In Two Weeks Time

I have a feeling Alice is going to be a lot more comfortable. On the 21st she's going in to have her tonsils and adenoids removed because they are both chronically enlarged. They aren't as bad as some, but they are large enough that they cause her to snore, she always sounds nasally, her pronunciation is impaired, and I'd be willing to bet they are making sleep hard for her (we had the option to do a sleep study before surgery, but declined because I don't really need one to tell me that her tonsils need to come out). So pretty soon these monsters she's been lugging around with her all her life will finally be out, and hopefully we notice a difference in her right away!

Speaking of Alice, she's been doing a lot better in the behavior department lately. We busted out the marble jar again, except this time she's earning marbles to put towards having tv time. The kid is obsessed with tv and this was a good way to curb her tv watching habits and her bad behavior all at the same time. So far it's been working (along with a few other changes we've made in how we deal with her) and she hasn't gone batty wanting to watch her stories. Pray that this trend continues, she's actually pleasant to be around and I'm really starting to get used to it!