Parenting Cubed

gosh, My posts are quite boring compared to Barb's!!

Today we headed off to the 3 main "shopping markets" the Silk Market, The Pearl Market and some other one that I can't remember the name of!

Bought another couple of purses and 3 pairs of shoes. Isabelle bought a pair too. The 2 older girls got a "abercom" sweater each and I picked up some gifts for people and for myself.
I haven't finished yet...almost, but not quite, so I have to go back on thursday.

Isabelle has a cold and Abigail is starting one. The air conditioning in the room isn't helping them either.
Good news on the poop!! Hanlin had one!! YIPEEE
Frank and Hanlin went to breakfast early yesterday and the girls and I went down later. So they came back up to the room alone. He actually went to Frank and told him he needed to go. TWICE!! Poor kid was full up to the top! LOL

Thanks for all the suggestions. We had tried them all! I guess he needed some quiet time. I think thata it was a control issue, but also an issue of never having to do this on his own. I can't tell you enough how spoiled this little guy was!!
Poor thing had a rude awakening today! He got to see how mad mom can get, and in public no less!
He had been teasing Lily off and on for hours... and finally at the Silk Market he tried to pull her stuff doggie out of her hands (after being told no) she gave a shout, and a push back, then he tried to spit on her, and instead spit all over Frank!! Well, HOLY DEAR GOD! I went ballistic!
He went into time out on the steps in the market, meanwhile, 2 sales clerks were scolding me for scolding him, and then they went to go and comfort him! OH NO YOU DON"T,, I grabbed the arms of the girls and told them NOT to touch him!! and pushed them away. ohh man were they not happy with me for putting him into time out! What a freaking scene!!
Frank took the little ones out of the market after that and went to get a bite to eat and I finished my shopping! He tested us all day with Lily... to the point where Frank, who is "mr.patience" had to have a beer at 11:00am! He said it was "one of those mornings" haa
But by 3pm he was soo much better, just a joy! He really needs his boundaries, and I think he appricates that. He was never told no, so he doesn't know what is appropriate or not. If he ripped something, or broke a toy, they laughed and smiled at him. Good or bad behaviour he was rewarded the same.

Tomorrow we're off the T square, and the Forbidden City. I would like to finish there and head off to the Olympic Venues. We haven't been able to get there and it's not on the list of things to do. So if we want to go we'll have to take the city bus from the Forbidden City.
Don't have any pics of today.. I have to get some pics of the new purses and post them.
In one stall, I actually "fell" into a pile of D&G purses...I thought I was in heaven!!