Dolly gets a haircutI came home from school this morning and Jon told me that Aimee had dumped valentine's day glitter/confetti in her room, and he hadn't had a chance to clean it up yet. It is impossible to clean up a mess in our house without finding a new one when you're done. Anyway, I was fine cleaning it up while he watched the kids. Except that he went and got the vacuum for me, and the kids got andes mints and shoved them in their mouths as fast as they could. Katie, with a mouth full of chocolate, said Aimee did it.
Fast forward 10 min, Aimee locks herself in her room. I run and open the door, and she is sweetly reading a book to herself. Fast forward 10 min, Aimee locks herself in her room again. I amble over, open the door, and silver glitter is everywhere. Glitter is now outlawed in our house.
Then Katie gets sent to her room until she's ready to wear pants. I am an ogre, I know. She beats on the door with a broom handle, rams the stroller into the wall, knocks over her easel, and I long for a padded room.
Then lunch. Every meal involves Aimee throwing her food on the floor at some point. Why would today be any different?
The girls go play in Katie's room, and I am enjoying the quiet so immensely I forget that quiet=an awful mess I have to clean up. Dolly got a hair cut today. Katie said Aimee did it, and I was so upset I sent her to the naughty corner. Then when I had calmed down, I was telling Aimee she's not allowed to touch scissors, etc, when she looked at me like she was wrongfully accused. It hit me that there is no way Aimee cut all that hair, she is not that proficient with scissors. Katie (eventually) confessed and got sent to her room.
Aimee is taking a nap now, and Katie is playing in her room. I have approximately 47 minutes until the little monsters are back.
On the off chance I ever talk about having more kids, please direct me to this post. Thanks!
2 comments:
I totally understand and commiserate! Hang in there! And good luck with all the homework!
Rob & I are right in the trenches with you!! This sounds like our life and kids exactly, lol. INSANITY!! on a daily basis. I hear its the most challenging period. keep breathing and practice inner peace... inn-nner, inner peace... arg! :)
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