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Maja and I had the day off yesterday because the little monkey had conjunctivitis. Given her mood the past few weeks (screaming and whining and crying!), I was really dreading having to spend the whole day with her. But... we ended up have a good day! I did ALOT of reading about temper tantrums and how to handle them. I put some of that into practice yesterday, and while we didn't have an entirely tear-free day (I think that's impossible), we certainly avoided several full-blown tantrums. So, how did we spend our day? We had a leisurely breakfast where Maja at 3 bowls of cereal (!!!) and some pear. As you can see, she wanted to eat the pear 'whole', and not munch on the pieces I had cut up for her. We then went to the playground for about 45min. where she enjoyed running around in the grass and jumping off a tree stump. Home again for a snack (1 entire waffle) and to get ourselves organized to go meet dad at work for lunch! We took the trolley & subway over -- I think Maja liked it. We spent a little time visiting with some of dad's colleagues and then went across the street to the little park and had pizza. Home again via the subway & trolley. Maja took a lovely 3 hr. nap -- and mom had coffee and knit (more on that in a separate post). After the nap we went back to the park and hung out with a whole crew of her toddler friends: Ethan, Maizy, Emma, Jesse, Phoebe, Harry... and more! Dinner was in the slow-cooker and all ready for us when we got home. And, let me just say: dinner was civilized. She sat in her chair and ate -- no screaming, no throwing the food! She even tried some of her green vegetables. Amazing. After a little quiet play (puzzles) and some milk, it was a bath and then bed. Phew. So, next time Maja has a fussy/crying/whiney day I'll have to remember what a good time we had on Tuesday, Aug. 15.