Some days
December 10, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized
I am officially tired tonight. Although knowing me, I will go to bed around 1am as usual and suddenly be wide awake for another couple of hours. Today has been long. And when I say long, what I really mean is busy, frustrating, and draining. I woke up after a long night of not sleeping too much, having been woken up twice during the night because Zoe had vomited and we were both covered in it (fun times). Laundry and general picking up and cleaning around the house first thing. Then we went out and did some more Christmas shopping. I do enjoy Christmas shopping.. I love picking out (what I hope is) the perfect gift, taking my time over choosing and looking and purchasing (that goes for in store and on line!). The shops are PACKED now. It took forever to find a place to park. Lilly was a monster - screaming the place down because, well I can’t remember, I probably said no to whatever plasticky horrible toy she wanted me to buy, and then going past the lolly aisle, even more screaming. Call me a bad parent, but I went right ahead and grabbed a little bag of barbie chocolate coins to shut her up. We then went and had coffee (latte for me, babycino for her). All the while Matt dutifully follows me around with Zoe in the pram because my shoulder is killing me and I can’t sling her today. We manage to make it out of the shops alive, head over to preschool, pick up Isaiah, go to the school, drop off a gift to Madison who is going to a party, say hi to Jakob who is also going to the party, and make fun of my sister in law’s hair. Head home, with two children fighting in the back seat. Tell said children that if they do not stop fighting they will be having a nap when we get home. This has the undesired effect of causing Lilly to start yelling “NOOOOOOOO!” and Isaiah to say very calmly, “I am not tired.” before yelling, “I’m HUUUUNGRY!”. More fighting in the back seat. All is well at home, Matt goes off with Lilly to the hardware shop, and Isaiah and I make a card for one of his friends while Zoe has a (very quick) nap. Matt comes home and Isaiah and Lilly are fighting again. Really, there is no “warm” between them. They are either hot or cold. Best friends or throwing punches. Manage to clean up a bit more around the house with Zoe on my hip. Matt goes out and picks up the kids from the party. Everyone home, everyone hungry. Then…I can’t remember exactly what happened. Lilly was wearing Madison’s swim goggles, Madison FREAKS… goes over and tackles her to the ground, puts her hands around her neck and starts trying to yank off the goggles while Jakob is yelling “GET OFF HER” and I’m trying to tell her to STOP. She is FREAKING OUT though and I finally pull her off Lilly and send her to her room. There is where it all goes even more wrong. Madison, if I have never mentioned it (and I probably haven’t…) has an insane temper. INSANE. She will scream and thrash around and yell and throw punches and get absolutely hysterical. If you think I am exaggerating, let me tell you I am not. I have filmed evidence 
Just sayin’. Anyway, we attempt to calm her down, she tells us (by “tell” I mean yelling at the top of her lungs, so loud that her voice is going hoarse) that she is going to leave the “whole house forever” and storms through the house and out the back door. Long story short - this goes on for about an hour before we finally calm her down. Meanwhile Lilly is crying in her bed because Madison’s violent anger had scared her so much. Calm Lilly down. Calm Maddy down. Everyone is finally in bed with prayers said. For another TWO HOURS those four children are up and down and in and out of their rooms for whatever nonsense reason they can think of. Meanwhile Zoe is not feeling well. She is utterly exhausted and desperate to go to sleep. She has stomach pains and after a while starts crying in a panic, these huge gulping hiccuping sobs and looking up at me with wild eyes while I “shush” her and hold her and walk with her and rock her. A little over an hour ago, I finally managed to calm her down and put her to sleep. And now I am sitting here. Emptying my brain of the chaos of today.
Oh my GOSH that was long. And tomorrow I will probably really regret posting all that.. but for now it is tonight and so here is a photograph of a puppy because you endured reading (or not….skim readers!) all that.
xox Amanda
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Holy moly, woman, you and Matt deserve some sleep! Or better yet, ice cream, chocolate and wine, then sleep.
Hope you get at least one of those tonight. <3
(BTW, I know you just had a horrible day, but I giggled madly while reading the story. Especially at the thought of Zai responding very calmly, “I am not tired.” XD Much love!)
the joys of parenting hey? Been there and I totally feel your pain ((((hugs)))) hope tomorrow is better.
*hug*.. And I’d say you need a nap but with all that action it might be a bit risky to try =/ but it will be better!!! It’s just one of those days =]
What a terrible day. I’m sorry your kids were in ornery moods.
Poor Zoe feeling sick and having to deal with moody siblings. And of course, poor Lilly.
My youngest daughter gets the brunt of my oldest daughter’s temper, as well. On days when my oldest is moody I feel like all I do all day is work to keep them apart.
It’s exhausting and I’ve never had to do it with a sick baby!
I hope today is better for you. And that even though you got so little sleep you’re not too exhausted. (I know that’s not likely)
Sending you love from Florida, Amanda. I hope the rest of the month gives you the peace you deserve!
Woah. What a day. It’s nice to see that your children are perfectly beautiful, and perfectly normal.
Days like that need a good shake out. Tomorrow is a new day. I hope today is filled with sunshine, and small people smiles and laughter. x
big hug from Austria. I know days like these too… I always blame it on the moon
tomorrow will be a better day!!!
Crap.
Maybe I’ll see you in Utah after all. Just to give you a huge hug. Honestly, I think you’re “Supermom.”
Sending positive thoughts!
jeeez! that sounds like a stress nightmare! hopefully tomorrow will be mucho better!
love the photos!
What a day! I honestly don’t know how you do it. Our kids sound as ‘intense’ as yours, but we only have two! Days like those…. if you all get to the end in one piece, you’ve done well! And you did. So well done! Lots of love to you and your tribe.
I only have two kids, but we’ve had days like that. Everyone is just exhausted and needs the weekend to rest!
OK WOW. that was huge. i would not have survived that day, especially at the moment. my patience is soooo thin and i’m on the verge of exploding maddy style (by the sounds of it!) so glad my kids are (just) behaving…
BUT…. LOVE tha first image… amazing.
Is it REALLY bad that I am laughing??? Only because 1) I LOVE that you posted all this. Do not regret it … it’s the REAL life that is SO great to hear! YAY for spilling it. and 2) I LOVE that my life resembles this… so to see how you deal w/ it makes me go OK … that’s what I do. So I feel instantly better!!!!
And really - all IS well, because that photo of maddy is ABSOLUTELY stunning .. so it makes it better instantly.
Ohh we frequently have days like that here.. so I feel your pain… Hang in there somewhere around the corner there will be one of those days that makes you just smile because you cant believe you got through a day with no fighting.. with no tears with no yelling. it really does once in a blue moon happen.
( hugs )
Oh, I’m so sorry that you all hard such a hard day. I was reading it though and thinking ‘yes! it isn’t just my family that has days like this’ know you are not alone, and I will too! And seriously, maybe it is all 7yr old girls but Maddie and Sabrinah sound like soul sisters. Sabrinah is my most complexed child, she has a temper too but also on the other side the biggest heart too. Real yin and yang there. I hope Zoe is feeling better soon. I really feel like I’m in some parrallel universe with you sometimes, lol only difference is Matt sounds like he has so much paitience, while my DH is like my 5th child at times like this. Hope tomorrow is a better day. And yes, this is exactly why I am up at 2am every night!! PEACE