It is totally mental here. Insane. From calm to chaos in zero to sixty. I really don’t know how we can keep it together much longer.
Yesterday was nuts. It was a nice day. I got the kids and dog out early for some fresh air and to plan what we were going to do for the rest of the day. Logic said housework, but with the sun shining…screw that.
So I ran into a neighbour who was heading for the Purdy’s Chocolate Factory Open House. I had forgotten about it. So I suggested it to hubs and he said sure.
We ask the kids and they are all ‘yay.’ Start hauling bikes, etc back in. Adam has a meltdown because he wasn’t ‘done’ playing outside!  Sigh.
Finally get on the road.
Relieved that the line up there is not TOO bad. Kids are happy with all the activity. They love the tour and the free samples.  We buy some for them on the way out, let them play at the little park there and then decide we have to motor as I still need milk and the dog was out loose in the house. Adam has another meltdown. This time over not getting his face painted. By this time it is getting chillly and there is a huge wait for painting.  We dig our heels in and he whines all the way to the car.
Hubs decides to get dinner (take out ) on the way home. Â Kids are happy with that.
Caity dumps her drink all over herself, the floor, chairs, etc.
Mummy goes into major rant about being drudge and cleaning all the time.
We find that the dog peed on the bed.
We go upstairs and start stripping sheets and ask the kids to clean their rooms up…bizarrely they do.
Changing the bed sets me off and I order hubs to Spackle the hole in Adams wall and the one’s in our bedroom window.
I start dusting and reorganizing my bookcases.
I then start on the giant pile of photos and disks beside my bed.
The kids actually love this as there are millions of photos of them.
Adam gets sad because the photos of him as a baby.
Makes me sad too. The memories of being happy and relaxed with my loving little boy instead of tense and angry.
Hubs pops out for milk and then is caught by a neighbour when he returns home.  Adam spy’s him from the window and demands to go out and join him. I say no.
No, because he is just talking to the neighbour and will be right in. Adam insists that he won’t bother them and will ride his bike.
It is 7pm.  I say no again. You are not playing outside now… Daddy isn’t outside for that and will be right in. It is also quite late. Yes, I KNOW it is still light ,but it is late. Sorry.
He freaks.
He hates me. He isn’t my son……and on and on.
Hubs comes in and we go through the whole explanation again.
Adam calms down.
We get Caity to bed.
Hubs then has to have quiet to watch Battlestar. No he does…he HAS to watch and review it for his job.
Adam amazingly calms down and watches it.
He then goes quietly to bed. This too is a rarity.
I breathe.
Hubs asks if he can then head out for a poker game. Â Â Out he goes and I settle down to start editing some home video. Â My computer craps out in the middle of it.
Screen goes dark..no signal it says. I lose everything that I didn’t save.
Seriously…..what on earth did I do wrong in another life or this one?
Makes Mondays not seem so bad!
Wow, your life sounds just like mine! Wanna trade? *LOL*
I worked a while on my Manic Monday post and then clicked to post it and it said that there was some sort of error, and I had to completely redo it! Frustrated was an understatement!
Hope it gets better.
Damn Crunchy! I sure hope the rest of your week is much better.