Whats with the "witching hour"

I used to think it was urban legend.....now I know it's reality! Why is 4pm til 6pm the worst hours of a mothers life, everyday I might add! It doesn't matter if you only have one or you have a dozen, they always whine, fight and scream at the top of there lungs. Lord help you if they don't get what they want....it ramps it up to a whole new level!

By the way dinner was a hit...kids had apple mango Chia pancakes ....yummy...and I had chicken, grilled asparagus and a curried Bulgur Quinoa and Chickpea salad....extra yummy! Surprisingly even the twins had some salad and loved it! Aidan, wouldn't go near it with a ten foot pole!

Rub a dub dub....three kids in a tub, have I mentioned how much I hate bath night....it's like Chinese water torcher. So much mess, slipping, crying, fighting over toys and drinking of dirty bath water! Not to mention I need to cover the whole room in towels and put on a wetsuit myself...some days I think I should just get in there too! Whatcha think? Well torcher hour is over now, why relive it this horrible experience so soon you ask.....because looking back even now, I am laughing at my adorable kids and how cute they are for the most part. 10 years from now I will miss these moments, I hope.

Off to work the night shift in baby land, Nighty night, DLTBBB!

Alone at Last!

How sweet it is to do groceries by yourself. I can look at labels, ponder purchases and gather ingredients for new recipes, all the while, walking leisurely and drinking my green tea. It was like a little piece of heaven in a chore that normally you rush through, inevitably forgetting something you needed and shamelessly opening snacks and juice boxes straight off the shelves just to keep them quiet, focused and prevent the grabby hands from adding to the cart! I love doing groceries by myself........But you want to know the best part, my hubby was home to help unload AND put away the groceries (I hate that part)......truly a heavenly morning for me! It is shaping up to be a great day.

Dinner is preped ready to go so I'll have time to enjoy the kidlets even more after I pick them up from daycare.  Have I mentioned that my daycare provider is such an amazing person, she does what most could not....survive my kids all day and love every minute of it, along with other little ones too! Amazing! I think the kids are different people for her, I think they use up all of their niceness for the day at her house and unleash their real personalities once decoating in the laundry room! We shall see what is unleashed this evening....I can hardly contain myself.  Oh and Mel.F....I bought a hair product just because of you....dry shampoo! Interesting, I have never heard of it but am interested and wondering how this magical product could save me a few precious minutes every few days....we shall see!

Dinner out........you heard me, we ate dinner out!

The rumour is true, we ventured out of the house for a meal.......I didn't have to cook! Which was good because with the no napping today, I prepared NOTHING! Wait for it....it wasn't even McD's....crazy you say, well we went to the Chalet du Swiss! Very kid friendly, they even provide crayons as an appetizer for the lil ones! Good times, on alert for techno colored poops tomorrow! To be fair, other than the constant, "Aidan stop yelling" and "Aidan stop licking my arm", it wasn't that bad. We survived! Phew, may do it again.....next year!

Time to start the bedtime proceedings, ahhhh, I can feel the impending silence, so close I can taste it!

Nighty night, and don't let the bed bugs bite!

Hello All!

Well this is my first blog attempt, so bear with me. I decided to start my own blog to see if there are OTHERS out there like me....full time parent, full time job, house keeper, cleaning lady and chef! I started out searching online for support, reassurance and piece of mind. I was looking for others to help me be parent the best parent I can and maybe share our parenting tips techniques and life advice with each other. Hopefully others out there will think this is a great place to read, laugh, learn and cope with out day to day chaotic lives.

So today has been one of those days, alone all day with three kids who clearly out number me. I am almost convinced that they use there secret baby/toddler speak to plot attacks on me all day long, like who's going to climb on the kitchen table and swing from the chandelier, who's going to eat dog food, who will take a short swim in the toilet bowl and finally who is going to bite whom first. Then, and only then, do they plot out who will wake first and alternately from their naps to make sure that I have zero alone time today! Nap time is like the sacred hour, time to breath, unwind, make a hot tea and actually drink it, and prep dinner without six feet and arms pulling on my legs, oh and lets not forget....pee all alone!

I am counting down the hours, minutes and seconds until bedtime....this is bad right! I should cherish every waking minute with them and here I am wanting them to go to bed....I do feel bad, but I know that maybe just maybe tomorrow will be a better day. I love them to pieces and they are the most important and special people in my life, they are my heart.

By the way....tomorrow is a daycare day! Yippee