I Feel Like Overdosing on Chocolate Ice Cream!

Today I am ready for school to start! I have loved our summer. We have had many fun vacations, lots of company (including Mathilde from Paris, France for the summer), and many carefree mornings with no plans for the day. But today, I am ready to kiss summer goodbye. My morning started with waking up in the basement bed with Ava because it turns out that not even a king is big enough for 2 adults and 1 wiggly toddler. We finally got into a doctor yesterday to try to figure out why Ava is so itchy all the time. I am hoping we can take care of her and get her sleeping through the night (is that so much to ask of a 20 month old?). Kiara and Kate were already awake by 7:15 despite their late bedtime and they were eating Lucky Charms on the front porch with their sweet daddy. Dad left and it was time for me to take hold of our carefree home, buckle down, and get ready for school. My efforts to do reading a math every day with Kiara and Kate have been sporadic to put it positively, but with only 12 more days, I am feeling the pressure to have my children ready to face their classes and academics.

Kiara threw about a 2 hour fit about reading and math and was convinced that I was the meanest mom in the whole world (resulting in her defenses of kicking, hitting, and all out screaming). While dealing with Kiara's "girl power", Ava unrolled half of my dental floss, took off her diaper, and peed on the couch. Kate built a fort with all of the neatly folded blankets. Kiara broke a jar on the tile floor. Help! I need ice cream! And school! (In 12 more days I will be crying to have my children back at home with me. I wonder where Kiara gets her volatile emotions. Did Dereck tell you that I cried the other day because he wanted to go out for a hamburger for our lunch date? I'm pathetic. I need ice cream.)