funtobe4, originally uploaded by jendera.

Ok so I don’t know who said it first, but where did the “terrible twos” concept come from? So far my kids have never experienced it and I only have one left and she will hit 2 years in July, so I’ll know soon enough. However, that being said, when Ethan turned 4 there was a lot of screaming and hairy fits being had around here, and now that Dylan has hit four we have the same problem. I have a theory, and I’m not sure how much water it holds, but maybe it is a communication/frustration issue. I like to think that the problem stems from not having enough words to best explain thier feelings at that age, and thus frustration and anger is the result. If that isn’t the case, well, maybe they just become posessed at that age, and don’t return to normal behavior until 5 years old.

At any rate, Dylan has been difficult to say the least over the last month or so. As usual Dylan has his moments. He really is one of the most sensitive and caring kids. He shows genuine concern for others, and can’t stand to see anyone, or anything hurt. We stopped at an Auto Salvage place today and he was very upset to see the damaged cars and trucks. “Aww, poor truck!” he said. Cute. Anyway he can go from sweet to total CRAB in under a minute I swear. Anyone else experience this, the 4 year old crazy behavior I mean? If you have suggestions, I’m open to them! Hopefuly this will pass, just as it did with Ethan.

We spent the day today going all over town looking for a specific part for Denny’s truck. It turned out to be a wild goose chase and out of all the driving and time spent, we got nothing done. It seemed all day that for every step forward we took two steps back. I don’t think I’ve had a day like today in a very long time, if I’ve ever had one at all. I’m glad it is over, but we still don’t have the part we need.

On to the layout. I did this last week using mostly My Mind’s Eye products. I seem to be a big fan of thiers lately. Even the buttons are a MME product. I actually used almost an entire package of the MME buttons on this project, lol. I think I had five left out of the whole bottle. The rest is all stickers, paper, and a rubon. I did machine stich the cardstock. The text in the title is all custom die cut from cardstock.

Ok I’m off. I’m beat and the pillow calls. Have a great night!

~j