I got my cleaning done. I got to put together Ikea furniture. Pam continues to teach my husband how to cook Chinese food. (I appreciate this because my guesses make everything about 12 steps too complicated.)

I made a seating area out of split logs. Now I can tell stories under a willow tree to up to eight children at a go. That’ll be fun.

My plants are growing. Every new leaf and bud makes me feel excited.

The kids are being good at expressing their boundaries this week. Which they aren’t always so that’s good. Being told no is part of the process. Being screamed at sucks. We are all much better about it on some days.

I should pay attention to the person who woke up at 5am to see me.