TGIF

Here is just a quick thought that I had today. I used to love Fridays. It meant fun and relaxation were on the way. Then I became a mother and all days seemed to be pretty much like any other yet Fridays were still pretty good because it meant that Paul would be spending more time at home for two days. However, now that I have four children and two of them attend school I find that I now dread Fridays. Weekends now mean two whole days of trying to get kids to do chores and get along with one another and feed all of them instead of just a few and watch them make bigger and even more messes and an even bigger dread of Monday when I have to make my sorry, exhausted self get the house back in order (and depending on the week that could take up until the next Friday when we start all over again!) I guess I really have been spoiled having my quiet Emma and my two-nap baby be the only ones with me the majority of the time. I need to learn to adjust to this new way of life. Don't get me wrong. I love my kids and I love to have them home (when they are being nice!), but I am not the best homemaker around and it is hard enough on normal days to conquer the chaos that seems to repeatedly swamp our home so it only gets worse when we are all there!!! I just think it is kind of sad that I no longer get that feeling of TGIF and I feel guilty that the causes of my stress are two little people that I deeply love. Hopefully it is mostly because school has just started and I am not used to the routine and am feeling extra tired these days since I am getting up an hour or two earlier now so I can get the kids on the bus. It is all about adjustment--I just wish I adjusted more quickly!