Start at the beginning. GB came home from school Friday completely manic- racing thoughts, pressured speech, no ability to modulate her voice and greatly looking forward to the weekend. Hope came home very unhappy, having lost all of her recess and not gotten her prize at the end of the day. GB was oblivious and Hope was jealous- and we met friends for dinner. Long Evening.
Saturday the girls woke up the same as they went to bed- GB manic, Hope jealous. We cleaned up the house in the morning, some of our friends and GB's friends stopped by to decorate cookies and celebrate GB's adoption in the afternoon. Both girls went to parents night out at the gym, and the Dad and I went out to dinner, childless, with friends. We didn't pick the girls up until 9:30, and by this point GB was manic and tired (although she didn't know it) and Hope was tired and figured crying was easier than any thing else. Hope was up until after 10 and GB finally went off somewhere around 11pm.
Sunday the Dad insisted on church for him and the girls and wanted MK and I to come. We did and MK brought Mali. That meant waking the girls up early, after a bad night. The girls had Pop Tarts and cookies for breakfast, cupcakes for lunch (not my idea). We got home from church, the girls were fed real food and then watched TV. The Dad rested a while, then took both girls to see his mother, driving over an hour each way. The four of them went out to dinner and it was well after bed time when my guys got home. GB was manic and couldn't stop laughing. Hope decided that manic looked fun and joined in. The dad was spitting tacks and didn't look like he was in much better shape then GB. I was soooo happy when every body was in bed.
This morning the Dad left early for work. I let the girls sleep in. When they finally woke up, both Hope and GB were better regulated. We went through our morning routine, then I drove them to school an hour late. Additional commentary can be found on the other blog if you are interested.
1 comment:
ugh. i keep benadryl on hand for Sissy when she gets that strung out. Usually she crashes in three hours (which ends in a rage - c'est la vie) When AB and Sissy are both manic at the same time, it about makes my head pop. AB can't do the benadryl - paradoxical effect - but Sissy handles it ok. It is my survival plan only because I don't want to abuse it or have the usefulness wear out.
We absolutely do not do these back-to-back events. I know on the other blog you said it was unavoidable. When that happens, we usually "lie" and say someone is sick or we give some other excuse. That's not to say you didn't do right. that's just to say what we do as a family to survive. I'd rather have people pissed as hell at me than to deal with two manic kids and a strung out six year old.
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