It’s interesting how I have learned to read her own personal cues.   She is the type of child who can go several days normally, and then turn into an all out monster…malicious and vindictive.  And I know as soon as she gets like that she just needs time alone.  Not like a timeout, but time away from everyone else to just be quiet.  Whether it is playing quietly by herself with her barbies, reading a book on her top bunk, or playing on the computer, she just needs an hour or two away from her siblings and then literally before my eyes she turns back into this sweet loveable, loving little girl again.  I’ve also noticed that there is a pattern to it..it happens about every 3 days or so.  Now if only I can schedule our lives to make sure she gets that down time before she becomes Ms. Hyde life would be good.  **Can you tell we had an episode of Jekyl and Hyde today? LOL**