Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This...

We woke to a light snow falling which left a dusting on the ground. Lilly was excited to go play in it since our friend just bought her snow bibs. I had a 10 a.m. orthodontist appointment and she hadn't eaten breakfast but what the heck!? We may not see snow again this winter!

First steps on fresh snow...

Amazed at this white powder falling from the sky. "So cool mom!"

Making her first snow angel (she's been making them indoors all year - not sure where she learned about them).

My sweet angel!

After some time out in the snow we came inside and had breakfast and hot chocolate. I quickly fed Ella and we headed to the orthodontist. I'm not quite sure where it all went wrong... Lilly is a pro at going to the orthodontist. She's been going with me every month (sometimes a couple times a month) since she was 16 months old. They adore her and she loves going. While we were waiting in the waiting room all hell broke loose. The trigger? The sweet little old receptionist offered Lilly a tissue... Who would have thought that would be so devastating!? I helped her blow her nose while she kicked and screamed (she's can be tough but has never been a tantrum thrower) and cried. Yes, there were people in the waiting room. No, I didn't let that bother me.

After the tissue incident she was mad. Just plain old angry. She was growling and spraying (saliva) from a distance at everyone in the room. I was calmly disciplining and she was yelling, "NO WAY!" It was like she was possessed. I was in a waiting room full of onlookers. I won't go into detail about the rest of the behaviors but it did result in her being removed outside and spanked *gasp* even though it's not my discipline method of choice. The spanking did not help very much...

She was much better once we got back into the office and they inflicted the usual pain on my teeth. I think some of her issues in the waiting room were that she's getting to an age where she gets embarrassed and everyone was watching, commenting, smiling, asking her why she was "so mad", etc. It wasn't helping matters.

After the orthodontist we had to run an errand (Daddy's birthday is Saturday) and then we ate lunch. After that we went into a store that was going out of business and had some great deals according to the orthodontist (and they sure did). I knew this wasn't a good idea and I was probably pushing my luck since Lilly was still giving me a very hard time and Ella was still asleep but due to eat. BUT since Ella's birth I have not done one errand for ME. I have strictly gone to appointments and back home. I just wanted to take a look in this one store which was right next door to where we were...

...it ended like this...

My drive home was hell, to say the least. I hated this day. I was not happy. They were not happy. I was telling Lilly to "stop crying" and Ella was screaming. So much for the one "me" moment.

Once I got home and put Lilly straight to bed and fed Ella this is how Ella was feeling...
I can only hope Lilly wakes up in the same mood!