It has been a fairly good week. The weather has finally cracked and we aren't in the middle of stifling heat anymore, which is great. It's still hot, but not heatwave-hot. We've been bombarded with the neighbourhood kids - Arley and his buddies are hanging out a lot. Too much, in fact. We are setting up some ground rules and time restrictions, because our house seems to be taken over by the three of them! The boys' mum is on board, so hopefully there won't be much drama. We are shooting for two afternoons and one weekend morning a week (as opposed to every day!). Jeff keeps making fun saying that I now have three boys to look after. Well, that's changing!
Carmie is doing fairly well. She had a friend, Vilia, over yesterday. Carms has dropped out of two of her groups, but she has picked up two more, so she's still out and about being a teenager five days a week. Her sleep has gone to hell again, which has big knock-on effects every day, so I'm trying to get on top of it. Her phone is now locked up along with her iPad every night, so I'm hoping that helps. It didn't last night, but it's all about getting her into a rhythm.
I don't have much more to add. There were no big dramas this week. Old angry Arley returned for a tantrum last night when he couldn't play xbox, but we had a big talk this morning and I told him to imagine his dad acting that way. He got a laugh out of that, and recognition that it is very immature behaviour. He is still a tough cookie, but definitely more rational and understanding.
No real complaints! Just cruising.
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