Meltdown Monday

We have been very busy the last few weeks with school, ball games, and this past week cramming in as much time with Grandma and Grandpa Skousen as possible. In addition, I am training for a triathlon next week and a half marathon in June. Needless to say....our plate has been very full. We tried to get to bed early last night....but that didn't seem to do the trick. It must be the many late nights and crazy schedule we've been keeping, but this afternoon the big meltdown hit. Fortunately....mom wasn't the one having the meltdown...it was two little boys! I was able to remain relatively calm during the whole scene, but I was ready to put everyone to bed at 5pm!

I especially love when my kids tell me I am the worst mom in the world and they wish they wouldn't have met me! (Actually, it makes me sad....but I know they are just exhausted and really don't mean it!) Tonight Tanner had a great one...when he was sent to his room for the night, Chris took him dinner. I finally went up to get him in bed, mind you he had been crying for most of the evening, and he hadn't eaten anything. He told me that his dad gave him "garbage for dinner!" I said, "What are you talking about?" He told me, "Dad went to the garbage can and brought me this for dinner! It's junk and tastes gross!" (Well, thanks kid...that's what we all had for dinner!) That boy has a wild imagination! Oh well. We made it through, thankfully, but it reminds me how much more smoothly our lives run when we follow our routine!

Games are almost over for the season and there are only 21 more days of school. I am looking forward to summer and not having to worry about homework and being up and out the door by 7:45 to get the boys to school. We have a "low key" summer planned. I am still tired from all of our traveling last summer! Hard to believe this time last year we were preparing for our trip to Peru. We've just got to make it through the next couple of weeks with Cub Scout day camp and my triathlon to check those things off the list. Then we can get into the swing of summer! Can't wait!