this week...

Sorry for the lack of blogging this week.  Nothing real exciting has happened.  I've done a lot of catching up on things around the house, still recuperating from my job training.  It's hard enough being a stay-at-home Mom, let alone trying to work part-time and do a 25-hour-plus training on top of everything else.  It definitly threw us all off schedule.  But I finished the last 2 conference calls last week and turned in the homework and final test yesterday so I am officially done with all of that.  Yay!!  Hopefully I will be getting my certificate soon!

I'm surprised my last blog post on Monday night made any sense at all.  I was seriously falling asleep while typing it.  I definitly did not write everything I wanted to and I even forgot a couple of pictures.  Oh well...at least I got the post up that night, right?

So, we all know how parenthood is not all blissful moments.  Well this week we have been dealing with a very out-of-control attitude from our 7-year-old.  She just turned 7, but she acts like she just turned 17!!  No joke.  It's awful.  Her attitude and behavior lately have just been downright horrible.  She can be good, in fact she can be perfect, but only when she wants something.  If she wants a new toy or if she wants to go somewhere, she will be the sweetest kid ever.  But if she's not working towards something, forget it.  Her attitude will be kicked into high gear.  We have tried almost every punishment and reward system I can think of with her and nothing seems to work.  It might work for a week or two and then it's old stuff and she doesn't care anymore.  I am at a loss as to what to do with her.  We need to figure something out and we need to figure it out quick b/c this attitude of hers needs to go. 

I don't have a single thing written on the calendar for tomorrow.  It's the first day this entire month that we don't have to do anything or be anywhere.  I think I'm going to rest and take some pictures of my girls for the first time this week. 

I photographed a wedding last weekend.  Wedding photography is hard work.  It's fun but tiring.  I needed a little break from my camera after that. 

Lastly, here are some pictures I took last week on St. Patrick's Day and never got them posted.

 Silly girl! ;-)