Perhaps it was the constant rain and having to come up with things to do inside. Or perhaps it was 2 kids who have insisted on waking up at 5 every morning for about a week and a half. (YES!!!! THEY ARE NOW WAKING UP AN HOUR BEFORE THE SUN EVEN RISES!!! IT WAS NINE THIS MORNING WHEN I HAD THIS THOUGHT... HEY, I'VE BEEN UP FOR 4 HOURS NOW. I'VE JUST PUT IN THE EQUIVALENT OF HALF A DAY'S WORK AND MOST CIVILIZED PEOPLE ARE JUST NOW WAKING UP. NO WONDER I AM TIRED AND GRUMPY!)
But seriously, have you ever had one of those days when life is just too overwhelming and every day obligations push you to the edge of insanity and you have to make such an effort to not sit on the floor of your bedroom hugging your knees, keening "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow" and plotting your escape from this existence by running away with the guy who works in a gas station's convenience store because residing in a beat up trailer with some guy named Hank and cooking hot dogs on a camp stove in a housecoat while chain smoking Marlboros sounds better than having to deal with one more whiny preschooler meltdown or wiping one more poopy butt?
Just me? Yeah, thought so.
But I do have to say... I do have some of the cutest kids in the world. Especially when they are sleeping. Phew, I feel much better after this little bit of therapy blogging. Although it may have something to do with both kids being in bed and for the time being, quiet. Marc in fact just said "silence is so nice."
To end on a brighter note, here are some pictures from last weekend when we went to the Great Country Farms and then painted in the house.
3 comments:
Oh Sarah, poor thing. But hahahahahahhaha!!!!! I know how you feel. Well, at least 50% of it. I can't fathom having two kids to take care of.
I also thought that preschoolers were supposed to be awesome age because the terrible 2s were over. No one ever mentions the whiny threes and fours. Pretty much every day when Greg walks through the front door in the evening, I ask him to beat my head in with a blunt object.
They do look so deceptively cute. I don't know how, but Anna keeps getting more beautiful. I miss her and Nate so terribly.
Marc better keep you away from convenience stores from now on. ;)
Poor Super Suhs!
Xanax is the answer!
Really, I can sympathize but I didn't have to deal with it much...Your Mom did all the heavy lifting! We had your four but the older ones really pitched in and were big helpers too.
Working and have 2 very active little people is tiring! I wish they would sleep for you because being tired and slogging through a day is very hard!
Also, the sleeping is not forever! Maybe after Anna is weaned she'll sleep better. The trade off is the loss of the solace it offers her.
Hang in there Sarah! You are doing a great job!
Dad
PS I love your blog!
Hey, SKB. I too have days where I feel like running away from it all, so it's not "Just me? Yeah, thought so."
Worked 12 hours today as have a conference tomorrow, which will be energizing just to get out of the office and network!
I love best the picture of Nate and Anna hugging (the 4th one). You, Liz and Meg are AMAZING MOMS and I am so very proud of all of you. Not to mention that I love the grands to pieces. Can't wait until I retire (someday) and have more time to spend with them.
Pat yourselves on the back, my little women!
Hugs, Mom
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