Anyway, it's a new year so I might as well pretend I will do better. Or at least start the year trying.
Today was the last day of my little hiatus from work. The whole company closes from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day every year, so that was a nice week and a half basically off. Charlotte spent most of the time home with us, but she did go to gymnastics camp the 3 weekdays after Christmas and will go the next 3 days because her school is actually closed until next Tuesday. Why they are off on Monday is a complete mystery.
We have tried to keep her active. We discovered at Christmas weekend that she does MUCH better behavior-wise with lots of good exercise, especially sensory rich exercise. We actually built her a sensory gym in our bonus room, with a geodesic dome, rope ladder, gymnastics bar, mini trampoline, balance board, tent and tunnel, bouncy ball, etc. That has made it MUCH easier this week, since it has been about 35 degrees and rainy or at least dreary just about every day. Sigh.
This morning we played some with vinegar and food coloring and baking soda. Here's a couple of pictures:
Here she is posing with her "art".
But here is the picture of the week. The one that best describes the week:
The Christmas tree still up in back, the web shooting with a tattoo still showing, the defiant second hat, and the tie. Yup, that about sums it up.
