well, the baby girl i'm taking care of seems to have decided she's going to sleep while she's with me, and eat while she's at home with her mama. it's a smart move for her, but her mom is going to faint from exhaustion! here's hoping we can settle her into a better routine by the end of this week. she is happy in the sling, so i spent a good part of today wearing her in front, facing out so she could see.

micah was very helpful today, but i did lose my temper with her a couple of times. i apologized for being too loud and rough, but had a serious talk with her about listening and doing what i ask her to do the first time. this is the fourth or fifth in a series of talks we've had on this subject this week. at times, i understand that this is part of her age, and it will get better, and she is a very young child, and this is completely normal, and she needs my utmost patience and loving guidance... and at times, i am at my wits end and feel like i'm doing something wrong, that she should be behaving better and it's my fault she isn't. i know in my heart that the former is correct, and the latter is the result of the more conventional parenting types in my family.

tomorrow, i think the weather is supposed to be a tad bit warmer. maybe i'll take the kids for a walk around the neighborhood, or even down to the park. right now, i'm off to make some brownies to snack on tomorrow, and then go to sleep. i've been staying up way too late!