What a day...

Laura, thank you for your post-I think I'm going to do that tonight! I feel like you can always read my mind even when we're miles apart. What a day I had...

Today my co-teacher, Alex, and I had 16 kids!! I just got home and finished cleaning my house. I finally have time to sit, and I am in desperate need to vent... I find myself saying the same things over and over during the day and it makes me feel like a mean old broken record.

"SIT ON YOUR POCKETS"; "CATCH A BUBBLE"; "GET DOWN FROM THERE"; "1...2...3...TIME OUT"; "IT'S TIME TO CLEAN UP"; "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A TREAT"; "I'M WAITING..."; "WE DON'T HURT OUR FRIENDS"; "JERICCA TAKE A BITE, JERICCA YOU NEED TO EAT, JERICCA I'M SERIOUS,"; "BRITTON DO NOT HIT! BRITTON TIME OUT, BRITTON DO NOT KICK! BRITTON TIME OUT, BRITTON DON'T SPIT, BRITTON TIME OUT"...and the list goes on and on.

My days are not usually like this, but every now and then I feel like these kids are conspiring against me. I love them all to pieces and the only thing that keeps me from losing it is by giving them hugs and kisses. It works quite well. Whenever one of my kids is driving me absolutely nuts I pick them up, give them a squeeze and a kiss and my stress seems to go away-usually. Even though I got lots of hugs and kisses today I think I still need some brownies, a bubble bath and my bed in order to get up and do this again tomorrow. So, Laura I will take your advice. It couldn't have come at a more perfect time. And Laura...do you ever feel this way too? I don't know how you do it. You're amazing.

Need to Relax?

Send the kids to bed early.

Tell your husband you are having a "me" night.

Make some brownies. Eat them.

Take a bubble bath by candlelight (add some soothing music if you wish).

Go to bed early.

That's my advice for the day. :)