And. . . more runny noses. . .

These last couple of days have been pretty rough at our house. Annalee is teething, both girls have had runny noses (yuck!), and Violatte has been testing limits continuously. This week was also a week where Jim worked Friday so it seemed to go on forever. I really look forward to the time when Jim gets home. Everything seems better when he is around.

As for the runny noses, I'm just not sure why the girls have them. I'm worried that it's an allergy or that it has been from all the dust because of the remodling on the house. Thankfully, we are almost done with the dusty part. I think I got pretty much all of the sanding done, so I'm just going to look over it one more time and touch up if there are any spots I missed.

Violatte has really tested my limits a lot. I assume that it's just a stage that she is going through, but it sure has been rough. It seems that she has been purposely doing whatever she can to put me right at my breaking point and then pushing it one step further to see what I do. I've had to really put my temper in check and learn a lot more patience. I read an article in the Ensign on tempers that helped me strengthen my resolve to do better having patience. It was really good for me. I don't understand why she is doing this all the sudden but if I can stay persistent with our discipline and keep showing her love I hope that she will pull out of this stage.

The girls (Violatte, especially) have really enjoyed playing outside. Violatte really loves to play with Jo-Jo (the dog) and looks forward to playing with her every day. Right now our backyard is mostly dirt so the girls just dig and get really dirty and have the time of their life. It's so wonderful to have a house of our own!