Mikayla and October--Is it November now?

It's been a while since I've wrote something but it's been a busy month--but when isn't it?

Mikayla has been struggling this last month. She got into trouble a few times at school. I struggle with this because I don't quite get the not paying attention or following the rules thing. And, she gets into her stubborn mode--I guess she's been doing that at school some also. All I ask for is her to be a kind person. I'm really struggling to get her to learn how to be nice to others. Well, we grounded her for a week and no TV. It seemed like her attitude was getting better. Then she got sick.

I felt really bad for her and she was so miserable. I don't think she has been sick for the last 3 years. I let her zone out in front of the tv whenever she wasn't in school. So, she went from one extreme to another in the tv watching field. I kept sending her to school because it didn't seem like anything was really wrong with her except for a cough. (I did take her to the doctor and had that verified--even though I'm still not sure if I believe it)

Then, on Thursday her personality came back--unfortunately for all of us, it wasn't a good one. SHe has been horrible the last few days. I'm sure part of it is that she hasn't been sleeping well at night (and that hasn't added to my disposition becuase I haven't slept well either)

She was sort of grumpy for her school party but I think she still had a good time. I debated going because I knew I would set her off but I did and she was OK but grumpy.

Then, Halloween, Oh boy! I insisted she wear a turtleneck under her dress. It was 30-40 degrees. She fought me every step of the way. I think it took an hour and a half to get her dressed. Then she didn't want to wear tights. She didn't even know what she was going to wear until 5 minutes before we left. Anyway, we were all pretty exhausted by that. Once we go to the party and started to trick or treat, she started to whine because she was Publish Posttoo cold. So, I think she only went to one door. She sat in the wagon with my coat totally covering her. (Josh had a great time with it though!)

Once we got to the party, she was a little better. She didn't hang out outside, but stayed inside. She played inside and was still pretty quiet but I was able to socialize a little. I was so hoping she would have fun playing with her friends but she didn't have much to do with them. Sarah talked with her for a while and she talked to a few other new friends but she was definitely a grump. Oh well, hopefully she'll be better next time.

Hopefully this week will get better.