Calgon....take me away.

So, today was one of those days. Not a day that was so wonderful that you never want to forget it but a day so challenging that I almost wish I had a job to go to.

Today I did something I don't normally do which was to take all 3 boys to the grocery store. Usually I avoid going on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday which are days when I have all 3 of them at home. The other days either one or both of them are in school or Dan is around on the weekend and I can sneak off for a trip to the store. A trip to the grocery store with all 3 of them and a long list of things to get can take forever. As usual I spent the whole time going back and forth between trying to keep Sullivan from fussing, keeping the older 2 out of things, telling them to stop putting things in the cart and trying to actually get the things on my list. After lord knows how long I finally had everything (that I could find after one pass through each aisle) and got us in line to check out. Sullivan stayed quiet and I tried to keep Teague out of things (no Teague you cannot have a bag of beef jerky) so that I could get a quick lesson in for Beckett trying to show him how the cost of the items was showing on the computer screen and then how my bank card told the bank to send the grocery store the money and again tying in the 'thats why daddy has to go to work every day'. The 10 minute trip home was relatively peaceful as everyone was strapped into their seat and then once we got home it all started again. Fussing complaining, whining, getting into things, this pizza is broken, will you blow on it, whine whine, cry cry. So I find myself sitting at the table trying to eat a yogurt while simultaneously feeding the baby, blowing on Teague's pizza and answering a list of questions from Beckett. ----I need to go look up synonyms for simultaneously because most of my stories will need to have that word in there at least 3 or 4 times. ----So, now I have all 3 of them down for a nap and need to grab my daily shower and get some proofing done from a session I had on Saturday. All of this of course happened after a bad night's sleep. There were thunderstorms that had Beckett running in at 4am and not a lot of sleeping for any of us after that. And Dan has his first trip out of town this week and he will be gone Wednesday and Thursday so I will be on my own with all 3 of at bedtime for 2 nights. Thank goodness Sullivan is pretty easy to put down these days so it shouldn't be too bad. We'll have to get used to it because he will be traveling about once a month for a night or two each time.

Now that the boys have all been down for a bit the morning seems a little foggy. That is part of why I started this blog. It is so easy to forget how hard it is. That is how we end up with more and more kids. :) No more for us thankyouverymuch. But there are also moments so precious they almost make you cry and I wanted a place to share those too. I am hoping to have one of those moments this afternoon. :)