I think it would be easier if she had a sibling closer in age, but she doesn't, so I'm the reserve playmate. And I'm not a very good one most of the time. Not that I mind playing with her, I really love it, but I can't do that all day - every day - because nothing else gets done. So, there are times when she needs to do something alone, so I can clean, or do laundry, or make dinner....forget about the outside work. It's just not happening.
Blake and his dad went to a folk fest in New York, Old Songs, this past weekend. They were gone 4 days, and I'm glad that they went because they don't get to spend much time alone together. Everything went fine at home, until Sunday. Let me back that up - everything went fine as long as we did what Nina wanted to do, which is typical for any kid, so I don't hold that against her. On Sunday, we went thrifting, painted her nails, made cookies and played about a million games of Uno......then he brother needed to take a nap, and I needed to get some stuff done. Nina wanted me to color with her. I didn't. This was not a popular decision. She cried, had a fit, but enough was enough. In the end, she finally calmed down, but what she really needed was a nap. Good luck with that idea.
She ended up making a fort with her cat and calming down. I finished what I needed to do. When I came back into the kitchen, I found this on my laptop. She still loves me. Even when we're both miserable. I know that I will miss her terribly when school starts.......but probably not for the first month or two. LOL!!!
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