I know my Sophia will get better. She will calm down. I have faith in the Lord Jesus. I will keep praying for Sophia and all my children to calm down and be good kids.
Once again today Sophia came back from daycare with a bad note about not being quiet during nap time. She did great as far as behavior and classwork. I praised her for being good in school but I told her to do better today during nap time. She said she did not remember what she did, but promised she will do better. She is only 5 years old. I cannot expect her to remember all she did during the day. I myself cannot remember everything!
I had a stomach ache today. I was not feeling my best. While cooking dinner, Frances was doing her homework and Sophia and Marshall were playing. Of course, Frances needed my help and I could not help her much. She is such a big girl, big sister too! She is dedicated to her school work and like doing her math worksheet. She is doing great in school. Okay, going back to my state of mind, I did the best I could to stay cool. Lance was asleep in the room. He was feeling worst than I was. I prayed to feel better. I asked the Lord Jesus to help me feel better. I had to feel better to have patience with my kids. It is hard to be sick and have patience at the same time.
I cooked soup and of course, we had rice and black beans too. Kids love rice and beans. Growing up in Brazil this was my family main dish. We eat rice and beans 6 days out of the week :) I like it. We all like it. After eating, it was time to clean the kitchen. Wait, they need a bath first. I gave them a bath. The girls don't wash their hair every day. Today was the day they needed to wash. I still give them a shower. I want to make sure they are clean. I like washing their hair too. I like my kids clean and smelling good. Marshall always want to go potty before getting a shower. He sits in the potty, but does not do anything there. He just sits there. After I put him in the tub, he acted as if he wanted to go potty for number 2. Sophia was in the tub and started to scream that he was doing number 2. I put him in the toilet and he stopped doing "it". I cleaned the small poop in the tub and finish giving Sophia a bath. Then, I put Marshall in the tub and gave him a bath. After they had their pajamas on, I went on to clean the kitchen. They all came to the kitchen running, screaming, playing. It was time for snack before bedtime. After snack, we brushed teeth and headed to bed. Kids were still busy and running and screaming. I was yelling and telling them to settle down.
Every night I lose my patience with them when it comes to bedtime. I am tired. They are tired. Patience runs out. It is hard to lay down and be quiet. We pray. We don't have time to read a book. We are always in a rush to just go to bed. It is past 9 pm. Tomorrow we wake up early. I have work and kids go to school. Sophia keeps talking and kicking her legs. Frances fell asleep. She always fall asleep quick. Marshall needs a breathing treatment. This puts him to sleep, but if Sophia is talking and kicking, Marshall does not go to sleep. He wants to play. I know soon after Sophia gets her breathing treatment, she calms down. She talks some, but calms down. Orchestral music is playing on my phone to help them relax and go to sleep. We play the Forrest Gump soundtrack CD via Google play. After lots of yelling, I had to just leave the room. I went to shower. I came back to the room and they were all asleep.
Tomorrow, it will be a better day. Thank you God for my kids and their health. God, bless and protect us all today and every day. Fill me and my family with your Spirit. Through your Son, Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.