dentist Piers had a tantrum becuse i wouldn,t buy chewing gum and did a runner. Everyones teeth are fine though I don,t know how becuase i have to fight , cajole and reward to get any of them to even show their teeth a toothbrush, they don,t like the taste they don,t like the sensation, I have lost count of the amount of toothbrushes and toothpastes i have purchased with no success. Piers was then demanding a DVD but didn,t know what to watch this took him nearly 20 minutes to decide and in the end i just put on C beebies. He was then in a strop because tea was late and he was starving. When it was finally ready, homemade turkey burgers, chips and fine beans, (DH and I had salad) he hardly ate any of it and then said he was starving later. So a challenging evening with Mr Piers.
Lydia is also being a stroppy madame at the moment, she has decided she hates school and prefers to be at home with me, she is being as awkward and naughty as she possibly can and it is taking lots of patience to stop myself losing it with her. She has recently started palying with the little girl next door who is very sneaky and is teaching Lydia to be sneaky too, for example they came in the other day asking for sweets, i said no as dinner was almost ready, I then heard the little girl say to Lydia just take them she won,t know. My children have never taken without asking and i won,t have them start now, later i found said little girl looking through my fridge. She is also mean with Lydia forces her to do things she doesn,t want to do and only plays with her when she wants to. We have tried explaining to Lydia this is not the way to behave but she doesn,t understand and says this girl is her friend and she likes her. I hope she sees sense soon. I hate the way i feel towrds this little girl as i love all kids but she is very controlling and I jsut can,t trust her I am also aware she is saying things to Lydia and inflenecing her behaviour. I really like my neighbours and dodn,t want to fall out with her my mum says i can,t chose Lydia,s friends but she is only 5 and I a, not having her being naughty because of another child. Lydia said last night that she thought i was horrible mummy this upset me even though I know she is wrong, later on she said to me I am sorry Mummy that daddy doesn,t like you anymore, where is she getting this from she is only 5. Dh went mad with her and really told her off, but as i explained to him this is out of character for her and something must be going on, I will try again to talk to her but she just shuts down and shrugs her shoulders. The boys may be challenging but at least I know where I am with them.
Marcus is finding it a struggle at school again he hasn,t told me anything but is eating his jumpers again and this is always a sign the only thing he has said is that he is having trouble concentrating. He was ill over the weekend and missed Monday at school he was fine all day monday so arranged his transport to pick him up Tuesday, he ate his breakfast fine and then 15 minutes before Ron the taxi man came he felt sick again and couldn,t possibly go to school. He did go and did the whole day but then spent the evening vocalising silly words and biting himself so he is obviously worried about something, time will tell.
I am currently reading free range education by Terri Dowty and the book makes so much sense to me, if i had read this last year when we had the problems with school i would have deregisterd Marcus there and then but at the time i didn,t have the confidence and the ASd team were saying it was a bad idea, DH is also against it but have the info stored for future reference if needed. Right must get to the allotment or i will never get a nap before work tonight. Dh is going down south with his car this afternoon so I just have me and the kids to sort tonight. Lydia is at Rainbows also so will need to juggle everyone and everything to make sure i am ready for work. Only working tonight and then off tilnext Wednesday.