Testing my Patience...

Kris is out of town. So, guess what that means? Of course, murphy's law goes into full effect! If something can go wrong--it will. Liam is sick. And you all know what a joy he can be when he is sick. To make matters worse, my sitter called this evening and she is sick as well (probably caught it from Liam). So, this leaves me in a huge bind. It's the end of the semester, so I am busy, busy, busy and I HAVE TO BE IN CLASS!!! I have student conferences, finals, etc. So, this evening, I have been frantically calling everyone I know to find a sitter for tomorrow morning and evening.

When Kris goes of town, of course, everything is harder. Things are always hard, but it's hardER when he goes out of town and it's not just because he's gone. It's not just because every day at 5:30 I start getting antsy to talk to someone who uses correct grammar. I'm not sure why it makes that much of a difference. I care for the boys for 12 hours each day, but from 6-8 p.m., I am READY for someone else to take over and help me out. I swear it has to do more with me anticipating the things that could possibly go wrong when he is gone. And this just stresses me out more.

So today in anticipation of Kris being gone, I woke up in a grumpy mood. This means that my patience was thin to start with. This was compounded by the fact that my children screamed nonstop from 7 to 9 a.m. I am not joking or exaggerating this. Screamed Nonstop. At one point, I couldn't take it, so I did what all good moms do--I went in my room and closed the door and got on Facebook. (Don't worry, I knew my children were okay. They were standing outside of the door screaming). I screamed back--I am not coming out until you stop yelling!! Then, it got too quiet. As a mother of toddler, when it gets too quiet, you know something is up. I quietly peeked out my door to find this white paper all over the entire hallway and kitchen. My initial reaction was, "What the..." Then, I figured out what it was--saran wrap. Liam had unrolled an entire package of saran wrap. I was mildly annoyed at first, but it was too darn funny not to laugh. And to make matters even better, the boys proceeded to play with it (instead of screaming) for 30 minutes. I will buy a case of saran wrap if it keeps them busy!!