Diane

To be perfectly honest, today I’m sick of all of them.  Love them to death, but wish I could not have to deal with them for the next 24 hours.  Hubby really hasn’t done anything to annoy me today, but he no doubt will.  I believe that is one of the unwritten laws of marriage - must annoy wife at least once a day.  The kids are being calm and quiet for the first time today.  DS woke up crying this morning at 6:15 and has been a holy terror ever since.  Cereal dumped on the floor, watering rice cakes (thought one had thrown up it was so gross), dumping all the dog treats on the carpet, screaming because his Snoopy shirt wasn’t clean, dumping out all the shredded paper.  DD woke up nice enough, at breakfast nicely and then threw a fit because she   wanted to hold on to the dog’s leashes and not ride in the stroller, refused to have her hair brushed, screamed because I wouldn’t let them out back to play right after our walk when her cheeks were as red as a cherry.  After she’d cooled down, they did go out to play and then she threw another fit when I made them come in for lunch a half hour later.  The most annoying was when she was running around the kitchen with the broom “helping Mommy.” 

I just want to be alone today.  I want to go for a walk and not have kids complaining and dogs panting.  I don’t want to hear about how untrained my puppy is from my husband, who, to his credit, is walking her every evening for me.  I don’t want to have to worry about anyone else’s desires for just a little while.  I just want some ME time and don’t want to have to get up at 5 a.m. to have that!

Okay, I’m done.