Blame it on the REIN
BLaMe it on the Rein or ReINDeEr!!!!! Before Christmas break came the inevitable day where every kid in the house was crying AND fighting AND at the edge of school assignment overload. Of course it was a day I was working so that made me feel even more helpless. We called an emergency family meeting. The main point that came out of the meeting was this, " When things get spiraling out of control it can seem like EVERYTHING needs to changed. However, in reality ,it can really be just one or two things that need tweaked. " When the kids heard this we decided to pick our top stressors and start with those and just see if we felt better. 1) The kids decided they needed to skip their early morning seminary(religious) classes for a few days to get extra sleep AND needed to go to bed earlier instead of watching "Dog With A Blog". 2) One kid decided it was not EVERY class in school giving her trouble, but that it was one math class where the teacher w...