I’m busy trying to keep my full-time-employment head above water and working on getting my Disney pics edited to upload to Flickr, among other things (by the way, we have a group Flickr page now where you’ll see just about everything we did while we were at Disney).

I would just like to ask one thing of you all today…keep my family in your thoughts. We’re going through a pretty rough patch right now. On a side note…the bug is LOVING her new in-home daycare and we are SO THANKFUL for that.

If you’re still coming around, please take a moment to read the following. My friend, Sarah, turned me on to Scott Noelle from Enjoy Parenting. I receive his “Daily Groove” emails each day and the one that follows particularly hit home with me.

THE DAILY GROOVE ~ by Scott Noelle: The Canary In the Coal Mine :

Long ago, miners avoided death by bringing canaries into the coal mines. The sensitive songbirds would react to small amounts of toxic gases, thereby alerting the miners to the invisible danger.
In a way, our children provide a similar service. We’ve been so conditioned to tolerate stress that we often fail to seek relief from it, but our sensitive children have no such tolerance. They often feel*our* stress before *we* do!

So when your child seems particularly irritable and reactive, it’s a good idea to ask yourself whether s/he might be reflecting *your* stress. Check in with your body and emotions, and let yourself *feel* what’s there.

Seek the fresh air of soothing, stress-free thoughts, and then bless your child for keeping you in touch with your Inner Guidance.

http://dailygroove.net/canary

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