Another Day

Just another day? I hope for a calm, nice day today. My mind has been muddled the past week with too much upheaval. My students are having a hard time concentrating, I feel disconnected to reality, too much background noise in my head. I need to take a step back and see what I need to do to create a better atmosphere for myself.
I want to acknowledge one blessing in our lives the past few days. Little Maxwell is alive and breathing thanks to his big sister's love and mom's great reactions. See their story here. We are just so thankful that everything turned out alright. Now, no more quarters in the mouth!
I glanced through the Ensign when it came last week, but yesterday I noticed an article I didn't notice before. I an anxious to read "The Functional Family". I am sure I will get some useful information there.
As a side-note: Once upon a time one of my children remarked that Mom and Dad didn't teach them how to fight with a spouse. Could it be that we just never did? Well, we have had disagreements, but learned early how to work them out. The other day on Dr. Phil there was a really good show where he gave advice on how to fight....not that fighting is good, but how to work through the disagreements, and what parents need to do when they feel a discussion coming on. He also has some really good tips on his website. I think it might be something that others would be interested in. I have noticed so many instances in families around where "The Proper Care of Feeding of Families" is becoming difficult. Perhaps we need to learn the proper way to conduct these discussions. Just a thought.