When the moon is in the 7th house...

Thanks to Amber I have found out that Mercury is in retrograde right now. I'm not "into" astrology but I do find it interesting. I do think that people seem to strangely fit into their personalities of the zodiac. True, it could have more to do with what time of year you were born during which determines your personality (those born in summer months seem to be more open and carefree (sunshine!), those in the winter months value close bonds (indoors and family) etc.) but still it can be some wacky stuff.

Ok, so it's in retrograde, who cares? Well, all of us with kids that are acting weird care! My children have switched personalities lately. My son is very warm and patient. He's smiling and laughing all day long. My daughter is not napping well and has bit me more times than I care to admit this past month. What has happened to my children?!? Is it possible that the gravitational pull of the aligned planets is making my kids wacko? I suppose it could be.

The astrologers say not to make any major decisions this month and it's important to roll with the punches. I've been rolling with the punches a lot lately. My husband is packing again tonight to go out of town and will be gone all next week. Sigh. My daughter still refuses to go to bed at night and will spend up to an hour doing a combination of moaning and crying. Then she wakes at 2am and likes to scream each hour after that. We have no clue but I'm tired.

I'm ready for Mercury to get moving the right direction again soon and for things to even back out. Until then I guess I'll light candles and put salt on my window sill...or whatever I'm supposed to be doing to create harmony with the planets.